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Re last post, the song is called Not in Nottingham and is a cover of a Disney song from Robin Hood. Must try & improve on multitasking as I am falling short at the moment. Here is another song. Whilst the song isn’t about Nottingham, I’m pretty sure it was filmed at Papplewick Pumping Station. https://youtu.be/mnLAIiHPv7c fingers crossed this works.

Another attempt at posting Back to Nottingham https://youtu.be/Uc_2IBuzf-g

To quote Spike Milligan : It doesn’t matter who you vote for The government always get in.

The Turntable Song : hopefully, this is the video I tried to put up earlier. https://youtu.be/8hGxj0OdS2I

@Beekaydid you catch this tune when you were roaming : Shut Down Of The Pinxton Line. https://youtu.be/tACUA3c5_BI

The video I tried to post contained still photographs of locos on Kirkby shed & a Midland General bus, alas for whatever reason it wouldn’t let me.

For some reason previous post not working so try again with same song, different video. https://youtu.be/PKa0NmYBKKA

The Man Who Put The Engine In The Chip Shop. https://youtu.be/0Se_uW9_pVU

The excavations of the South end and middle weren’t to the same depth as the North end as they were excavating into a hill. The footbridge from the main concourse to the platforms would have been around 20/22 feet from rail level. This would have exited at the road level of the re-routed Glasshouse Street. St Anne’s Street has already been pointed out, but far right, the large building with what looks like twin towers is a maltings building on what used to be Milk Street.

In reply to Beekay. The word week probably stems from weke which was a dweller/worker on a dairy farm. The word day probably stems from the word daege/daye which was feminine and referred to a dairy maid/servant. As regards the cross, the last one was removed and the stone sold around 1804/5. This had supposedly been erected in the early 18th century and was either a new cross or a rebuild of an existing one. The previous one had been built or rebuild of an existing one in the early 16th century. This also appears to have replaced an earlier cross. The area has been inhab

Tivey's bakery, that tickled the old memory cells.

Considering Nottingham had been hit with cholera, I am amazed people were allowed to build new houses without decent sanitation. In some cases, three or four houses would share the same waste soil depositories. ( waste soil was how they spoke of it in those times.) Within five years of being built two houses on Curzon Street were found to be a health risk. In those days they must have had serious issues to be highlighted in this way. Yet still they continued building houses in the same manner. Sorry, going off topic.

Sadly, a lot of the housing in Netherfield left a lot to be desired. The housing was built ad hoc by various builders, not really giving any thought to the people having to live in them. Being in the Trent Valley and having two engine sheds and a large marshalling yard, the atmosphere wouldn't have been conducive to good health, particularly in later life. Your mum saw the writing on the wall, an indoor bathroom, must have been akin to winning the pools. Returning to Loppy's comment about shunters, they would have worked in thick fog amongst other weathers

Apologies. The photo you put up was picture the past. Yes, the photo I was referring to is amongst those you have posted. Thank you. Also, a thank you to Loppy for your comments.

Cliff Ton:- Am doing my best here, however, am falling short at the moment. I did take screen shots of the toll gate and also the old cottage, but they came from different sources. Will persevere.

Have now located the photograph I was referring to. It's in Picture the Past, clearly shows the house the original questioner asked about. Apart from Loppy, it seems every one else has disappeared from Netherfield threads. There is also a photograph of the railway house which he queried, albeit boarded up.

Thanks Cliff Ton, a fair bit on this map to get my teeth into! Having sorted out the farms in my head, I now have an issue over the location of the first house built in Netherfield!

Have been doing some ferreting around, have now found two pictures of what I believe to be William Brierley's cottage. It is certainly not contemporary with any other buildings in Netherfield. This cottage was unique. A massive shame it got demolished to make way for the bank buildings. Cliff Ton has produced a map on another thread which sadly doesn't show this building, but shows another on what is now Garnett Street. I seem to end up with more questions when ever I think I've answered one. Could these buildings, (which I think still exist) have been used for residential or agricultural use?

To be paralysed with fear is never a good place to be. No wonder you emigrated to Arnold.

This may have nothing to do with the price of fish, however, in 1910 a Mrs Harriet Bull ran a dining and refreshment rooms on Haywood Road. She was also a tobacconist. Meanwhile, a Christopher Gilbert was a confectioner at Holly Mount, Woodborough Road.

So long as you managed to dodge the torpedoes and didn't hook a mine. A shunter was an under rated job, shifts, out in all weathers, on the plus side, they didn't need gyms! Pay not very good either, although there were enhancements like free travel, pensions, tended to be looked after if you got sick. ie if someone had to take a lower paid job through health reasons they retained their rate of pay. Just realised have gone off topic!

Cliff Ton:- what date is your map at the start of this thread? It's showing two farms and another building closer to where the Midland Railway would be built. If that is Brierley's cottage, then your map is locating it on what would later be Garnett Street, not where I've always thought it to be: junction of Meadow/Victoria Roads. The 1841 census lists Brierley's cottage in Netherfield but not the farms. Looking at their locations it's feasible one would be on Colwicks census return and the other on Stoke Bardolphs return. It does look from your

Whenever I approached the foot bridge, my mind would switch into adventure mode. The footpaths, bridges, nooks and crannies all fascinated me. Never ventured onto the railway itself. Didn't need to, plenty of other distractions. Wildlife plentiful where ever your gaze fell. To me, crossing that bridge was my own personal wonderland. I remember the narrow gauge railway, the little diesel zipping back and forth with its little hoppers. The tunnel it went through was originally built to accommodate water drainage from the Hesgang Pastures. The next tunnel up was built for the same rea

About 10 minutes ago I picked up a book and the page I opened up had a reference to William Brierley and his family being on the 1841 census. No mention of any farms, but they could have appeared on a different census. ie Colwick maybe. Alternatively they could have appeared after the census of that year.

Sadly no, the photograph I am referring to is in the opposite direction, to the rear of the photographer. Ironically, William Brierley's cottage is just to the right of this photograph.