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  1. Geoffrey Dennis
    Hi, I am confused. The Peppers shop in my memory was smaller than the one in the photo, had only one window and I can not remember it selling papers.My sister believes, based on the age of her daughter, the launderette has been there at least 50 years and in a recent conversation was telling me a micro brewery had set up in what was half of the Peppers shop and had recently extended into the other half.
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    In response to philmayfields comment about smoking, I did smoke and there was a shop on George St in Hucknall who would sell you a cigarette with two matches. Why two matches? I always assumed the rationale was either in case the first match went out prematurely or you put the cigarette out half way through and wanted to light the nub. The shop by the way was called Mrs Lees. I was a paper boy for Bullens whilst at the Mellish and if there were any undelivered papers left when I finished my round, Norman the Shop Manager would bribe me with 10 Park Drive to take them out as well. A problem sol
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    Your right Ian, Hutchinson was either a good psychologist or knew who wouldn`t cry.
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    I attended the Mellish between 1955 -1960 and thoroughly enjoyed my stay there Now I know there will be comments about "distance lending enchantment" and though I do admit to having my coloured spectacles re-tinted, I still believe given the same opportunity I would attend again.I vaguely remember sitting the 11+ Exam but do not recall any body saying what potential effect a pass would have on my life.I certainly don`t remember deliberately changing my attitude towards my mates in my immediate locality after I started at the Mellish but relationships did alter over time. Possibly this was the
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    Thanks Ian but with my inexperience I never know whether its me,the lap top or the weather.
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    During our mid teens, friends and I used to camp on the land around Black Rocks. The camping equipment in those far-off days was basic if not primitive and because we were hitch hiking would share carrying the weight of the tent, Primus stove sleeping bags, food etc between us,so if any body had failed to arrive, we would have been in bother. We would regularly meet up with a Tanker whose driver, having discharged his load of flour at a bakers in Watnall, was on his way back to base through Derbyshire. As he did not go through Cromford he would drop us off as close as possible and we would hi
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    Hi Ian, My knowledge of computing is minimal so forgive me if the answer to this question is self evident, but why do some of the pictures you post appear automatically ,for example the one of the Byron Cinema, yet others for example, Hucknall Station do not, nor will they download. It really is frustrating.
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    I have a note that they were located on King Edward St and closed in 1997 so existed for perhaps 90 years. It upsets me to think of the number of British companies which have gone to the wall over the years In 1959 there were 150 soap companies in England, there are now 2.
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    Ian, Do Taylors /Jaegar or William Hollins ring any bells?
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    Thank You catfan . Nothing like advertising your one of the untouchables.
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    I fell over on a freshly Tarmacadamed Road at the age of 9 Years which caused a condition called Impetigo. Can not remember if I was given any medication to take but do remember my face being painted purple. As the condition was highly contagious I was not allowed to attend school for several weeks.A colleague of mine was diagnosed with T B at a young age and strangely can remember playing football on the Sunday and being in an isolation hospital the following morning.Fresh Air was the order of the day with the doors and windows permanently open irrespective of the weather conditions outside.
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    Yes, bringing a new meaning to"Going down in flames"
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    While your thinking Ian, think on. Ronsons were the lighters Ronseal the paint
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    Thanks Ian that is what my sister said. What then was the green painted shop next to Woolworths called?
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    Thanks Ian ,tha`ts what my sister said. What then was the shop just down from Woolworths called? Green wood work around windows and doors?
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    What was the little Sweet Shop called which was just around the corner from the Beehive and almost faced the Market?
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    As woody said,games of football and cricket were played on the bottom rec,particularly during the summer months . The football games were never structured. The goal posts were a heaped pile of coats and jumpers,the distance between which was ,never measured or defined.The length and width of the pitch was arbitrary,determined sometimes by a natural obstacle like a hillock or the brook or on other occasions,man made obstacles like the path or a fence.The number of players on each team varied between three and how ever many.If you arrived before the game started you would be "picked" to play fo
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    Woody is correct, the Factory on the corner of Albert St and the Connery was indeed Wollets whilst directly across Albert St from Wollets was a small shawl manufacturing unit called Saxons. I was born on Albert St in early 1940 and lived there until 1968. I attended Hucknall National School and in consequence walked past Wollets Factory twice a day on my route to School.The bottoms of the large windows of the factory on the Connery side where painted white, although I never knew whether this strategy was to screen out the sun or the inquiring eyes of walkers passing by. The viability of the w
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    HI Phil, Although the business was in Bulwell I do not know if the family lived there.
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    Hi Chris, Geoffrey Dennis here. Where you at the Mellish between 1955 - 1960, or if not did you have a brother called Mick who was?
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    Hi MargieH, Where has the exquisitely crafted profile wot I writ disappeared to.It must have been evident at one time for you to know my birth year and my connection with the Mellish

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    HI Phil, one of your posts that has intrigued me for sometime is the one in which you refer to the Barry Fisher Incident.Can you recall what year this was, what was written and was the boy expelled?

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      Thank You Phil;I do not remember the incident, so supposed it occurred post 1960. Two incidents which will live in my memory for ever in relation to Pig Hutchinson is 1 Being asked to bend over with my head about one foot away from the wall at which point he ran across the room and kicked my backside result sore head sore backside and 2, Billy Thomlinson being called out to the front of the class for no doubt some trivial matter, resulting in Billy being cuffed at the back of the head.Billy started crying,more in anger than pain, at which point Hutchinson looked round the room,saw me and invited me out to the front of the class to join them on the basis I was Billys mate.I had barely arrived before Hutchinson cuffed me at the back of the head saying "He is not crying why are you.Pure Hutchinson .By the way how did you know Keith Dawkinsons and Brent Reddish and do you still see them around?

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      I Phil, Did you receive my posting about Pig Hutchinson?

    3. philmayfield

      philmayfield

      Yes, got that. I knew Dawkins and Reddish as they were in the same form. Not seen them since 1961.

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  24. Geoffrey Dennis

    Hi jonab, I am a newbie and on cautiously finding my way around the site noticed a reference to gerards. How long did you work there and in what capacity?

    1. jonab

      jonab

      I was at Gerard's late 1974 to late 1979 when I left Nottingham and moved to the south of England.

       

      I was a product development chemist working under George Whalley.

       

      I moved to France early/mid-1980's - at about the time of Chernobyl (remember that?)

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      Geoffrey Dennis

      Yes I do remember chernobyl and wonder just how much more radiation than we where told about was released.However the reason I asked the question was that I spent 50 years working in the Soap Industry including a period from from 1971 to 1984 as Soap Room Manager at Cussons.I knew George Whalley very well and counted him as a very dear friend. I was in a meeting when George walked in,sat down,looked round,stood up saying "Wrong Meeting" and made a swift exit Lovely Man! I spent the last 2 weeks of my time at Cussons, working at Gerards sorting problems.

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    Cliff Ton, Thanks for the advice.My computing experience is zero and these postings are amongst the first I have ever done as I was in the fortunate position when I was working of having someone to do it for me.In consequence would you please explain the purpose of symbols I keep seeing and the circumstances under which I would need to use them.