The Pianoman

Burn wood including pianos - Keeps you warm twice, once when you are burning it and before that when you are cutting/chopping/sawing it.

That's the best response I've seen to this thread. I just look at places like Ollerton now and remember it 35-40 years ago when there was pits around. It was a filthy stinking place. Eastwood similar to a lesser degree. So, unfortunately some people lost jobs, but others found other employment that were much better jobs (health wise at least) than they had before. It was time to move on.

You were probably trying to burn it in the wrong type of boiler. Plenty of heat given off in my Parkray. Not supposed to burn wood in it mind but I do!

#51 & 52 Will have a go with them but need to find a convenient Home Bargains first. Long Eaton my nearest I think. I do recycle the odd piano in this manner though

I use Smokeless Coal in a Parkray boiler in the living room. Its called Smokeless Coal No5. It is what it says on the bag and there is very little ash. Empty the ash pan every other day, that is because it is easier than leaving it a third day. What ash there is would better be called dust. £8.05 for 25kg. bag.

I had understood that he was born at Trowell. Or may have just lived there?

Uttoxeter is a good one if you are one of the locals. It sounds something like 'Txtta'

God its a FORD! Engine in front of the front axle - no weight on rear axle, great fun! They even look presentable in that picture.

You mean they had Mechanics at Camms?????

He would have been the same age as my mothers father George Cropley. He was in Royal Horse Artillery

OK, it's at Sandtoft but a nice clean good quality bit of film of 506. It's a bit too clean though compared to how I remember them!

#76 I meant it looks better now than it did when York House was there

There's nothing there above the Rose of England now - just flattened. Walked past it on Wednesday night and thought how much better it looks now than it has done for years!

That's where I knew him. Who is your wife?

The Beckinsale's aunt and uncle used to live at the opposite end of the street to me. Long since gone now though. I was at the same school at the same time as Tony Woodcock - he is a year older than me. Also the Buckleys though lesser know than Tony, were there too.

You could upload it to YouTube

Yes Pooles was pretty well opposite George Street. I suppose where the picture was taken from depends on how long the photographers lens was! Wasn't there another tool shop down there? edit: remembered it as I pressed post. It was Gillotts. Always seemed to have loads of scissors

Pooles were a bit further down on the right. Carlton Street behind you.

I can see it and I'm in Scotland!

#6. Get a Mango card. £3.50 daily cap on the tram. £5 daily cap on Trent/Barton should you wish to use it.

The Brakes on Silver Shadows and Silver Spirits still had gearbox driven brake servos. Chrysler automatic gearboxes. I don't know about Rolls Royces later than that - and I don't want to either.

Midland General used Setright. I don't know about Trent

Even more of a nuisance when the # referred to is on the previous page.

My Grandmothers first husband I mentioned in #45 was also a bantam - Notts & Derby Regiment Sherwood Foresters Firbecks post at #47 makes me wonder just how many people did get gongs for doing things like disarming bombs when they shouldn't have, and flying lame duck aeroplanes home. Probably a lot more than we are aware of I think

My Grandfather was also at Salonika. Royal Engineers. WW2 came out of France at Dunkirk on a little ship and was injured - died of stomach cancer in 1942 believed caused by the injuries received. My Grandmothers first husband died as a result of injuries received on The Somme. My other Grandfather served in many places, Royal Horse Artillery. WW2 he stayed down Babbington pit - he wasn't having that again! My Fathers brother-in-law earned the BEM for disarming bombs on a Lockheed Hudson that crashed on take-off. He was an armourer in the RAF. My Father wasn't old enough to serve, joined R