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The St Anne's gardens are still going strong and have a great and long history. They are the oldest and largest detached gardens in Britain and are now Grade 2 listed. They have a very good web site for those with an interest. Colin

Re Post #5. I was talking with a mate on Sunday and he was relating a tale about when the Post Office took a temporary lease on the building to the right of the picture. He told how he was wandering around one night and had come across a bridge over the Tinkers Leen that led form the front factory to a rear annex. Colin

I hope to find out more as I know someone who works at Boots in Nottm. Colin

Hi Cliff, just for the record it was the owner before Player who used it has a observation platform I believe. I have checked Google Street View and the cupola can be clearly seen of Woodborough Rd at the front and from The Crescent to the rear. I pass on a fairly regular basis so next time will stop and check. Colin

Tears streaming down cheeks, coffee on the monitor, off to get a cloth to wipe up. Thanks Jill

Forerunner of Herbie from love bug? Colin

Hi Stu, You will most certainly have seen me in the Robin of a Friday night. Until Tony left it was every Friday night with the wife and every Sunday dinner with my mate. I don't get down the village as much as I used to or for that matter should do these days, but when summer arrives ha ha I shall spend some dinner times down the Woody with the good lady. Colin

Yes love the pub. I used to be a Robin person, that is until Tony left and the brewery turned into what they thought a village pub should be. Colin

But if you want to eat at the Woody it pays to book. Colin

I don't think that is John Players old house. Fernliegh House was sold to John Player in 1896 for £4000 pounds, it is now the Nottingham Hospice. However I worked in the house in the mid 70s installing a new boiler and there is a very distinctive feature on that house. A large round glass cupola sited on the roof and accessed by a sprial staircase. If you look at todays photographs of the house it is still there and can be plainly seen form both the front and and rear elevations. The story I was told was the original owner had it built so that he could observe his tracts of land in the Tren

H over 10 Fire hydrant 10 yards from sign and in line with same. SV over 10 mains water stop valve same distance. Colin

Don't know about tears streaming down your face I am cracking up here. Jill have you ever thought of writing professionally you could make a fortune if you put all this into a book. Thanks for the laughs. Colin

Mother worked at Bairnswear on the junction of Nottingham Rd and Perry Rd as a smocker. I can remember very well going to see her at work on occasions in the 50s. One abiding memory is that the machinist's were in the same huge room and you couldn't hear yourself speak so all the women could lip read. They would carryout entire conversations with each other without a sound coming from their lips. I soon learnt that you never said anything out of place if mother could see your lips, a clip round your tab was a certainty. Colin

I to remember the 'Chard St Gang' I lived on Rosetta Road at the time out fire was on the junction of Rosetta Rd and Suez St. Colin

It made the nationals today and they reckon 3 eggs. Colin

If he made major in the South Notts Hussars there would certainly be something in their archive/museum. Colin

I have been giving this one some thought. From the early 70s onward I spent a lot of time at Proteus training camp and all over the surrounding area. If memory serves the AA box was on the right hand side of the Worksop Rd just above the roundabout. There was a greasy spoon style cafe there to with tables and chairs outside. I have this vague memory of sitting there in the summer drinking tea, smelling steam and listening to a train whistle. That is unless I am going barmy, I will ask next time I meet an old comrade. Colin

If memory serves the AA box was close to the Ollerton island on the 614. As to the Valley Rd site I never saw one near the 5 ways, but there was one at the junction of Hucknall Rd and Valley Rd. Behind the concrete mini police station that was. I still have it marked on my maps. On days that it was in steam children could go for rides free of charge. Colin

Something to do with the sea cadets corp? Colin

Just had a look at the link great pics thanks. I notice the gentleman who is producing the site asks a question about an outlet into the Trent between Meadow Lane locks and Lady Bay bridge. Following some posts on the Tinkers Leen elsewhere here I wonder if that could its outlet to the Trent its certainly in the right area and if anyone knows the chap would appreciate this info. Pic NW00184. Potty

Snow in March well I never. Come on people it's not unusual to have snow in March. Colin

Does anyone remember when The PDSA van used to park on the Muttons car park? One 1/2 day a week to look after peoples pets who could not afford to see a vet privately. You just had to give a donation in to the charity box. Colin

Stu, thats another memory jogger. I remember now my mother telling me her father arrived back in Arnold by train after being injured during the Great War. Sadly he did not survive hence his war grave in Redhill cemetery. Colin

Thanks for the pics Stu. Just reread your post about the rifle club on Ransom Rd. That was a long range open air range using the hill upto Woodborough as a back stop. Your second pic is I believe the old range wardens house situated on the right of Ransom Rd as you go up hill toward Woodborough Rd. The range was eventually closed after many complaints of near misses of coach and horses traversing Woodborough Rd. Colin

What with the back boiler (could be copper or brass) the cylinder and your extras You might be buying the next round. Colin