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  3. Henry Mellish

    in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions

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    44 minutes ago, FLY2 said:

    The design was a bit Art Deco compared with FFGS which was an imposing Victorian structure I believe.

    Bu66er me,I wish I'd never started this bit of the thread now. 

     

    Not at all FLY2. I'm past taking offence at anything but I do feel I have to stand up for the old alma mater! Living in Woodthorpe I had a choice of Mellish, West Bridgford or the new Carlton le Willows. The High School was an option but you had to have top 11+ marks to get a scholarship. It was only a 10 minute walk from home to Daybrook Station and a 4 minute train journey to Basford North so it was the obvious choice. Yes, it was a bit art dec with some Georgian thrown in - quite an impressive edifice. Only in the sixth form could you enter through the hallowed front portal. 

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  4. Henry Mellish

    in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions

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    I'm not sure what you mean by the design. I thought it was a rather attractive building which was well laid out for its purpose. I attended the closing "ceremony" some years ago and met up with many old school friends. We were all saddened to see how it had fallen into decay. It's was even sadder to see the demolition of the place where I spent many happy years. I had to spend a lot of money to send my two to the Nottingham High Schools to get an equivalent education.

     

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  5. Henry Mellish

    in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions

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    I dispute the "run of the mill". It was a first rate grammar school in its day with high academic achievement. Many of my year became lawyers, accountants, doctors, pharmacists, university professors and business leaders and I am still in touch with some of them. It was only in the later years, after becoming a comprehensive, that it went down the pan and eventually into "special measures". A sad end to a wonderful school.

     

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  13. The Best Car You Ever Owned !

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    The one I would like to have again was the Morgan +8 which I had back in the 80's. This was the V8 Rover engined one. Metallic silver with red leather. I got a bit car broody recently and had a drive in a newer one but decided it was a bit primitive by modern standards. OK for nice days but not practical for year round motoring. There's my son's 1972 MG and a 1953 Ferguson tractor taking up garage space. Perhaps I should have a sort out!

     

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  15. The Red Arrows

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    3 hours ago, Trickymicky said:

    Thanks for the info. I had a look from the top of Longhedge Lane, enjoyed it, although i always think about Vulcan VX 770 when i go up there. 

     

    Yes, I remember that well. One of my school friends was in the St. John's at the time and he told us about collecting up the body parts.

     

     

  19. Emperor's suit of clothes!

    in Questions about use of Forums?

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    I can find my way round the new site without much difficulty but the problem is that now we are in the 21st. century any revisions and updates to computer systems should make things better than the previous version and should cause praise - not adverse criticism. The aim should be to delight the user and to attract more of them. As I keep saying - "user friendly".

     

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