[Growing up in Bilborough]

1956-1960

[Withern Road Broxtowe Estate]

dickie bird i think lived on bradfield road toward denton green, remember the newspaper seller on denton green

[Withern Road Broxtowe Estate]

hi dave, frinton rd. smedleys. rogers, richardsons, remember any of them

[Withern Road Broxtowe Estate]

hi, between 1956 & 1967ish i lived at 21 Frinton Rd, then 6 Shipley Rd then 27 Shipley rd, names Allen wonder if anyone remembers us

[Growing up in Bilborough]

bilbraborn, know the lampost well, remember the telephone box bottom of bracebridge, button A button B, 3 penny's a call, i was about 7 years old and some lad from burnside somewhere stole my pistol and rode off on his bike, i was about 11 years old when we left wigman, went to live on frinton road broxtowe, also went to Player sec mod school detested every day, and yes we did come to watch the coronation didnt have a telly till 1957

[Nottingham cinemas]

same copper caught me breaking seweage pipes on the then site for harvey hadden stadium wigman road, clip round ear from him he took me home guess what another round the ear from dad, no wonder i got tinnitus

[Nottingham cinemas]

remember going to see disneys peter pan at the mechanics, spent me bus fare so went up to central police station corner of shakespear st. they took me home to bilborough in a police car, clip round the ear from dad for bringing coppers to the door.

[Nottingham cinemas]

cinema showing the most naughty movies was the moulin rouge bit further up mansfield rd. than the mechanics

[Nottingham cinemas]

Anyone remember the Forum cinema, Aspley Lane, and my fave the mechanics cinema opposite what was victoria station,

[Growing up in Bilborough]

bilbraborn, Alf Allens name was Claude Albert Allen married to Grace mary Allen father of Olive Allen and my father Terence Allen, he was a joiner, worked on victoria centre when being built, also worked on littlewoods store after the site was The Black Boy and worked on Queens medical. do you remember mr George Palmer worked as a bus conductor on the 56 and 60 route in the 50s. And Guilder you just made me cry.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

hi stephenford, yes it was a special school we had lessons in the morning then rested on beds in the afternoon, i remember a special bus taking us home in the evening but i got the 13 bus in the morning, seem to remember one winter it was that foggy i lost my way.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

thank you commo, must be lots i have forgotten about living in bilborough when i was a tich, bet some of this stuff will jog my wooly head

[Growing up in Bilborough]

thank you for all the welcoming thanks you guys, wonder if anyone remembers Arboretum school, i went there whilst living at 137 wigman road, caught the no 13 bus at Freemount Drive and got off at Raleigh St. Alfreton Road.

Also can anyone remember the caretaker lived in the house at side of Glenbrook school gate, in the 50s my mum was a cleaner at the infants school.

[Growing up in Bilborough]

just read about bilbraborn living at 135 wigman rd. in 1951. my family, myself, sister mam and dad lived at 137 at that time, names terry, wonder if you remember us, mam had a big boot on left leg.