The Pianoman

Unfortunately, a B17 is something I shall never see

#92 You said 40 years ago. I just had to add up years. I saw Henry Oakley, 251,(The large boilered GN Atlantic) and the Stirling Single on the left in my picture at Rail 150 at Rainhill in 1980. Well 1980 was 37 years ago! The entire day is on digital camcorder footage. I will have to see about getting it put onto a DVD as I haven't seen it for years.

Thought I would stick this onto the end of this thread. Went to collect a couple of pianos from York earlier this year and so made a flying visit to the railway museum. Just put a collection of stills on YouTube. Just a few of the pictures I took. Unfortunately I only had a crap camera with me at the time.

Must have vanished long before my arrival on the planet. Pianos tend to outlast humans but I have never seen a tuners label inside an old piano or any mention of them even as dealers so I must assume that they were not that significant.

Never heard of Ashley Pianos.

I was always told to 'wash me dandies' before I had me dinner!

And surely tiny hands are 'dandies'?

Free access to FindMyPast over the bank holiday weekend

I knew Tom Irvine at school. Never taught me though.

I wonder if it has been put back?

It's only been gone 6 or 8 months or so? And yes, it was on a house on lower ground than than the highest one.

That sign has been gone from that house at Annesley for some time now. I understand it wasn't placed there 'officially'.

#3 Yes, spent plenty of time in there. There was another stamp place on Mansfield Road which I believe from memory (now fading) was a Stanley Gibbons place but the best was on Forest Road near the Mansfield Road traffic lights.

I've had one successfully. Don't pay a broker. Once you have started the ball rolling with whoever you are claiming against THEY have to follow it up.

I knew he was born in Ripley but I didn't know there was a pub named after him. Has the pub been so named recently?

Straight in tonight quick as a flash!

I just got in in about 2 seconds flat just now. Gobsmackked!!

1949 registered that is. Someone I know had a 1949 Rover 75 that was KAL 876. That car survives. Edit. In fact just thought about it and someone else I know has a 1949 Austin 16 which is KAL 877.

My wish has apparently been granted. I have just seen a Trent/Barton report on Facebook that there has been another fire at Canning Circus!

The area is definitely improving! Can someone please set fire to the two empty shops on the left of the picture now?

I find it extremely slow at about 11 pm. I don't know about later than that 'cos I'm snooorrin' me edd off!

I have my G. Grandmother Mary Harvey at 9 Blackstone Street on the 1911 census. She probably moved there post 1907. (21 Queens Grove on 1901 census) I have her at 44 Wilford Crescent West in 1915 on my Grandfathers WW1 service records. I wonder if your family knew mine?

Back windows had a different amount of slope and different amounts of trim as you say, but they were badge engineered in the same way as Austin/Morris/Wolseley/Riley

Imp, Stiletto and Chamois were all the same car. Just badge engineering.

This has just appeared elsewhere. It ought to be in this forum too.