The Engineer

Don't know if anyone posted this before, but I just found an article in the 'Left Lion' about Nottingham council housing with loads of pictures. Maybe someone can identify a few? https://www.leftlion.co.uk/photos/2016/january/homes-and-places-a-history-of-nottinghams-council-houses-in-photos-532 eng

Those building look a bit random shape and size; I wonder whether they were meant to depict real premises or just some fanciful modelling? Maybe they wanted to inject some interest or perhaps several different modellers contributed? I can't readily think of any part of Nottingham Road, Nottingham that is flat; certainly not Haydn Road down to Perry Road. East side there have been various commercial enterprises for a long time and West side is old housing. Catonine, what makes you think it is Nottingham? I expect there are a few conurbations that have a Nottingham Roa

Check out deathlist.net for predictions of 'celebrity' deaths. 50 names on the list, 25 of whom can be carried forward to the following year.

Music can of course be described by mathematics - the common multiple frequency of notes in a chord, the duration in quarters, eighths, sixteenths, etc. but computer generated music can sound too clinical if it lacks the human planned swing/syncopation/groove and the unplanned timing errors/dithering. Digital audio studios can create these effects if the producer so desires, or alternatively, the software can 'quantize' a track to reduce/remove human timing errors. Creation of credible instrumental sounds in mathematical software has proved elusive and so sound 'fonts' are still r

The advent of television is in the living memory of some. The inception of the Internet is remembered by most adults. The rise of social media has occurred since today's teenagers were born. The consequence is that the sheer number of famous people continues to escalate. This means that as each year passes, the number of 'celebrity' deaths will inevitably increase.

A Potted History of QMC - 40th Anniversary Tuesday 24 January, D Floor Restaurant QMC. 4.30pm - 6pm. 2017 is the 40th Anniversary of Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre. As a teaching hospital and medical school it was first conceived in 1965 when a decision was made in parliament to establish the first medical school in the 20th century outside London. As a consequence, establishing the QMC was for those who were its creators, no easy task, and for many years they had to fight off stiff competition from those who were against its construction.

Ah, yes, Patricia was grand-daughter of Arthur (senior) and Phyllis (senior). Patricia Redfern married John Deacon Jan-Mar 1958.

Would that be Phyllis Redfern who married Arthur Kerry? A bit more digging (mostly FreeBMD hence dates spanning 3 months) revealed some detail of the Redfern family: Arthur Henry Redfern married Phyllis Haslam (daughter of Samuel Haslam of Sutton in Ashfield) in Mansfield (Apr-Jun 1902) They had four children, the house on Highbury Vale and the manufacturing plant up Ingram Terrace. Arthur Leslie Redfern, born Oct-Dec 1904, married Elsie Allen (Jul-Sep 1930), one daughter, Patricia Redfern, born Oct-Dec 1936. Henry Ivan Redfern, born Jan-Mar 1906,

Mr Carberry had two sons I think. One was a doctor (in Bulwell) and the other a dentist? He was average height, elderly and bespectacled. Mr Williams taught English; his nickname was 'Junky Bill' (can't imagine why!). Don't recall him being tall either. There was Mr Mattocks (PE) - think he was tall (well taller than the other PE/geog teacher Mr Ford). Also for geog or history was Miss/Mrs Brent. There was another female: Mrs Ackfield (Granny Ackers) - can't remember what she taught, probably history or geography. Mr Bagguley was woodwork in that loft above the wood shed, Mr Stanley fo

I remember Mr Chamberlain. Think he was my form tutor in 1x. Called us by first names and we called him Tom. Most odd at the time in a very formal disciplined establishment.

Tompa, if you buy from CPC online, uk p&p is free if you spend at least a fiver (ex vat).

Tompa, if in Preston, go to trade counter at CPC, Fulwood. They are the consumer side of Farnell. Vast selection, keen prices. No account needed.

I also recalls R F Potts on the way to Derby, maybe Spondon area?

Thinking of shops to buy components, was there 'Dawns', somewhere like Radford Boulevard? I'm talking 1970s.

Please don't 'throw in the towel' Mick; you've built (and bought at your own expense) something special here - a unique mine of information for all that is Notts. I'm sure that the majority of members (and the anonymous viewers) are behind you. The few dissatisfied ones can choose whether or not to stay with us.

One feature/capability I sought was to be able to view my data on a tablet/phone (Android, I don't do that there iStuff). I've found that the free GedStar Pro app works well for this, though you have to convert your data file via a companion programme (GedStar Pro for Windows; used to be sold but is now also free). The converter accepts the data file from Legacy (or The Master Genealogist) without having to export to GEDCOM which is a bonus for me (less likelihood of losing data). If you're not using Legacy or The Master Genealogist the converter needs the ubiquitous GEDCOM file as its inpu

Mansfield Road, Sherwood (same side as bus depot, bit further south) https://goo.gl/maps/hWRAPbUWdkt

I've been using Legacy Family Tree Deluxe V5 for many years and wondered whether to change to something different/better/more modern. A bit of browsing for freeware has pointed me towards Gramps (open source) or Family Tree Builder (not to be confused with Ancestry's discontinued Family Tree Maker). Any experience out there of either of these? Feel free to suggest other free programmes though I hesitate to ask "which is best" as we are naturally biased towards something that we have/use/like.

It's a roll-out programme. Mine flagged up as pending update a couple of days ago (have a look in 'Settings' then 'Update and Security', force it to check for updates if you are inclined). The 'Anniversary Update' is actually 1607 (meaning it was planned for July 2016). In my update history it now says: Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3176936) Slight concern for me was that it downloaded OK and then went into the phase of "Updating Windows, do not turn your computer off" (or words to that effect). It was taking ages so I left it running,

I didn't know that Avro (as in Lancaster and Vulcan) was formed by Alliott Verdon Roe and his brother Humphrey. Yer learn summat every day.

My mam told me she worked for a short while in a factory (maybe Nottingham Road, Basford) when it was taken over by Avro during the war. Can anyone shed any light on this?

What we have here is resistance to change - an inevitable facet of any new software or user interface. Were this a business environment, there would necessarily be alpha testing, beta testing, user assurance testing and training/coaching followed by support because the change would affect 'the bottom line' if not managed effectively. Unfortunately, we are not in any such environment; we are not employed to use this nor do we pay to use it. This user interface has to be fairly generic to suit all sorts of community discussion groups so it isn't going to please everyone all of the time. Chan

I can hardly see page number on facebook style. Old school is better but I can't be done with beige. Default is best for me.

I found it where Enigma said; drop-down arrow to the right of 'Theme', not to the right of the page.

Just to clarify, Walter Halls Primary School (top of The Wells Road) is still there and thriving. Last year they had a new 'new block' to replace the previous 'new block'. The main school building dates back to 1939. The razed school was right down The Wells Road and was closed quite a few years ago.