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  14. Nottingham Chippies Good and Bad

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    Theodosius 501 chippy used to be between The Anglo American garage & The White Horse on Ilkeston road was the dogs .

    Very really use a chippy now , but the odd time my lad wants to be bored to death & join me in a visit to the city ground the one just up from the train station or the one oppostise Trent Bridge House on Radcliffe Road both fill a hole .

    I only ever have chips & curry sauce the one on Radcliffe road as currants / or raisins in it ........well i think that's what they are ?

  15. Nottingham Chippies Good and Bad

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    Quite the opposite was the Wollaton Street Chippy (or was it 'Servery' ?).

    Still goes down in my list as one of the best ever,,,, (& i've done my best to sample 'em all over the country)

    I still recall the waitresess - never used a pad or anything to remember the orders,,,, they'd take the orders from say 4 tables in her head,,,, & deliver all to the right person (try asking a 'new' Bar person the price of TWO drinks - they can't tell ya until they use the till to add them up !!!!!!!)

    The Snackery formerly Harry Lomax's fried fish restaurant.

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    More here http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?sh...c=248&st=40

  16. What And Where Was This Building?

    in Nottingham City Centre

    Posted

    So 2 months later you all remember the chippy !! thought I'd dreamt it .

    The Snackery formerly Harry Lomax's fried fish restaurant.

    Quite the opposite was the Wollaton Street Chippy (or was it 'Servery' ?).

    Still goes down in my list as one of the best ever,,,, (& i've done my best to sample 'em all over the country)

    I still recall the waitresess - never used a pad or anything to remember the orders,,,, they'd take the orders from say 4 tables in her head,,,, & deliver all to the right person (try asking a 'new' Bar person the price of TWO drinks - they can't tell ya until they use the till to add them up !!!!!!!)

    Ha ha so there was a chippy on wollaton street ?

  17. Nottingham cinemas

    in pre 50's Nottingham

    Posted

    The Ritz Cinema was built for the independent exhibitors; Ritz (Ilkeston) Ltd. and was designed in a modern Art Deco style by the Nottingham based architect Reginald W.G. Cooper (his seventh cinema design project). It opened on 20th May 1938 with Barbara Stanwick in "Stella Dallas" and British film star Victor McLaglen was guest of honor (invited by his nephew J.V. McLaglen who was the first manager of the Ritz).

    The cinema had a very distinctive style that was very similar to the Odeon theatres which were being built at that time. There was a slender fin-tower feature and the main facade was covered with a light biscuit coloured Doulton 'carraware' tiles. Seating in the auditorium was provided for 922 in the stalls and 480 in the circle. Unfortunately in later years the rather narrow proscenium did not adapt well for screening Cinemascope films and the top masking had to be lowered to give the wide screen effect.

    The Ritz was operated as an independent cinema throughout its life and was closed on 8th June 1958 with a re-issue presentation of Vincent Price in "House of Wax". It was converted into a bingo club, which remains today, independently operated. The Ritz is a Grade II Listed building.

    Taken today .

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  19. Redundant Jobs

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    There was a very well to do mate of mine who even had a double barrel name did a ridiculous time at university every time i saw him he was jetting off to some far of place to do is work or his sister used to tell me which part of the world he was in , he once sent me a book which i never paid much interest in , after many years of not seeing him i bumped into him on his push bike on crown island where he was off too work on the night shift @ pork farms .

    He asked me if i had got the book he sent me which was an Atlas on the opening page it said cartography by followed by his name.

    So no more measuring latitude angles to the North Star for this whizz kid , just ripping heads off turkeys.

  22. Nissen huts

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    From Dens FLYMO TURBO COMPACT 330, Used grass cutter for sale tread http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1811

    Cheers Den , any idea how high grass can grow ? its just peeking over my 8 foot fence !

    If you look closely before the green house there is an old Anderson air-raid shelter or you could just hide in the grass !

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    From http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/www/press...?ReleaseID=1133

    The keys of a refurbished Tarran bungalow have been handed to its delighted tenant in the final stages of the City Council's programme to replace these 309 wartime 'prefabs.'

    In the latest phase, 34 bungalows have been completely re-furbished, at an approximate cost of £2,574 million, under the City's Tarran Bungalow Replacement Phase12 programme, which is almost complete at three sites at Cinderhill, Beechdale and Whitemoor in Nottingham.

    The City Council intends to invest a further £21.7 million in its housing stock during 2001/2002.

    This will include £1.43 million to rebuild a further 22 pre-fabricated bungalows, beginning in June, leaving only 16 to be replaced out of the City's original 309.

    Mrs Valerie Richards, who lives at 160 Cinderhill Road, said. "When I received the chance to have my bungalow rebuilt I jumped for joy. The Council and the contractors have done a wonderful job and have been very helpful. I am currently living in temporary accommodation and expect to move into my new home in May 2001.

    "I am looking forward to improved living conditions, a quiet central heating system, warm home and low bills"

    The pre-fabricated Tarran bungalows were built in 1946 due to a high demand for family accommodation after the war.

    The bungalows were quick to build and have lasted close to 50 years. However, they have now lasted longer than their planned lifetime and require major improvements. The new bungalows are accessible to everyone, including disabled and elderly people, have PVC-u windows, all round super insulation, and user friendly and efficient heating systems.

    Graham Allen MP handed over their keys to Mr & Mrs Richards today (Friday, May 4) at 10:00am. He said, "Progress on replacing them has been extremely positive and none of this would have been possible without the co-operation of the tenants and City Council officers involved. Tenants are highly delighted with the work.

    "The Tarran Bungalow Replacement Programme will make a big difference to these Council tenants. They will now have quality accommodation surpassing today's housing standards, with an efficient heating system to cut fuel consumption, high domestic fuel bills and carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.

    "Improving the quality of life by improving housing standards and saving energy equals happier tenants by saving them money and helping the environment at the same time; it's got to be a winner". The SAP rating of 85 for the newly built bungalows significantly exceeds the Government target of 80. (Standard Assessment Procedure, used to measure the energy efficiency of buildings).