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  2. Old Nottingham and Arnold images

    in Web Sites about old Nottingham

    Posted

    When the old Nottingham Prison was demolished, King Edward Street was constructed across the middle of the site from the end of Glasshouse Street to the corner of Convent Street with Millstone Lane (now Huntingdon Street).

    The piece NW of this new road was home to a skating rink - burned down in 1910, then the Empress Pictures cinema which closed in 1927 to make way for the Central Market.

    The piece of the prison site on the other side of King Edward Street eventually was the Palais-de-Dance. 

    So poohbear is right; in the mid-20s the site just off the left of the photo would have been the Empress Pictures (which was set-back a bit from the road.  http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/57733

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  4. Nottingham Cinemas 1960's

    in Video Footage of Nottingham

    Posted

    Me, again ... now I'm on the hunt for the exact location of the Forum Cinema - Aspley Lane.  Rumour has it that it was near the junction with Melbourne Road. Google street-view hasn't been any help. In the picture I have - branded 'Leyland' - there is a distinctive residential property on the left side, and I can't even find that. 

  6. Nottingham Cinemas 1960's

    in Video Footage of Nottingham

    Posted

    A plea for some help.  I remember the Grove Cinema , but does anyone remember exactly where it was? I''ve found out that it was on the corner of Kirke White Street and Mayfield Grove, but which corner?

    As you stood on Kirke White Street, looking down Mayfield Grove was it on your left or your right?  Which street was the entrance on? 

  8. Post Image Gone?

    in HELP NEEDED!

    Posted

    Big ask - - -  would it be unrealistic for admin to change all postimg.org to postimg.cc throughout all the posts?

    Doing that would instantly resurrect all the hidden photos.

     

    Or is there a way that I can change my own posts?

  10. Musters Club West Bridgford

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    Here's a list of the artistes who appeared at the Musters from the end of 1975 through 1976. It is transcribed from the programme leaflets that I have kept. What it does show is the amazing amount of talent around then.

    1975
    Jun 15-21    Jimmy Crawford
    - - - 
    Nov 16-22    Andy Wade, Ven Tracey, Jackie Kelly (vocalist)
    Nov 23-29    Pat Mills (comedienne), Mike Adams (vocalist)
    Nov 30- Dec 6    Chris Peters, Joanne Leslie (vocalist), Morris Clarke (vocalist)
    Dec 7-13    Joey Simca, Rickey Allen & Paula Bentley (vocal duo)
    Dec 14-20    Jackie Brown, Jay Jay Williams (vocalist), Chuck Richardson (guitar vocalist)
    Dec 21-27    Roy Leslie (Comedy Illusionist), Jeff Vickers (vocalist), Jo Peters (vocalist)
    Dec 28 - Jan 3    Bill Edwards (Comedy Impressionist), Carol Foster (vocalist), Jeff Vickers (vocalist)
    1976 
    Jan 4-10    Duggie Small
    Jan 11-17    Martin Jackson, Dave Manders (vocalist), Jay Jay Williams (vocalist)
    Jan 18-24    Johnny Leggs Burton, Tambourine (vocal duo)
    Jan 19      Bernard Manning
    Jan 25-31    Jimmy Crawford, Linda Dunn (vocalist)
    Feb 1-7        Tony Addams & Granddad, Jack Swann (vocalist)
    Feb 8-14    Gerry Aiden, RoRo Terry (vocalist)
    Feb 15-21 -not listed-
    **The Musters Musik - Gordon Verne, Warren William, Phil Sutton **
    **Residents: Peter Lea (compere), RoRo Terry (vocalist) **
    Feb 22-28    Colin Price, Sammy Jay (guitar vocalist)
    Feb 29 - Mar 6    Chapman Brown, Ben Rogers (guitar vocalist)
    Mar 7-13    Nicholas + Nickleby, Dickie Pleasant
    Mar 14-20    Tony Kent, Eva Maria (vocalist)
    Mar 21-27    Peter Robinson, Abbe Leyland (vocalist)
    Mar 28 - Apr 3    Les Bryan, Valady Summers (vocalist)
    Apr 4-10    Brian Carol, Sylvie & Roy (vocal duo)
    Apr 11-17    Steve Ford, Danny O'Hara, Dave Manders (guitar)
    Apr 18-24    Mike Powell, Ivan (Talent Show Winner)
    Apr 25 - May 1    Duggie James, Billie St George (vocalist)
    **Residents: The Musters Musik, Chris Peters (compere), RoRo Terry (vocalist) **
    May 2-8     Ann-Marie & Toni (vocal duo), Al Monti
    May 9-15    Billy Kelly, Paul Newman (vocalist)
    May 16-22    Johnny Roberts, Randee & Pepper (vocal duo)
    May 23-29    Allan Mills, Karen Love (vocalist)
    May 30 -Jun 5    Johnny Allen, Mitchum (guitar vocalist)
    Jun 6-12    Roger Morey, Steve Ellis (guitar vocalist)
    Jun 13-19    Joanne Bennett (vocalist)
    **Residents: The Musters Musik, Chris Peters (compere), RoRo Terry (vocalist), Paul Emmanuel (vocalist) **
    Jun 20-26    Gentle & Giant, Sally J. Jones (vocalist)
    Jun 27 - Jul 3    Finn & Jones, Clayton J. Elliott (vocalist)
    Jul 4-10    Roy Jay, Dave Smith (vocalist)
    Jul 11-17    Dudley Doolittle, Linda Dunn (vocalist)
    Jul 18-24    Ian Sands, Lorraine Francis (vocalist)
    Jul 25-31    Venn Tracy, Jason Dane (vocalist)
    Aug 1-7        Jimmy Crawford
    Aug 8-14    Johnney Lancaster, Lynn Stanley (vocalist)
    Aug 15-21    Ivor Davies, Ron Rylands (guitar vocalist)
    Aug 22-28    Denny Hodge, Dave Barry (vocalist)
    Aug 29 - Sep 4    Tony Parker, Steven J. Ross (guitar vocalist)
    Sep 5-11    Jackie Brown, Vic Odin & Louise (illusionist)
    Sep 12-18    Barry St Ives, Dave Manders (guitar vocalist)
    Sep 19-25 -not listed-
    Sep 26 - Oct 2 -not listed-
    Oct 3-9     Carlo Santana (not Carlos Santana)
    Oct 10-16    Duggie Small, Billie St George (vocalist)
    Oct 17-23    Olga James, Johnny Lomax (vocalist)
    Oct 24-30    Les Bryan, Two Much (vocal duo)
    Oct 31 - Nov 6    Bruce Thompson, Toni Rose (vocalist)
    Nov 7-13    Dave Betton
    Nov 14-20    Duggie James
    Nov 21-27    Venn Tracey
    Nov 28 - Dec 4    Gerry Aiden, Justine St.Clair (vocalist)
    Dec 5-11    Tony Kent, Joanne Bennett (vocalist)
    Dec 12-18    Billy Kelly, Sammy Jay (guitar vocalist)
    Dec 19-24    Dave Sooley, Clayton J Elliott (vocalist)
    Dec 26 - Jan 1    Shaunie Andrews
    Jan 2-8     Joey Simca, Paul Newman (vocalist)

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  12. Musters Club West Bridgford

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    Denshaw; Oh yes I remember Peter Lea well; he was slightly disabled, but never let that define him. He had a remarkable wit and a wicked sense of humour. He was at The Musters after Roger L'Idiot and until 1976.  I've searched my stuff and I don't seem to have a picture of him.

    But while searching I found these:

     

    Tammy Jones - from Opportunity Knocks; reached #5 in the charts with 'Let Me Try Again' in 1975.  She was at the Musters at the same time as John Paul Joans (#25 with 'Man From Nazareth' in 1970-71). They both lodged in the Hotel for a while.

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  15. Gem at West Bridgford

    in Bread & Lard Island & South of the Trent

    Posted

    The original GEM was a market, separate businesses rented a piece of floorspace. It wasn't about cutting prices (remember retail price maintenance?), it was about everything under one roof.  The grocery department was the lynch-pin of the whole operation, and was operated by Associated Dairies (of Leeds). However, this operational model became unsustainable and in a bold move, Associated Dairies took over the whole shebang, renamed as Asda, and the Superstore was born.

  16. Musters Club West Bridgford

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    Thanks for giving me some encouragement.  I'll repost my photos.  If you like them please click the heart icon on the right

     

    Here's a pic of RoRo Terry. Someone mentioned her.

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    Recognise anybody?

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    I know that the pianist on the left is Bob Taggart, the Trumpet is Reg Driscoll (father of Julie Driscoll), Eddie was the sax player, but who are the rest?

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    Here's Norman and Iris Harvey.

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    Terry Dynam and Roger L'Idiot.

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    Roger L'Idiot in a Rag Day stunt (Nottingham Evening Post 28 Oct 1970).

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  19. Bread

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    Trog; That's the jobby. So It's not my imagination!  But what is it called - what do you ask the baker for?

     

    It has been suggested to me that the origin of the name 'cob' for a small round bread may be in coal mining.  Apparently a small round lump of coal is a cob. It makes sense that miners and their families would call a similarly sized bread a cob. This also explains why the name seems to be local to Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

  22. Bread

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    Memories are great; but I often wonder if a memory is somehow just my imagination ... it's an age thing.

    When I married at the end of the '60s, we had the reception at home. My mum made the buffet.  What I remember is going to the local baker and buying the cobs. This was a circular, flat product about 18 inches across, scored into a number of cobs. From the whole, you tore off the individual cobs. Then cut and filled them as desired.

    I think this was the origin of the name 'cob' as the whole had the appearance of a cobbled road.

     

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    This is the closest image I can find, but it's not what I remember; these cobs are obviously baked in 6's. There were a lot more (smaller) cobs in the round baked product that I remember.  Anyone any idea what I'm talking about?

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  25. Musters Club West Bridgford

    in 60's Nottingham

    Posted

    The original Musters Hotel was on Patrick Road (at the left of those photos) opposite the Methodist Church. The flat roofed part was built in the early 1970s to connect the old hotel to the house at the right, which was also owned by the Harveys. At the right of the photos is the Nottingham High School, and then the next house was also part of the Harvey Estate.

    Dave.