benjamin1945

Glen Campbell in Bulwell hey?

Lovely sunny morning in Bulwell.........Smartly dressed man with 'Mike and speaker' singing one of my favourite songs... ''Its knowing that your door is always open'' really good voice........as i approached between ''Wilko's'' and the market place a smiley lady about my age put her arms out towards me...and yes...we had a little dance...magic moment...made my day............'''only in Bulwell''

They certainly were Col.......... Looking South..........The City East......countryside West......Wollaton North......Bestwood colliery and beyond...which i imagined to be Yorkshire......... Plus always remember Mr Thomas our brilliant Geography Teacher...telling us that Padstow school if you travelled in a straight line Eastwards..was the highest point until you came to the Ural mountains...of Russia.........

Thanks Margie......and you are so right...........

Just had a look on google myself Col....and sadly YES looks like the wall has gone............. I am a very sentimental bloke and having scanned the area feel very down............must say its upset me.......

See my edit Cliff ton........ref the Wall........also on my dancing photo you can just make out a bit of the Wall..............

No cliff ton opposite end.... top of Gainsford crescent which is a long hill.............makes me sad every time i drive past the bottom end and see all the new housing.........which compared to the old council houses are Rabbit hutches........ An interesting feature of Gainsford crescent is a wall of Bulwell stone'' that runs the length of it and backs on to what was the HP site...must be half a mile long.......

Those 3 huts on the left as you went in were our class rooms Col............the bottom one i remember so well.....it was my ist class..1950.....it had a Coke fired heater in the middle with a long thin chimney up thru the roof............ Our Teacher was Mrs Taylor a quite old lady who was lovely......but she insisted on kissing us every day on leaving...... The Huts were there for many years even when HP was operating......you may also recall also on the left when going in...our open roofed toilets which were up a long alley...

Made a mess of this.......should have been on Bestwood Estate thread ..........wanted to say this photo above or below i'm confused... was taken at the ''Huts'' school about 1951 on the site that was to become ''High Pavement school''..............

My first memory of any school was the 'Huts'' which i started at in 1950...on the site of what was to be HP....Was there until 52 or 53....before going to 'Whipple'' across the road........ Back in those days before HP the whole site right down to Arnold road was our ''Little Paradise'' for football and cricket...it was known as ''Back Wall''.........After HP was built we still used it and refused to believe it wasn't ours..........lol

Living on Kersall drive and walking thru a council estate to HP Grammar school sounds like Bestwood to me....i'll find it in his book again....You probably right Col...i did say he didnt mention it by name...i just assumed.....

Dance Duck ?.........Goo on then''......... showing off down ''Bulwell Bogs''............

Yes you told me that before Phil...........i'm only ex Padstow school....and went there with lots of relations........

Nearly Phil.......apart from several of my relations............

Sad to hear of Peter's demise............long history in some great TV series.......been watching lately in 'Talking Pictures'' played a good part in Rumpole of the Bailey............ Went to High Pavement GS on Bestwood estate..although i believe born in London........lived on Kersal drive..Highbury vale estate during his school years....RIP Mr Bowles............

Remember when we sang this ?

Forest deserve to get back to the Premier league if only for its large following in our fair City............ Yesterday they attracted over 27,000 against QPR........Next highest in the Championship was only 17,000.........

Another great song Ian.........could listen to him all night..........

Welcome home Lizzie........did you sing this when leaving ? Wonderful voice of Mr Belafonte..........

Nice video received this morning from my son in the Ukraine....he loves animals...and is sat with a lovely cat on his knee.....purring as he strokes it..........he wishes he could collect all the abandoned dogs and bring them to England......... Had messages yesterday from other sons in Poland..Thailand..and Andorra.....busy lot arent they......

No Katyjay.....but bet his Mam bought ''Tub Butter in Marsdens Bulwell..........

Pleasant Row was full of nice people in the 50s........including my Cousin Doris and her husband Blonde...... My beautiful Dog 'Floss' also enjoyed her holidays with them.......when we went away.........

Also had girlfriends called Doreen and Brenda........lol Plus a couple of similarities with Alan Silitoe........ Same birthday.. Born in a Red Brick council house in Nottingham..... Went to Sec. Modern school.......

Have a look at this.......absolutely brilliant.....got no likes in 2020...