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  1. East Row - Basford (Old?)

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    On 4/13/2014 at 4:24 PM, ginger said:

    Hi, I was born at numer 2 east row in 1955. It was my grans house. A lady called blanch lived at no 4 at the time. Her daughter lived at no 3 with her family. They moved to derby, I was15ish the last time I saw them. Blanch died and I lost touch. Could this be your gran?

    OMG Sharon???? 57 years since I have sen you!

     

    Dave

  2. East Row - Basford (Old?)

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    In my opinion this is East Row in the thirties fronting onto what was High street,roughly 100 yards from the Chapel.

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    I think your location on picture 3 is a bit out CT. Your 2nd pic shows the chapel and it's forecourt at top right.

    this looks like the view from the back of the row of cottages with my Gran's house being the one on the left hand end, No 4. The outside toilets are clearly visible and ours had blackberries growing up the wall !

    On the very left of the picture is a small factory unit that reconditioned (gas) engines. The owner omitted suicide in the early sixties. My dad seems to think the the first house on the right was a news agent but I don't recall it.

  6. East Row - Basford (Old?)

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    :biggrin: Hi Webslave, as a girl, I thought the area of Old Basford a fascinating place, with its hills, terraced houses and cobbled streets.

    Katyjay on this site was/ is familiar with Old Basford and I am sure that when she comes Online, she will be able to help. :biggrin:

    PS: 'Billy Bateman's Fun Fair', could have been the 'Basford Wakes' that we knew.

    Thanks Jackson

    Basford Wakes sounds about right for the fun fair.

    Yeah I remember the cobbled streets, tram lines and trolley buses ! BUT I also remember the outside loos and using the Nottingham Even Post as loo paper :(

  7. East Row - Basford (Old?)

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Welcome Dave ,

    Can't see many photos but there are these of Cowley Street

    http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?&user_keywords=cowley+street+basford&town=&database=&action=search&keywords=Ref_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25cowley%25%3BAND%3BRef_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25street%25%3BAND%3BRef_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25basford%25%3B#rowNumber4

    thank you for these !

    Dave

  8. East Row - Basford (Old?)

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    Well I am very new here and wondering if you could help me out.

    Although I was born in Nottingham in 1957, our family moved to Bristol in 1960 then onto Derby in 1965.

    My Grandmother however stayed and I am trying to find maps, pictures or some solid information to help me build a picture of where she lived.

    She lived at No 4 East row in Basford, or was it Old Basford. this row of cottages was very old and was condemned at some point in the 50s although she stayed there well into the 60s

    Other names I remember are

    Vernon Street

    Cowley Street

    River Leen

    Baxter's Fish and Chip Shop - actual relative owned this

    Billy Bateman's - used to have a fun fair just before Goose fair ???

    I would be most grateful for any help to piece these bits of memory together

    thanks

    Dave

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