Jill Sparrow

Was it David Douse? He worked for Warren & Allen for a while. Litigation, so he was often in court. 1985ish. He eventually left and set up his own practice. Nice chap.

That's how they get their dosh. They never spend any!

During my time at Rotheras when their offices were sited on Friar Lane, the Senior Partner was Peter Howard Mellors. He was also Registrar for the Diocese of Southwell and a mine of information on ecclesiastical law. He resided at The Old Brewmaster's House on Burgage Green in Southwell. A beautiful property. Whether, again, it was owned by the church I know not. Many solicitors lived in Southwell, including Christopher Bennett Allen and his younger brother, Peter.

He was a true gentleman. One of the old school. Unlike today's grasping, aggressive, ego-ridden lawyers, McCraith and his colleagues didn't affront their clients by telling them how much they charged per hour before the client's backside had touched the chair. They were far too well bred and sufficiently well-heeled, thus avoiding the need for such tactics. During my time working in the legal profession, I met many such gentlemen. Sadly, I met a lot of little upstarts too, who thought they were God's gift. I wish they could have heard what the old guard thought of them! It didn't a

I also knew Colonel McCraith when he was at Rotheras on Friar Lane. A gentleman, like most of them in those days. He was a consultant and semi retired then and that was 1988 ish. I doubt he would still be alive.

We also visited The Wheatsheaf or The Whitemoor on summer evenings and usually saw one or two friends from Berridge with their parents doing likewise. Happy memories!

Remember them well, M.D. Catfans school teacher Eric Towle and his wife lived on Plimsoll Street when first married, in the early 60s. They both served as Sunday school teachers at st Stephen's church.

I've met both of you and didn't know you weren't already married but thought what a lovely couple you were. Many congratulations and best wishes.

Looking at the old street map bigrob has posted brought back memories of walking up Berridge Road with my mum in the early 60s. On the right, between Lambert Street and Camomile Street, is marked an Embroidery Works. I remember this building. It looked prefabricated in construction and I'm trying to recall the name of the firm. My mum's older sister, Edna, worked there prior to and just after her marriage in 1940. Edna, apparently, was something of a magnet to the males...a sort of female equivalent of Ben! She was, I'm told extremely good looking and the boss at the embroidery wo

Excellent work, bigrob. It's a shame there aren't more surnames on the back of the photo as, undoubtedly, some of those people would have lived locally. Berridge Road is now truncated and the street pattern has changed but I remember it as it was in the map you've posted, including Cammomile Street, where our chimney sweep lived! Also remember the works on Bobbers Mill Road, as will MercuryDancer when he next pays a visit.

Me too, Catfan! TV licence chap called here and was amazed to find no t.v. which could receive live transmissions!

You could well be right, Catfan. Opposite Hazelwood Road where I spent much time as a child and where you once lived. I can't think who occupied that building in the 60s.

Send the apprentice out for a tin!

Welcome to Nottstalgia, bigrob. Interesting photo. I was born and grew up on Bobbers Mill Road and attended Berridge Road School so knew the area well. Not sure where Berridge Aircraft actually was but often heard my father mention it, although I don'think he ever worked there. I'd be interested to see the names written on the back of the photo as some may be familiar to me. This is a topic for our now sadly offline member, Chulla. He would know where it was but, equally, there may be others who do. My father also talked about Berridge Engineering. Same plac

Although people say I'm mistaken, I can remember being pushed in my pram and then in my pushchair. One of the places I remember going to is the baby clinic which was next to Hyson Green library on Gregory Boulevard. One occasion stands out in my mind because of screaming children. Vaccinations! I sat on mum's knee and all I could hear was screaming and crying. Don't remember the vaccination itself but could probably work out which one it was because I still have all the little vaccination cards with dates on. Still have my sister's too. Mum kept them all. My word, they're owd now!

Dave is a very laid back moggie, Loppy. He lives with some friends of mine. Far too laid back to chase birds...so they couldn't have called him Ben!

I remember the Health Visitor coming to the house when I was very small, long before I started school at 4. In those days they wore very smart uniforms, coats and hats. She turned up this particular day and I was playing at nurses as I often did. Running around with a blue and white striped dress, a tiny apron and a pair of white knickers on my head to represent a nurse's cap! I collared her with my toy stethoscope and probably talked her to death. I remember her saying to mum "You'll be glad when she's gone to school!"

Nowt wrong with a dog named Jill. Actually, I know a cat named Dave...and one named Nigel...one named Craig...one called Charlie...one called Graham (he's grey!), one named Fred and one named Humphrey. They're all gorgeous! One of my earliest memories is waking up in the middle of the night and seeing the full moon, low in the sky, shining in through the bedroom window. I was frightened and started crying. I was sleeping in my cot in my parents' bedroom, so I would be very young. Clearly remember looking at this round, glowing object through the bars of the cot. Dad w

It can also catch a man doing summat useful...1/100 000 000 of a second!

Didn't know our Ben was a polyglot!

Stop showing off, our Ben!

I remember Plimsoll Street quite well. It was on the left, just past the few houses next to St Stephen's church. All gone now.

If the number had been 310, Loppy, I still wouldn't have taken em!

Trip to the endocrinologist at lunchtime. Blood test results. Cholesterol levels are down although still too high. They now do a questionnaire to assess your risk. If you score 10 or over, its medication, ie statins. I scored 6 so I'm off the hook for now and I've been discharged! Yippee!

Bet he won't be wearing a liberty bodice though!