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Hi James, Just browsing when I came across your message re Thurmans Yard. In my family tree research I find that my Grandmother Ethel May Barnett was born 1885 and at that time lived with her parents (Walter Samuel Barnett and Ellen nee Gadd Kerry) at 4 Thurmans Yard. Neighbours? Thurmans Yard was off Thurman Street, Alfreton Road. Passing through to Birkin Ave. Don't know if those streets still exist. I left Nottm many many years ago Regards David Barnett

So many with memories. For myself I had just got married. We had a flat on Derby Road but I was in the RAF at Hemswell in the wilds of Lincs. The trouble I had getting home weekends to my bride was indescribably but love's a fierce motivator.

Thank for that I'll give it a go. Any relation to Pheobia and Arthur Booth who lived down Meadow Lane?

Wow Thanks for that. That lamp right of picture was right next to our front door

Hi Carni, My heritage in the area are Swift's and Wainman's. Don't suppose they cross at any point

Thanks everybody for the Welcome. I lived in what was known as the Bottle Neck on Sneinton Dale. The road was too narrow for buses to pass. Next door to us was a little cake shop and then a Veg shop Mr Bingham. (Does anybody remember him?) He was a real gentleman. I was a very young boy and he would challenge me to a tuppenny bet on Forest. He would always give me the draw and it was the time when Forest ran away with the old Third Division South. (days of Ardron Capel Collindridge Gager etc) They could not have lost more then three of four games the whole season. But he knew that. I suppose

Hi Gibbo, Went to school with a lad called Gibson who we called Gibbo. ButI I think he lived Colwick road area. several of my class mates at Boulevard lived up Skipton. I lived in what was known at that time the bottle-neck. The road narrowed so much that buses could not pass.

darkazana Hi darkazana I went out to Oman in late 87 with Airwork. (Contracted to Omani Airforce) I spent a short time at Thumrait before moving on to Masirah Island. Then I was back to Thumrait in 93 with Airwork/Vinnel (later Dyncorp) this time contracted to United States Airforce ) and was there until I retired in 2005. The only time I went to Ruwi other than driving thru was to visit a Souk. Was your daughter at Seeb? A story I will share; The Sultan decreed that all Western Companies would employ at least 20% Omani's. However they just did not have the work ethic of Europeans and in

I am a new member. I was born and grew up in Sneinton thru the 40's moving to St Anns in 1954. I went to Windmill Lane School and Sneinton Boulevard. in 1961 I joined the RAF and wandered around a good bit. I returned to Nottm and into Bakersfield 1986. But the Nottm I knew had gone. I went abroad to Oman for 15 years until I retired. Now I live in Wiltshire. But I still miss the Nottm that was. David B