Beekay
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yes Margie, I was being flippant. When you mentioned three items I just jumped in. Forgive me.
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The red line from Bestwood through Leen Valley junction, I notice, passed by City hospital. I remember when in Heathfield isolation hospital, with my youngest brother, we both had Gastro enteritis. We spent many hours counting the coal wagons passing by us at the top of a field. I was 11 and my brother was 6. We were in there for weeks, not allowed visitors.
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Isn't that called Ikebana Margie?
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As an aside, I lifted this picture from a 29min.video on YT. It's called,
"Daybrook to Bestwood walk", going along the old track bed. The map shows the old lines that were around that area. I can post the video if anyone wants to see it. I found it very interesting.
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Thanks for that link CT. Interesting to find it was talked about all those years ago. Also surprising not a lot of people, including me know about it.
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For the benefit of Jill and Ben... I present,
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Love it Compo, absolutely love it !!!
Wish I had your flair for jigsaws.
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Four versions were made of "The 39 Steps",
1935...Robert Donat
1959...Kenneth More
1978...Robert Powell
2008...Rupert Penry-Jones.
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Morning Oz, well it is here!!
The film "Brief Encounter " was a film starring Trevor Howard as a doctor who had a chance meeting with a woman, played by Celia Johnson. She managed to get a bit of coal grit in her eye on the station platform. The doctor removed said bit of coal cinder from her eye while they were in the station buffet. They had a cup of tea while waiting for their respective trains. They met the following day and so it goes. The station used was Carnforth, and they still have the platform clock, seen in the film. Do ya wanna copy??
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I found out from the YT clip I was watching that it was the 5th Duke of Newcastle who commissioned it to be built. It was supposed be a slope of 1 in 18, but the architect built it at 1 in 12, thereby rendering it, ( as Carni said) too steep. The central bit was left open to provide light. There are 92 steps from this section to the top, which comes out on Upper College Street. I found it fascinating, due to the fact that as a child up the age of 14, I lived only a couple of miles away.
As a bus driver, I drove by it every day! When we were kids, living off Denman Street we used to go scrumping in the Park, as we knew where some apple and plum trees grew.
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Talking of tunnels. I've just been trawling my nets on Youtube and came across this tunnel from Derby Road to the Park. Half my life in Nottingham and never knew it existed. Anybody got any info on it? (Please).
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Where was the "Black Horse" then Albert ?
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As you and I are roughly the same age, what I'm referring to is well after your school days. Don't forget, I was married at the time and my mate was a bit older than me, (RIP). His name was Dave, but everyone called him Day. For the life of me I cannot recall his surname, (could ask his widow but she is over 90 and I don't want to stir memories).
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A recap from me with cap in hand. I had the schools wrong!! Never knew about your senior school. The one I was referring to was the junior school that is actually on Arno Vale Rd. I see from the sign that it now an infant school. I remember me and 'er indoors going through the gates to his bungalow for tea. So sorry for mistake Margie and Phil.
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I'm not talking about when you were at school Phil., this must have been late 60s early 70s. Just had a look on Google as another memory clicked in. Our dentist was at the start of Arno Vale Road, it was Brown's then, looks like Woodthorpe dental practice now. Mr Brown was the first dentist to give me an extraction using injection in the gum, (always had gas before).
Edit.. Just had another look on Mr.Google, the school is now called Woodthorpe Infant school. The bungalow is still there. Maybe this was not your school after all.
Sincere apologies for any confusion.
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Thanks Phil., you have just jogged another memory. Old mate of mine used to be a caretaker at Arno Vale school. He lived in the bungalow just inside the entrance. Sadly, passed away many years ago, after moving to Peacehaven, on the South Coast.
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Correct me if I'm wrong Phil, but wasn't there a bridge over Thackereys lane, just before you got to the island?
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Thank you Margie for the insight. Would I be right in thinking the main line ran from Victoria, heading North, ( I've seen pictures of a tunnel just outside of Victoria.
Have walked our sons on Woodthorpe park many times. Just can't imagine a tunnel running underneath. Did the main line head towards Mansfield or Ollerton or perhaps some of the collieries up there somewhere.?
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I know Breckhill rd., also Woodthorpe park, as I used to live near there for 10 years. I used to learn some of my bus driving with crashbox on Breckhill.
What I'm having difficulty is placing a train track and tunnel in that area.
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forgive my ignorance but I'm having trouble identifying and placing where you are with this one.
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Our shed, when we lived in Boolwull...
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Not down here !
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I can see the gates I painted. Is all that complex your gaff ? Could see your swim pool, zoomed in but dint see you sitting there.
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I'm ok with that Nonna, just thought it was a grid reference.
Just received me monthly prescription of medicines. Kitchen cupboard looks like a bloody pharmacists shelf.
Cats !
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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I just knew you would have.
I'll bet you're a third Dan.