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One I remember is not mentioned here, The Cremorne. It was right at the bottom (Wilford end) near the trolley bus terminus, so it could have been technically on Queens Drive. It stood at the junction of Wilford Road & Queens Drive. Smiffy

It's funny how a site like this, and the various subjects posted, stir forgotten events. Without a platform such as this it would not be possible to jot down and tell a wider audience the little things of life. They usually only come to the surface when discussed over a drink with friends at Christmas, or around the fire with visitors on long winter nights. Following on from my previous post here is another unexplained occurrence, this one however was only a few years ago. Again, it happened in a dwelling, not an old one as before, but in a fairly modern bungalow. Having "done up" lots of

I have had a few occurrences that may fall into this category, but in both of these instances nothing was actually visible. Many years ago I lived in the vale of Belvoir and owned a large rambling house built around 1642. It had old low beamed ceilings and not a straight wall anywhere, very much typical of the period. It had a front door from the drive, but this was not used much as everyone usually entered the house via some french doors from the garden area. It was in effect a shortcut and allowed us to walk straight into the kitchen without going through all the routine of taking shoes

Sad, I remember countless walks over this bridge with my Grandfather. He had an allotment adjacent to the Trent, just past the small bridge on Coronation Avenue. It always seemed to be hot and sunny and my brother and I we would be carted over in his gardening barrow. On the left was a small lake / pond a good spot for fishing in those days, not sure if it is still used? Once over the rise of the bridge we would put our hands out and let our small fingers flap against an old iron railing fence up towards the Ferry Pub on the right. Sometimes we would get out and linger near the railway l

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My journey to work used to take me over the suspension bridge from West Bridgford to the bus stop near the Wilford Road end of the embankment. I can't remember the year, but one morning I looked down from the bridge and saw a group of about half a dozen people standing near the steps and watching something being pulled out of the river, by a police boat I think? As I was already late, I did not have time to stop and carried on to catch my bus. I am not completely certain, but I think that I read later that it was Albert Brown. Does anyone remember this incident?

Ghosts? Not all are scary. This is a small extract from one of my favourite books "The idle thoughts of an idle fellow" by Jerome K Jerome. My Grandfather gave me this book when I was in my early teens, he liked me to read parts of it to him during my visits in the years after my Grandmother had passed away. He personally did not believe in ghosts but the thought of "ghosts" in this sense gave him comfort. The words have always stayed with me and I hope you like it. The world grows very full of ghosts as we grow older. We need not seek in dismal churchyards nor sleep in moated granges to s

Good luck to you Melissa, your Mum must be proud of you. Just think, one day you will look back on this and it will have all have become..... Nostalgia ! Smiffy

Interesting and entertaining list ! Why? I'll ask Delilah......

I like this site so much I want to join again everyday, just for the nice welcome you get !!

Hi ModelTMan, Think of Henry Ford, without his perseverance he would have got nowhere. Ok, not a very good parallel to draw but I am sure you know what I mean. Some things on here do stray from the straight and narrow but it is an interesting way of finding out "things" Most conversations in life drift off the main thread but that's what a forum is all about? Please don't leave, but before you do decide to go it would be good and interesting if you could post some comment on what exactly you mean and maybe if it was helpful to the admin people and tell them whatever it is that you find di

Hi John, welcome, looking forward to your posts. On here you will not only find lots of interesting things about Nottingham, but also what a friendly (hopefully) and knowledgeable (certainly) bunch of members we are. Smiffy

Much better if Miguel actually submitted a few posts prior to asking people to do a survey. I agree no threat here but it would be better if it was not used as a "sweet shop" to dip in and out of for their own purpose. Only my opinion folks... Smiffy

Happy St Georges Day everyone ! Golden sunshine breaking through the mist hanging over the fields. Out bright and early at 5.30am today for a walk with my dogs, a Golden Retriever and a Black Lab. They both had a wonderful time chasing rabbits and came back dripping wet after running through the edge of an oil seed reap field. Met a chap with a lovely Springer Spaniel and they all bounced around together, lovely.... The Springers name was George, luckily I did not see any dragons ! What a wonderful world we live in, why can't we all learn to get on with each other? Smiffy

In recent years my trips to the dentist have been pretty painless and my fear of them has diminished as a result. However, not so when I was a child..... One particular visit has never left me, it was a strange but not too painful experience. I must have been around eight or nine and following a visit to the school by a team of dental inspectors (they filled in some yellow paperwork with XX's) we all waited with dread for the buff envelope to drop through the door, usually about two weeks later. It duly arrived and despite my insistence that my teeth were perfectly alright as far I was conc

Good luck Bilbraborn, I wonder what the average number of houses a person lives during their lifetime, I know some people never move. Since being a child I have lived in Nottingham, Clifton, Glapton (if that counts) West Bridgford, Stapleford, Colwick, East Leake, Foston (Derbys) Langar, North Scarle, South Clifton (near Newark) Long Bennington, Aubourn (Lincs) Carlton Le Moorland, Temple Bruer and currently Wellingore. Never lived abroad, miss this country too much even after two weeks hols... Smiffy

Yes, my Dad has too, I will have to dig it out. He also has a nice camera from WW11. He swapped it for some cigarettes with a German soldier in Berlin. It still works so might try it one day and post the results. I didn't realise until the other day that you can still buy film, including black & white ! He has some unused 127 roll film stored away somewhere, including some undeveloped rolls (not sure what's on them) Smiffy

It's funny how we take technical progress for granted and then make comparisons on what it best. I can picture my Dad fifty years ago in his darkroom, fiddling around with photo papers, developers and fixers etc. He achieved some satisfactory (sometimes good) results but he also enjoyed it as a hobby. Most of his efforts are still here, still pleasing to the eye, still a glimpse into the past, warts and all. Some things are best left as they are. Do you think someone will bring out some life editing software in the future? You could go back and edit out all of the disagreeable bits and c

Melissa's recent topic on nostalgia got me thinking about books I have enjoyed and have become firm favourites with me. I look upon them as old friends who I can revisit whenever I want and pick up their company again. They sit quietly in my bookcase, ever patient, never complaining, always ready to please. I have many, a handful are noted here:- "Spies" (Michael Frayn), "Great Meadow" (Dirk Bogarde) & "The Testament of Gideon Mack" (James Robertson). I will list others in due course. What are your favourites? Smiffy

What might have been? Sometimes it's best not to know.......

If that link does not work just type in the idle thoughts of an idle fellow Jerome k Jerome and look for the "the literature page" link it should take you to JKJ's book (Chapter 14) Smiffy

You can access the book via www.theliteraturepage.com/read/idlethoughts.html Go to chapter 14 (Memory) Good look with your assignment, literature will help to ensure that you will hopefully appreciate and enjoy life's moments now, before it becomes nostalgia. You can then look back and enjoy it again at a later date, knowing that the you have read your own particular book before, Nostalgia ! you can flick through some of the pages to the good bits. Smiffy

A very good book to read touching on this subject:- "The idle thoughts of an idle fellow" by Jerome K Jerome. Smiffy

A chap I used to work with always had a pipe in his mouth, but I never saw him actually using it. When I asked him about this he said it helped him to concentrate.......

On the journey out of Bolsover towards Chesterfield there is a road called "Deepsick Lane"