notty ash

We could all have a 1:76 scale model of you http://www.modelu3d.co.uk/3d-scanning/

I remember me and my parents passing an elderly Barton bus, broken down on the climb up Broughton Hill on the way to Melton - probably in the early 1960s. I was very young at the time, but I remember seeing the passengers walking up the hill and leaving the bus behind. I assume they thought it would be quicker to walk to Melton than wait for another bus.

The gym was Nottingham London Road station, later Nottingham London Road (Low Level) - the former Great Northern Railway station see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/nottingham_london_road_low_level/ for history and photos

Couple of links to Langley Mill Pottery here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langley_Mill_Pottery http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=373

Yes, 1 hour back on Saturday night/Sunday morning.

More of a miniature car than a bubble car. Even had 4 wheels. Only 200 or so were built though, so quite rare even when new.

Yes, looking at old OS maps on the NLS site, the railway network was quite extensive, with small collieries dotted all over the place. I see the lines extended down past Watnall brickworks to just beyond what is now Watnal Bakery and also up towards Brinsley and Selston. The large mound rhs of the main road on the approaches to Underwood from the Moorgreen Reservoir direction was a small colliery too. How much was owned by Barber Walker is not shown of course on the maps. Maybe a new topic is called for.

I see lots of railways and collieries on these maps. I assume they too were part of the Barber Walker empire? Is there anything online or in books and records about them, which I believe was quite extensive. Maybe ought to be another topic tho'

Here is a short article about Barry Taylor's haulage firm

Sorry, but the 1880 OS map clearly shows a small old brickyard just opposite where the Reuben Shaw nursery's public entrance now is, but well back from the road. The one you refer to is a completely different one.

According to the old maps, the lane shown in post #45 originally ran to a brickyard. Definitely not the Manse

Bored, so I thought I would see if I could find it on Google. The ringed building fits the site of the manse exactly. Directly opposite the start of Reuben Shaws

Hull had its own telephone company, so wasn't Post Office at all, unlike the rest of the country. I think Hull was the only council to take up the option to set up its own telephone service way back in the early days of telephony.

Quite a trip, Ripley to Nottingham by trolleybus - is there a map anywhere that shows the route?

Thanks for that - far more detail than I could have imagined!

Green ones would be Mansfield District - closely associated with Midland General until absorbed by East Midland as part of NBC. Some single deckers had joint livery and both fleetnames (Mansfield District-Midland General) or the other way around.

Ref #229, what's the Barton bus on the far right? Remember the 12A very well. What a route though, via Hucknall.

Just out of curiosity, did trolleybuses have batteries so they could run a short distance without using the overhead wires?

They are using the Radford-Trowell line.

If we are heading out of town, then another good viewing point of the city is north of Hucknall - either on the main road south of Annesley (if you are lazy) or the top of Misk Hill, just above Misk Farm (f you are feeling fit)

His postage costs seem inconsistent. You can get 3 bottles of ink delivered for $17.06 here. Postage charges are slightly high because they cover any import costs too. I would email them and see what they can do to reduce the cost, if I were you.

To be fair, I think TBI got the location first. I just provided some evidence.

The actual times are now available on the Web. Normally, Kirkby to Nottm is around 25 min, using Thursday morning as a guide. With the diversion they are 31-39 min on the Saturday morning, depending on the train. There would be no intermediate station stops to slow the train down.

I guess even the Victoria Centre will disappear some day.

Yes sorry! Forgot that the 141 bus is diverted also - a chance to try a rare routing of this too before the bridge is reopened