jimbo 0 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'd like to see a street map of the Forest Fields area for around the 1910/20 time. Can anyone help? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,333 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'd like to see a street map of the Forest Fields area for around the 1910/20 time. Can anyone help? The area was being built on from the turn of the century...depends what you're looking for.The whole area is too large to show in detail on here...be more specific...which particular area or streets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 8,977 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 This is showing around 1915-20. What you notice is that the street layout back then is identical to the way it is today. There hasn't been any large-scale demolition in that area, so it hasn't changed. If you want to know the streets back then, look at Google today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 432 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 If you know the area you will see that Wilfred Avenue was flattened to make way for The Manning Girls School and that too was later demolished to make way for The Djanogly Academy. Another interesting map here: http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/basford-st-augustine/los1915.jpg I lived at 57 Russell Road from 1961-72 and remember Archer St and other nearby streets being flattened to make way for the Hyson Green Flats. I went to Forest Fields Grammar School (originally High Pavement) 1961-66 The school held it's carol concerts at St Augustine's now demolished. Although I now live in Daventry I go back every year for Goose Fair and my daughter who was brought up in Daventry now lives in a student let on Berridge Rd and attends Nottingham Trent Uni. She thinks Nottingham is amazing but then any twentysomething brought up in Daventry would find most other places amazing lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 8,977 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 True. It depends on where you define the area known as Forest Fields. I was taking it as being the roads which run down towards Gregory Boulevard, and the surrounding bits. The streets which disappeared for Hyson Green flats, I would've counted them as being in Hyson Green - but is that the same as Forest Fields? And when you go up Sherwood Rise towards the Djanogly place, where does Basford start? Maybe the area has changed quite a bit, depending on where Forest Fields starts and finishes. Discuss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,013 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 IMO Forest Fields ends at Noel Street? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 537 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yes Mick, on the Hyson Green border Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 924 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Our first house as a married couple was in Gladstone Street, just up from the pub at the Hyson Green end. My mates dad owned the pet shop on corner of Berridge road Radford road, Lovejoy's seed store. My cousins lived on Russell street for many years then moved to Oxclose lane, then Rise park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,013 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yes Mick, on the Hyson Green border Paulus I thought you weren't allowed to call it Hyson Green now? Didnt they change the name to Radford Road some years ago? IMO because of the bad name Hyson Green acquired itself? Banjo Thanks for reminding me of Lovejoys Seed Store. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I thought Forest Fields was the top side of the Goosefair site stretching out to along the front of the Arbouretum....it was when i lived in bedsits around there on 'burns st, arthur st e.t.c.....' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 924 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Just remembered, some barsteward stole my side panels off my Lambretta one night outside our old house on Gladstone street! Got a new set from Joselyn's on my insurance but had to store the scoot in the front room after that ! But had to get the union jacks repainted at my own expense ! Was a real pain getting it up and down the steps at the front door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 8,977 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I thought Forest Fields was the top side of the Goosefair site stretching out to along the front of the Arbouretum....it was when i lived in bedsits around there on 'burns st, arthur st e.t.c.....' True, I've heard the name used for there as well as the northern side of the Forest. So where exactly is Forest Fields? And is it an official name, or just a name used by locals? Looking at the Old Maps site, the name never appears. That area is always just labelled Hyson Green. Like this...... And how far north does "Forest Fields" extend? To Berridge Road...Gladstone Street? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,333 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Bit of a name change by the fifties... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 8,977 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Bit of a name change by the fifties... I think that's the answer Meanwhile, back to the original question from jimbo, I'd forgotten about this but it may help him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbo 0 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 To all those who have kindly responded to my question - very many thanks. I was looking for the area bounded by Gregory Boulevard and Sherwood Rise. Two or three of the maps sent show me what I wanted to know. I was born and bred in FF - on Ewart Road to be precise. I shall certainly use the forum again as it's good to know there are folk out there who are willing to share what they know. Thanks again. Jimbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 4,561 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Jimbo, do you remember a chippy on Berridge Rd, on a corner? It was my aunt and uncle's. Definitely there in the 50's as we visited it after the Goose Fair. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 541 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 interesting i have lived in forest fields for nearly 10 years now and my understanding has always been it covers the area between noel st and serwood rise gregory bulivard to beech ave beyond beech ave is classed as basford beyond noel st hyson green beyond gregory bulivard is the arbouretum and other side of serwood rise carrington. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 295 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Jimbo, as a schoolgirl during the late 50's / early 60's I had a very good friend - best friend we called them back then - name of Joan Bostock who lived on Ewart Road - I believe the number of her house was 96. I'd catch a bus from the Bells Lane Estate to Gregory Boulevard and then walk up to Forest Fields; I loved walking past the many terraced houses and passing the warren of cobbled streets, before eventually arriving at Joans. We'd take a walk along to Sherwood Rise and catch the bus into town; and probably go to either the 'Gaumont' or 'Elite' to catch the Saturday afternoon picture show. In case you're interested, a writer friend of mine: Joy James has helped in compiling a history of the Hyson Green flats, which I suppose you could say 'fronted' one of the entrances into the Forest Fields area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,013 Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Jimbo Questions such as yours are always welcome as the promote the discussion and recording of Notts history. You yourself will have such knowledge on other subjects that will be of interest to current and future members and visitors to our site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 8,521 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Enjoyed looking at the maps of Forest Fields. I traipsed along Gregory Boulevard to the Manning Girls' Grammar School every morning between 1969 and 1975. Ye gods did I detest that place. I'd sit in maths lessons fantasising about stealing a bulldozer and razing the buildings to the ground. Whilst doing so, of course, I was not paying attention to Pythagoras' Theroem and ended up having to write it out twenty times in the back of my maths book. I filled a boxful of maths books with that wretched Theroem and I'll bet I still couldn't recite it if asked. Our maths teacher tried several times to run me over in her green Austin 1100. I know you'll think I'm paranoid...but it's true. I shall not name her: she may still be alive (but quite ancient) and if she is, I wouldn't wander across the road in front of my vehicle if I were her!! Recently, a strange thing happened to me: I drove past the site of the former Manning School for the first time in years and of course, it was gone. I felt a most peculiar mixture of emotions: sadness and to some extent anger that someone had stolen part of my past. It has to be old age, doesn't it? I mean, I HATED the place with a passion. Does this apparent "softening" of the brain afflict anyone else? "The square on the hypoteneuse is equal to the illicit use of a JCB for two days..." See, I told you I couldn't do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 864 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to sum of the squaws on the other two hides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,593 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Our first house as a married couple was in Gladstone Street, just up from the pub at the Hyson Green end. My mates dad owned the pet shop on corner of Berridge road Radford road, Lovejoy's seed store. My cousins lived on Russell street for many years then moved to Oxclose lane, then Rise park. So you were a mate of Dick Lovejoy? I new Dick very well he was my appro to start with then we went clambing together. Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,593 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Jimbo, do you remember a chippy on Berridge Rd, on a corner? It was my aunt and uncle's. Definitely there in the 50's as we visited it after the Goose Fair. Katy you don't mean the one on the corner of Stanley St by perchance. And if so you must have known Christine? Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 924 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 So you were a mate of Dick Lovejoy? I new Dick very well he was my appro to start with then we went clambing together. Colin No mate I knew Richard very well but his youger brother, Phil was my mate. He was actually my apprentice for a while and we became good mates, only saw him last in 2011 at his local in Cropwell Bishop. Had a few beers and a meal with him and caught up on old times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 541 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 wish we still had a good old fasioned fish and chip shop on forest fields now two chippies still on forest fields neither of them very good in my oppinion we go of in the car for good ones if we fancy some good ones nearest we have found is appollo on vernon rd but even that can be hit or miss we sometimes go to andys derby rd stapleford if we are that way and have always had good food from them its always fresh they cook in small batches at slack times as you wait for it but at least its always fresh and hot we sit in the car and eat it other wise be cold by the time we got home. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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