majoroak

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About majoroak

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  • Birthday 06/09/1947

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    redhill killarney park
  • Interests
    forest,berni inns,fonacar,babel,99club,belvedere,sneinton,west bridgford,becket grammar school(boys only!),hippo,
    rowing clubs,blues and roots
  1. my early favourite was Rin Tin TIN a very early prog on ATV - circa 1956. we all rushed up top of the road in sneinton - the only tele with ATV
  2. i went to st.bernadettes rc primary school on sneinton dale and lived on barnston rd - my sledging run was through the 'palings' at top of the road which took us onto the 'banks'. colwick woods was also my playground in them days! 1956 - 59
  3. 84743 redeemed for cash at coop house parlt.st. top floor ps round the corner from where Santa was every Xmas
  4. i worked in the offices which replaced skinner and rook called Alan House no idea who alan was?
  5. british gypsum from Gotham stock piling - transported by chinook helicopter at night ski- run?
  6. re bridge over arkwright st i believe was used by the victoria station line (Grand Central) and this the line to london. virtually under the bridge bought my first ever super duper racing bike from ANDY BONE cycle shop!!
  7. crocus street - the meadows - when it really was that
  8. on top of the Empire cafe was the old nottingham evening post premises seem to recall a snooker club adjacent to the cafe?
  9. remember him from the rowing days,i believe he was a member of the 'Boat Club'.i was at the 'Union' as well as rowing i was also to be found at the top of the stairs collecting money and tickets for the gigs!
  10. all these paraffin lamps so called were if im correct called 'hurricane' lamps