mataspley

started my first job at 15 four days before i was 16 at john thorpe on stoney st in 1985 26.25 a week and i think paul hardcastle was number one with nnnn nineteen horrible job jumped up boss called john connely handed my notice in after three months and he decided to sack me there and then instead,,,got a job at bardot fabrics in radcliffe on trent which i stuck for 6 months before altering my cv and blagging my way into a trainee electrician job at lg tooms electrical contractors who did loads of work at all the meridian sites arnold ilkeston (was at that particular site when the space

cheers plantfit for the info about the book, just bought one from amazon for a tenner, and i noticed that the other week radford red and felt quite sad about seeing the old gas cylinders disappear.

yes i can remember dr ryans draughty surgery waiting room...brrrr and the footpath and police station, how things change and usually for the worse.

yes katjay she did and her name is kate.

my fave is nottingham epa or bullion. miss drinking in the plough since i moved to newthorpe but there's a brewery her just moved from ilkeston called blue monkey and id recommend trying a pint....will keep my eyes open for harvest pale and magpie brewery and try those too.

im sure jones's are still going got a industrial unit in basford or im sure they we're till a few years ago. think its near palm street.

ok mate ta. !cheers!

have you got a link to your website ayupmeducks?? would be interested to see where the coal seams ran...had a house near wollaton pit at franklyn gdns that suffered from subsidence and now live at moorgreen near the old moorgreen watnall and i think it was london pits and this house has also suffered.

really miss the qe and tavern in town but miss the white horse on ilkeston road more, shouldnt be allowed turning a listed building into a cafe...even got a halal meat sign above the door.

well said pooh bear you just hit the nail on the head... its sad all our pubs are shutting at an alarming rate! the one that finished me off was the white horse on ilkeston rd...it made me move to newthorpe near eastwood cos there's not too many shutting up here. would be nice if someone made an effort to print a book on nottinghams lost pubs with big colour prints and any info about the pub or a bit of history.

lol mick....never really have much to say. katjay i left in 85 you left 8 years before i was even born, my mum still lives on albury drive.

just mat if thats ok mick. been a member for a while and thought it was about time i posted.

falcon now open again, borlase warren no longer minging of paint hello to all new to the boards...originally from aspley went to william crane now living at newthorpe.