LizzieM

My favourite too Basfordred.

I agree Merthyr Imp. I studied Shakespeare at school, just as most of us did, but never enjoyed it even though I got a decent pass in O Level English Literature. I've been to the theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon and other locations a few times to watch his plays just to see if I could enjoy/understand a little better but unfortunately I still find his works difficult. We have The Complete Works of Shakespeare on our bookshelf at home but that's hard going too.

So pleased to see you back on-line fch782c, a daily dose of Nottstalgia will do you a power of good!

When we moved back to Nottingham 10 years ago I joked that I was born at the Firs and might end my days there too as it's now an Old Folks Care Home! Who knows what the future may hold.

Great photos, I especially like the one of the Station clock. On the pic looking towards the Lace Market, Halifax House is just peeping from behind St Mary's Church - friends of mine bought that building very cheap 25 to 30 years ago as a redundant lace factory. They turned the building into luxury apartments and still live in one of them. The views are lovely from up there, right across to the Trent Valley and Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station (not so lovely!). At the time of purchase there were few apartments in the Lace Market but now every building seems to have been converted.

We had a dozen Guinea Fowl at a previous house. (They have white eggs). Never once did we eat one of their eggs as they would lay all over the garden, in flower beds, under trees, under the hedges. You just never knew how long the eggs had been lying there so we didn't risk it. I tell you what though, those birds were as good as a guard dog and kicked up a racket when anyone arrived in a car other than ours!!! Sadly the fox got them one by one.

Best of luck with the move back to your roots Bilbraborn, stressful time for you I'm sure. Give us a couple of weeks notice of the Housewarming Party, just so we can all be there!

My memory must be very poor as I lived until the age of 8 right down the end of Dunstan Street on Norman Villas. This row of houses, which ran across the bottom end, was demolished when the Loop Road was constructed. ANYWAY, I can't remember a park on Dunstan Street at all and it seems I must have walked by there every day to school.

No a crow silly, haha!

My brother-in-law brews his own beer....... I call that tight! Sorry if I upset all you Nottstalgians who brew their own!

I wish I was just a bit younger Trevor S, the years seem to fly by just lately!!

I want three! Til I'm in my 90's at least!

My husband's name is Roger and was always known in the area he grew up (down south) as Dodge and surprisingly when our youngest son Andy was in the school rugby team he acquired the nickname Dodge because of the way he played. At the age of 35 his old schoolmates still call him Dodge. I really like that :-)

My brother-in-law who's lived in Victoria, BC since 1968 does wear brown socks with sandals!!!! Horror! No matter how much we rib him and tell him how 'uncool' he is, he just doesn't care, he cannot be embarrassed into dressing properly. That's why I married the younger brother who DOES know how to dress. My brother-in-law always wears a TIE with his socks and sandals though Benjamin1945! However, I don't honestly think that Canadians have style. We have several family members who emigrated there in the 60's and they are sooooo old-fashioned.

Didn't take a lot of notice at the time but a property developer called Chek Whyte (think that's the right spelling of a made up name!) bought it and lived in it. He also bought a couple of other big old mansions. He was on that 'Secret Millionaire' programme a few years ago. I believe he was declared bankrupt 2 or 3 years ago. I'm sure if you google him you'll get more of a story about the guy.

The knife sharpener man I remember in Arnold had a pedal bike affair which he pedalled like mad ......

Welcome SheilaT, a lot of Nottstalgia members spent their early years in Netherfield, me included! I also went to Ashwell Street school but left when I was 8 years old in 1958, then moved to Arnold

If you were going to impersonate somebody why choose P J Proby ??!!!!

Happy Birthday for yesterday Bilbraborn, glad you had a nice dinner to celebrate!

'Please' might have got her a drop of milk though :-)

Just read the guest list ...... Sir Terence Wogan was there, as were Martin McGuiness and retired Ireland Rugby captain BOD.

And Robert Lindsay's Mum was in the next bed to my aunt a few years ago in QMC, and he visited her. My aunt was quite excited about it ......

Bet you wear a TIE every day though Benjamin1945 ;-)

I think the Savoy struggles for customers because there's nowhere nearby to park so people would rather go to the cinemas in town or the Showcase. We always go to the Showcase. My Dad used to go to the Savoy as he lived in Lenton, he would have been 14 when it opened.

Welcome to Nottstalgia DaveN. Hope you enjoy reading the thousands of threads