Dark Angel
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@Jill Sparrow :- Romantics have the blood line of Jesus as the Holy Grail.
He is reputed to have sired a daughter. At some point being brought to The Dragon Isles, ( now known as Great Britain/Albion) as an infant.Later, allegedly moving to a remote part of France.
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Could it be ‘Institute of Advanced Nursing’? Alternatively ‘ Advanced Nursing Institute’?
You are looking at a great grandparent or one of their siblings for the year 1905.Also for that date you are more likely to be looking for a spinster as nursing was more of a vocation.
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Am in agreement with you.
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Nothing wrong with your memory. Spot on with Petts.
and yes, I also went to Chandos although you had left before I arrived to serve my sentence.
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@Messy Hessey: a quick reply. The row of houses where you lived were originally in Colwick. The old boundary being where Charworth Road was built to take road traffic over the railway. West of that was Colwick. The railway station was also built on Colwick land and the boundary was the northern edge of the cinderpath running alongside the railway until you reach Arthur Street where it merges with the tarmac. The bottom end of Netherfield was also Colwick. Even as late as the Great War, house address’ in that part gave Colwick as their address.
A little side story: the western bank of Charworth Road was known as Petts Bank.
there was a building which he says she says was haunted by a man who committed suicide. I have know idea of the truth or not of that story.
However, one day I was sat on the road fence on the eastern side looking at Petts building, when I realised there was a man walking from left to right inside the building. Having walked roughly three quarters of the floor space, he stopped to look up at a beam.
I have know idea of what followed as I ran home like a scalded cat. Not wishing to see a re-enactment of what may or may not have occurred.
He may have just been checking the building, but my imagination in full alarm mode suggested otherwise.
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@loppylugs: just read your post about living on Willow Road, it’s likely our paths crossed at some point in the early sixties, as I lived in the middle of where you lived and worked.
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@Beekay: to answer your query. After the 1792 enclosure act, land was divided up mainly between the Nobility and the Church.
The two Lords of the Manor in this instance being the Earl of Chesterfield and Charles Pierrepont.
from North to South there was already in existence a carriage/bridle path leading to the river Trent. Heading West off this path was another public bridle road heading towards Nottingham via Colwick.
The former became known as the Nether Field lane.
As the route through Colwick was less arduous than going over Carlton Hill, most travellers took the low road.
Charles Pierrepont decided to charge a toll for crossing his land.
Around 1800 a toll gate was erected at the junction of these bridle ways. Arguably, it should have been sited further along this bridle path, possibly around the site where Netherfield Coaches operated from at a later date.
This land at this time was all meadow land and fields. No railways, no industry.
Whilst contentious, it took until 1905 for disputes to be settled and compensation paid to the owners of Colwick Hall.
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Welcome @Messy Hessey: will answer your queries when am not so banjaxed, also @Beekay: will explain your query also. It might take a while as after swimming under the radar for years, the buggers have hooked me!
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@Beekay: The pony was only showing you who was in charge.
Does your safety lamp still work? Might need it if we have power cuts.
Has it been decorated with flowers?
It could have been worse. Before safety lamps, some brave soul would crawl along the floor with a lighted candle on the end of a long stick. Once an explosion had occurred he had to get up quick to avoid some residual gas before it suffocated him. (Sadly I don’t remember the correct terminology.)
Wonder what the life expectancy was for this job.
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@Beekay: if I wore a cap, I would doff it. As I don’t, I’ll touch my forelock.
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@Beekay : a bit before your time, unless you’re Dorian Grey!
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Beekay might recognise this place:
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Sabine Baring-Gould, did he not write about Werewolves?
Some rusty door in the recess of my mind has allowed a glimmer of light to enter.( Or not.)
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More nostalgia!
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@Oztalgian: Tried to upload that video at the same time and failed, however, you managed it.
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@Beekay: he’s an ex miner. He has the tee shirt.
In my opinion, this is the best version of any that I have listened to.
@Oztalgian: thanks for reposting Down the Medders, it seems to have disappeared along with a few others previously posted. (Some of the rubbishier ones are still there, that’s life, I guess.)
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This is a Nottingham song.
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Whilst the song isn’t about Nottingham. It is relevant and filmed in Nottinghamshire.
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Well I never..My abstinence from this thread didn’t last long.
Nottstalgia is generally a friendly site, people genuinely seem to care about each other.
However, politics often makes a rational person turn into Mr Hyde. Personally, I think it doesn’t need to be here. Nevertheless, it is up to the owner of the site to decide what is or isn’t allowed to be discussed.
Whilst politics is here, no one should be precluded from it, is that not censorship?
DJ 360 has every right to use the politics thread as any other who chooses to use it. As he quite rightly says, nobody has to engage with him.
Whilst I am here, may I respectfully point out that I don’t have issues with migrants, only those that enter this country illegally. There, is no way of telling any who are genuine from those who aren’t. The vast majority being single men, which, as I have previously stated alters the demographics of this country.-
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Lost Buildings of our past
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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@Jill Sparrow:- as you have read about the blood line of Jesus, have you looked at The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci?
The disciple sat to the right of Jesus looks very effeminate, however, I may need to see an optician.
Your post re The Holy Grail seems to have disappeared!
@Oztalgian:- a rousing song, once sung everywhere, now an element of our society are trying to have it banned. Along with many traditions from our childhoods.
Allegedly based on the story of Joseph of Arimathea having visited these Islands accompanied by a young Jesus who spent time with people of knowledge whilst here.