denshaw

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  1. Is there a connection somewhere with Newstead Abbey?
  2. I was in Carlton last night and called in at the Ocean fish bar. It's just below the Nags Head pub on Carlton Road, it was voted the third best chippy in Britain. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.
  3. Hi Pez, check earlier postings in this thread. #65 to #77.
  4. Perhaps he's trying to make a ewe turn.
  5. Are there any phone/business directories for the Fifties? Being a Chef or waiter would suggest a restaurant rather than pub.
  6. I've seen Mars, Galaxy and Milky way side by side, in our sweet shop. Should be clear skies tonight Kev.
  7. I knew all the answers instantly, just though i'd give someone else a chance. Whats that smell?
  8. Turdus Migratorius? Sounds Latin for Migrating Turd !rotfl!
  9. Big match on Saturday, D*rby (19th) v Forest (joint leaders) Forest to win 3-0
  10. Is this a date for the calendar Eric March 12th?
  11. I have seen a pan pipe band in Nottingham, Mansfield and Blackpool,it could be the same one. The Busker who used to play the banjo outside C&A was called Alan and he lived in Long Eaton.
  12. Hi Alamo, what years did you attend there?
  13. The Glazier family took a large amount for consultancy fees.
  14. Posted in Enough to make you weep. Closed in 1969.
  15. Didn't someone post a picture of Haydn rd station recently. Station house is still there opposite Bristol st motors.
  16. Hi Eric, it would be nice to meet up again. Anywhere is ok by me. Cheers Den.
  17. I worked at Cotrave pit around 1971 as an apprentice electrician. Does anyone remember an electrician called Jess, all i can remember was he lived in West Bridgford and drove a Marcos.
  18. Not forgetting the commentator who said "the batsman is holding the bowlers willy"
  19. He is, Brians son Nigel went from managing non league Burton Albion to managing D*rby County. They are now 18th in the league.
  20. Paul Clark from Grantham asked in the bygones section where the hotel was as used in the Boon programme. I wonder what happened to Avocet.
  21. Happy new year everyone, have a healthy and prosperous one. !cheers!