Jill Sparrow

Mine too, NBL and usually followed it up by saying "You won't get any thanks for it!" As usual, she was right!

#54 Very true, Woody! The willing horse gets piled up with what the others won't carry. It's a lesson I still haven't learnt!

No one ever died of hard work!

#6 That's the one, CT. Loved the smell of that shop and bought a few bits and pieces there in the 70s.

I remember the Kong Nam. Think I may have been there once, many moons ago, Didn't Nonsuch also used to be in Hurt's Yard when it first opened? It later moved to Western Boulevard.

I enjoyed his performance as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, getting his comeuppance from Glenda Jackson in Elizabeth R and also an early film role as Timothy Evans' defence counsel in the disturbing 1971 film 10 Rillington Place.

Welcome, Lorraine! I've yet to meet anyone who enjoyed life at The Manning and I've met former inmates from the 1930s up to the time I was there, 1969 to 74. Hope you enjoy this site and manage to track down your friends.

Think yourself lucky you're not female, FLY, you'd have ended up at The Manning Secure Unit for those not lucky enough to have a Y chromosome!

As a lad growing up in Beeston in the late 20s/early 30s, my father was fascinated by a steam powered car belonging to one of Beeston's wealthier residents. It was often parked outside Boots and dad would stand and watch while it drove off, with only a faint audible hiss. Apparently, it attained a reasonable speed for its day.

Maybe not, CT, but neither does it look as though it's been made out of Lego by a 3 year old!

That's made me laugh, Loppy! I also saw the Sound of Music at the Odeon. it was one of those films my older sister took a shine to and she saw it round about 20 times! In those days, she often used to take me to the cinema and I remember going to the Odeon to see not only that film but also Mary Poppins and several others that came out around the same time. Unlike me, my sister has a problem with time keeping and has never been known to be anywhere on time in her entire life. This meant that when we went to the Odeon Cinema, we invariably turned up half way through the film, so we saw the seco

I recall visits to the Odeon in the late 60s, early 70s but there was no organ in situ then. I would have noticed it!

Me neither, BW. No longer have a tv. Most of what's on it is an insult to people's intelligence!

#1028 Don't blame you Gem. I had many run ins with medical staff when my parents were terminally ill. Sometimes, they need to be reminded that they're dealing with people and not lumps of wood!

His name was Jack Howarth, Mary, and he appeared in the film Hobsons Choice as Tubby the shoemaker, employed by the drunken Hobson...Charles Laughton. An hilarious film.

#1026 How terrible for both of you, Gem. Having to face such a drastic procedure is bad enough without that dismissive and uncaring attitude.

Well you'd have to be with a name like Marion Morrison, wouldn't you?

Good news, Commo. You're in our thoughts. Try to get some rest now. A good night's sleep works wonders.

Hope all goes well today, Commo. I shall be thinking about you both.

#915 Still less, driving? Eh, Catfan?

#159 I suppose that was inevitable! Mum was a pupil at Guildford Girls on Bar Lane, Basford which was built in a similar style, along with Ellis Boys. All, now flattened and reconstructed. Aside from what went on within its walls, architecturally, the layout of Manning and these other single storey schools was quite nice. No matter where you were, there was always greenery in sight, either on the terraces or in the quads and on hot days, the French windows would be open, giving the impression of outdoor lessons. I've been in modern schools where there was

I've been trying to remember the name of the school which was pointed out by my mother whenever we passed as where she went to night school to learn shorthand. It was very similar in appearance to The Manning and, presumably, built around the same time, 1930. It was Cottesmore in Lenton. I suppose that has also fallen foul of the bulldozers?

Keep your chin up, Lizzie. Hope that hospital has a few cream cakes on the menu. If not, they need to recruit Carni as head of catering!

Just wondering, Eileen, if it wasn't built to be a school, what was the original building used for?

You're the only person on NS who can actually confirm where the school was, Eileen, since you went there. It certainly sounds as though there was a lot of traipsing about involved whereas, at Manning, we only trailed to and from Noel Street for swimming. We also frequented The Bell Gardens during the lunch break but only from the fourth form onwards. Prior to that, we weren't allowed to leave the premises! Don't recall seeing anyone from another school there. Although Manning wasn't a large school by any means, it did have its own field and a gym, needlework and domestic science ro