Willow wilson
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This mentions the yard. The pub is a 50s style. I'm fairly certain it replaced an older building of the same name.
Edit, that yard apparently was Pownalls.
Another edit. That link is a bit round the houses. The thread is called Nottingham Scrapyards Pownalls.
(I wish it were simple to link in this website.)
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Windmill Inn. Was that the second iteration of the pub on that site with name Windmill Inn. There used to be a Trickett's scrapyard nextdoor.
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Commo, you've brought back some memories for me there.
Add Calvert's Cherry Pink.
I don't have a collection as such, just some overlapping compilation disc/tapes.
A couple I can add are Perez Prado's Patricia, also recorded by Cherry Wainer. Cherry also did a version of Take 5 and it's quite something to see and hear a YT video of her stomping out a 5/4 on the Hammond.
Prado:
Edit. Also Naughty Lady of Shady Lane.
TwentyTiny Fingers.
Volare.
April Love.
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When Mrs WW and I were fitter we often cycled from Aspley through Wollaton pk, through University campus to Beeston Rylands. Lunch at Tony's and then on to Trent Lock. Returning via Beeston wier along the Trent bank to Clifton bridge or the Beeston canal towpath and Thane rd past horizon factory. Another easy ride was home to Wilford bridge, along the embankment, cross the suspension bridge, past Forest ground to Home Pierpont, where we had lunch. Ride round the rowing course and back home for a cuppa.
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From memory I think the Wolseley on the last Ben card looks like a Hornet.
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Whitemoor infants, 1951/2
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Thrift was the flower depicted on the reverse of the 3d piece.
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Amazing pics Cliff Ton. That booking hall is a most lmpressive space complete with balcony.
For our family once a year (late 40s/50s) we caught the train to London then change for the Kent coast, Isle of Thanet.
I've used the Midland station a few times but it seemed mundane to this child compared with the glass canopied Victoria.
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We're with you all the time, Chulla.
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It's been obtained by Trent university (Jan 2017) to be altered and used for degree and other award ceremonies. A rebuilt rear extension is planned to be used as a music centre. This from the Nottingham Post.
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I was transported back watching this video.
Incidently, Mrs WW is now watching the video on her Mobile phone whilst at the same time watching a quiz on TV and also playing mahjong on the iPad.
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I and many others appreciate your contribution in maps and pictures Cliff Ton. I signed up to Pinterest and they sent me 2 or 3 emails a day with scores of pictures attached, and browsing through these I found the above Broad Marsh pic, which is just what I was looking for.
Edit, that's an interesting looking coach on the extreme left edge of the picture.
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......One or two tearful Fothergill spires looking on in dismay.
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Next door to Sandicliffes, behind trees. Looks the type of building.
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Handbrake levers on cars!
I thought progress made things simpler.
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My interest in things mechanical started when I was about 5. I read and re-read an old highway code of me dad's (from the 30s I think). Inside were line drawings of vehicles with semaphore signals and arm waving etc. There were pictures and explanations of policemen with arms in various positions. There was a series of drawings showing a horse drawn cart from the rear depicting how the driver was to use his horse whip to signal, left right etc. One signal was; whip up in the air twirling round and round.
I passed my test with Stocks in 1963. I still enjoy driving my car and I find a lot of drivers are give and take co-operative and some others are "unaware" and/or me-first.
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Looking at the wider-view pic with the cafe and little shed: was there a big old building off to the left, between there and Canal st, called Blacks factory. I seem to remember lectures in there, it being used as an annexe for People's College in 60 or 61.
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"Tower" on the right.
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1 hour ago, jonab said:
The part of the building at the back of the Wimpy with the smaller windows was the MidlandsHQ of GPO Telephones before it became BT.
That's right jonab, Walton House to give its formal name.
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I was at People's in the same years, there was a lot of construction in that area early 60s and 4 or 5 years of changing scenery. MMW was my route between college and the bus to Bobbersmill.
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Cliff Ton's post is the definitive history of Severn's according to my misty recollections. It wasn't on MMW. Edit, it was on Middle Pvmnt for 400 years.
By the way, it's dusty in here intit.
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On 07/09/2011 at 2:08 PM, mick2me said:
But what is that tall building at the top of Toll Street?
Re PIC4
(On page 2)
I followed this thread through and couldn't find an answer to this. My guess is Talbot House, Talbot street, the art deco offices ex Experian, now refurbished.
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Nottstalgia "Motorcycle shops in old broad marsh" thread. Don't know how to do the link tricks.
Richmond House canal st opposite narrow boat pub was a Hooleys cars then bikes. One of the posters pals slid his bike through the window.
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Poster, OLDACE.
Shop Opposite bowling green pub before it was renamed Narrow boat.
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12 minutes ago, denshaw said:
The only motorbike shop I can think of in that area would have been Kingstons which was on the corner of Canal st Wilford st.
It may have been a car and bike showroom. I parked my c15 down that sidestreet, went in the shop and asked for a part-ex on a new bike. The salesman came out to check my bike and it wouldn't start, so I didn't get me new bike.
Edit. This was 1965.
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in Images of Nottingham
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Loco picture.
I spy, behind the tender, the covered stairway which led up to the quirky little entrance on Parliament street.
Also the larger windows below the bit of skyline in the top left corner is the top of "R Cripps" showroom building. Purveyor of motor cars from whom my dad bought his Hillman Californian in 1955.
(Argos was the last occupant of that building).