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Ayup all, Me Granny always called peas in their shells Swod peas, anyone heard of them? she came from Bulwell Rog

Ayup all, Just to get back to the smells bit, Does anyone remember the particular smell about half way up Drury Hill in the 50s-60s? smelt a bit like cobblers glue but more pungent, just another one of those things you remember from youre childhood Rog

Ayup all, I was at the last airshow at RAF Binbrook, rained most of the day and visibility was dreadful, but I refused to go home until I saw the Lightening flypast. By the way there's a lightening parked up behind RAF Conningsby,, well worth a look if you're interested Rog

Great pictures John, Bought back many memories of me waiting outside for me dad then catching a South Notts bus to Clifton Rog

Ayup John, If this information was freely available look how much the graspers in power would lose in lost taxes, probably tax fresh air because it will be cleaner, we would all be fitted with a meter that counts breaths per minute and be charged accordingly. Obviously any physical tasks would cost more, ie: jogging, working hard, sex etc. I think I'll see about hibernating, you never know I might get a tax rebate. On a serious note though, the technology is available now for cheap renewable energy but everthing is taxed to the hilt and the country could'nt afford to survive if it was made a

Ayup all, Look at dear old England, use it as an example, and don't fall into the same trap, Wave a flag for me please and pass on my thanks to any old soldier you see Rog

Ayup all, Albert street ran down the side of what is now the co op on Highbury vale, used to be a picture house in them days, next to the pics was a working mens club then a few houses, next to them was the school followed by a factory then the railway across the bottom of the road. to place it today stand in front of Charlies cycles look over the road and thats roughly the top of Albert street. Thats where we used to blow up the old gas lanterns as kids. (see other post) Rog

Ayup Mick, Yep I remember them, Trollies or soap carts, Used to go to Trickets down Meadow lane to scrounge or buy some old pram wheels, knock the back gate to bits to provide the frame and pinch some nails off me grandad to put it all together, oh and the bolt for the steering pivot and washing line for the steering. We had to bend the nails over the axles and into the planks of wood to secure the wheels on. Would you get away with "driving" one of these on the pavement today I wonder? Rog

Sorry to see another land mark biting the dust, I used to drive past there every day on my way to work in Attenborough. I soon won't be able to recognise Nottingham at all, thank the good lord for this web site so that future generations of Notts folk know what it was like Rog

Ayup all, Great pictures and bought back many memories of my visits to Grannies every Saturday in Bulwell, I did hear that the council sold the baths off to a storage company then rented them back for council property to be stored in???? make sense to someone I suppose Rog

Ayup Mick, And the last Tram was twenty years earlier in 1946. (just thought I'd bump this one cause it's worth it) Trolly buses were part of my growing up Rog

Ayup Alison, Ever considered using Light emitting diodes? Rog

Ayup Stan, Thinking about it, computers must be female/feminine because it does'nt take much to turn em off and they are absolute bu@@ers to get going (Sits back and waits for more flak) Rog

Ayup Caz, Yes meduck I have to agree with you. all I seem to do these days is sit in front of my computer tapping away on the keyboard and reading posts about old Nottingham Rog

Ayup Caz, Not sure where the "Lodges" were in the Meadows, but they were usually held in the back room or upstairs room of various pubs/clubs for an hour or so per week. Nothing sinister about them at all but a great way of raising money for worthy causes and meeting some really great honest people. On a similar note there is a womens equivelant called the Glades but I don't know anything other than that about them Rog

Ayup Caz, You know I often wonder what god was doing when SHE created man. (tongue in cheek, and wait for the flak rog) Rog

Why would the city want another water feature? I was under the impression that most bus shelters had some sort of water feature/leak most nights at closing time, the old phone boxes were other well known places for water and leaks if memory serves, Rog

Ayup all, I was/am a member of the RAOB at the Bulls head in East Leake, used to attend meetings now and again until moving to Lincs. they raise a fair bit of money for charity and do a lot of good work in the locality of the lodge Rog

Ayup all, Me granny used to tell me to eat all me bread crusts because they'll make my hair curl, Well if you can hear me granny I did eat them and most of me hair has FELL OUT Rog

Ayup all, Used to live on Wordsworth road for a short time before moving to Clifton, all I can remember about it was the bonfire in the middle of the road on November 5th and the coach driving past the end of the road carrying the FA cup winners Nottingham Forest so you'll have to let me know the year, Rog

Ayup Stan, Just about sums up life in general I think Rog

Ayup Rob, Was it about 1968? I can remember a woodyard being in the corner of the site near the Derby road end, could it have been Fitchet and Woolacot's or have I completley lost the plot? Rog

Ayup all, "Can't let Maggie go" from the old Nimble bread ad, always reminds me of the long warm summers when I were a teenager. Don't know who sang it though Rog

Ayup Radford, I take it thats St Peters church at the end of the alley, does it come out near some solicitors buildings? Rog

Ayup Qfive, Got mine wet that year, I was working at the quarry in Attenborough, the water level rose that quick by the time I got the main gate locked the water was up to my knee's and the mainline railway was under water. From what I heard it could have been avoided if the Colwick sluice gates were opened earlier Rog