Beekay

Once, when I was a conductor I was working on the 39 out of parliament St. Up derby rd. to canning circus and don't know what happened but instead of going onto Ilkeston road we went on alfreton rd !! Went as far as boden St. and removed poles and went on boden to Ronald St. And back on to Ilkeston rd.(on batteries !). Nobody said a word. Funny what you remember when prompted. B.

Thanks for getting back to me Margie. This is my problem, I don't know if folks have replied or whatever, I see xxxx has reacted to or xxxx has posted. I don't know yet what it all means or how to find etc.. Sorry I'm being dim. Kindest regards, Barrie.

Hi Marji, did you reply to my Elizabethan rooms info? If you have I don't know how to find it. Bale me out sweetheart ! Barrie..

Regarding the Elizabethan rooms at the co-op, I had my wedding reception there back in september,1965. Beautiful venue and a great meal, ( a proper dinner, not this buffet rubbish !). The only downer was walking from the taxi and through the store to the lifts, although we did get some admiring looks. I was a bus driver at the time and booked a bus for for our guests with no transport. It was suggested I drove the bus and my new wife on the back in her wedding dress as a publicity stunt. Didn't want to miss my ride in a wedding car though. Barrie.

Ow do! Ben, your probably right, I could have delivered to your stores as part of multi- deliveries. SPD was the transport branch of Unilever. Used to carry loads of stuff. We always used to say that SPD also meant ' sex provided daily' though never had to prove it. Regards, Beekay ( or Barrie if you prefer ).

Your right DB. I stand corrected. I think I mixed it up with denewood. The 22 used to run out of bulwell depot, along no.7. I'm still new at all this "memory lane stuff", still brushing the cobwebs off my memory shelves. There's some much information on all the different topics that I'm getting bogged down with facts and figures. Apologies for my mistake. B.

I spent many an hour queuing in Anderson's pawn shop with my dads shoes or his best suit. There used to be a queue at the back door even before the shop opened. B.

Still is !!!

Whoops, made a mistake ! After watching the film again,(s.n.s.m) it shows Albert Finney running to JUMP on a city bound bus on derby road. Which is a bit daft really, because having just left his aunt's on willouby street, the next scene Is the bus jump. He must have run all the way up derby road and down the other side. Thing is, it was only going two more stops. B.

I'm following A.F. on a borrowed bike. My only claim to stardom ! Stayed a Raleigh until I was 18 and old enough to get a job on the buses. B

I'm following A.F. on a borrowed bike. My only claim to stardom ! Stayed a Raleigh until I was 18 and old enough to get a job on the buses. B

I realise this is a bit late but Albert Finney was dropping off the bus on his way to town opposite at what was hooleys car showroom. It was a city bound bus out of bilborough depot. Could have one of 16,32,30 or 62. Just to throw a bit in, I was an extra in the film, at the opening credits. I earned more in twenty minutes than a weeks work ! B.

Another one making me feel old ! All the buses you mention, especially open end ones would display 'city' when going into town. The 7 would be coming from bulwell via cinderhill road. B.

By that year I had started at Coal board medical services x-ray dept. on cinderhill road, bulwell. Was there till 1987, when I moved to east Sussex to take up employment. B.

The route you are referring to would be the no.13, which ran from the city via alfreton road, over bobbers mill, up aspley lane, left on western boulevard then right on beechdale road and finished up on glaisdale drive. This route could be mixed with the 56, & 60. Cor! Its all coming back to me. This Nottstalgia is addictive. Take care Jill, Barrie.x

Hi D.B, now your making me feel old ! Might know him if I saw him. I remember a few names from that era, pat & bob thorpe Joe Handley, etc. If memory serves me right, deepdene would be on the 16 route,( beechdale rd. to the city). Regards, Barrie.

Hi Den, in answer to your question, I was at bilborough depot as a conductor from 1961-1964, then as a driver 1964-1966. They were the best working years I ever had, although probably didn't think so at the time, especially when 10 journeys on the 62 route, (strelly) without a break on Saturday. Mind you the 55 route, bilborough to bulwell could be a bit airy on a Saturday night when the Broxtowe drinkers were going home ! ( no disrespect intended). Only left due to family problems. Hope this helps Den. Regards, Barrie.

Better late than never. I still have my drivers and conductors badges. I was taught to drive in 1964, on a AEC mk3 preselect double decker. The instructor took the bus from parliament street down to Trent embankment, (43 terminus). Then after a brief instruction, I spent the rest of the day driving up and down Trent embankment to Wilford road traffic island, (47 terminus). After four weeks instruction I took my test on a double decker with crash box gears, ( the reversing test was at the back of Trent bridge depot). I remember the examiner was watching me while my instructor was on the platfo

I know its a bit late but SPD Ltd were on glaisdale drive, they were part of the Unilever group. I worked there for ten years, first as warehouseman then delivery driver. We used to deliver to lots of different places, shop, supermarkets,factory canteens, garages etc. They had depot's all over the country. There was even a Birds-Eye cold store, my older brother worked there on nights for a number of years. I regularly delivered to Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Northhants. etc. I left in 1978 to work at the National water sports centre, Holme Pierrpont. Don't suppose anyone would remember me no

Too right I am ! Never knew anybody in Italy before, thanks for your reply.x

I'm totally lost on this one! Don't even know where an avatar is (except Pandora). B.

Not through a tube, more like framed with a halo. At least you are central to the picture. I have a better picture but keep getting told it's too big, (only allowed 52 kB or summat like that).:)

A Guzgog is a local dialect for Gooseberry. Just thought I'd throw that in. B.

Your right Margie, I was 15 in November, 1958. Was in 4a at boulevard school. Missed the august leaving so had to stay on till Christmas. Who would have thought it, left school on Friday and started at the pit on following Monday.

All I did was click on choose file, picked the one I wanted then you get the choice to crop then drag into this quote box. Heaven knows how I got it right.:)