bamber 128 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 An excerpt from a BBC programme that compares present day Nottingham with a hundred years ago. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4528027752894 Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF 12 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 It's a great insight to the Nottingham of 1902 . . . I wonder if there's anymore footage of Nottingham available on DVD throughout the decades.... I'm over in Nottingham in March, will be interesting to see the changes since my last visit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martian 1 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Just imagine if Nottingham had retained her local communications infrastructure, (Tramlines and all of the suburban stations), she would now be the envy of many other cities! Easy to say in hindsight, of course, and I suspect that it seemed to be the right idea at the time when they retired the Trams, (followed by the Trolley Busses), and then shutdown all of our peripheral stations and, (of course), the 'jewel in Nottinghams crown' the Victoria Station. Berlin has an excellent transport network which consists of trains, trams, a subway and a number of ferries, (that take you across some of the local lakes), and a day ticket, (which only costs a few Euros), allows you unlimited travel on ALL of these throughout the day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 A great piece of old movie.I wonder what the city centre smelled like in mid summer,with all that 'oss muck'. that must of been around. Did they employ men to clear it up, hence the term, 's--t shovellor'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Alright for the Germans...We've had to renew our city bit by bit over the years.The Germans were able to plan things out in advance thanks to our lads leaving them a level playing field.We even provided them with loads of hardcore for foundations already in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Mentioned elsewhere here but for those who haven't seen it fast forward to 1974 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 The beautiful water clock, whenever I took the kids into town, we always had to see the water clock!!...................some memories of my 2 daughters, brings a lump to my throat.............. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Recently restored by a Nottstalgia member 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF 12 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 The 1974 video is very interesting . . . I have one question the building next to the Theatre Royal, not the Hotel, the other side was it a shop or did it form part of the old Empire Theatre????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 SeanF, I think you are looking at part of the Theatre Royal complex. The Empire was alongside the TR but demolished in the 70s to form the new building: - http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM003835&pos=11&action=zoom&id=55283 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 There was a sweet shop there in the sixties, Watmough's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Seem to remember talk of a Watmoughs next to the Royal in Goldsmith Street. When poohbear comes on line, he will know and advise correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yes, there was a Watmough's there on the Goldsmith Street side. I know because my mum used to work there for a while (probably 1969). She remembers Jimi Hendrix coming in to buy a packet of fags (maybe he was on at the Theatre Royal ?) Next door to Watmough's on the right was Jack Brentnall's music shop. A mate of mine worked in there selling guitars. Then next to that was the County Hotel (at least I think that's what it was called). I remember the police investigating when a woman booked in there and killed herself and they had no idea who she was. Also on Goldsmith Street was Selecta Disc. Went there a lot in those days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 The 1974 video is very interesting . . . I have one question the building next to the Theatre Royal, not the Hotel, the other side was it a shop or did it form part of the old Empire Theatre????? This one? http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM002253&prevUrl= http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM010292&prevUrl= 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hmmmmph! Bet you lot didn't know the wine gums were 8d a qtr though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Pooh Bear, great historical fact @ #15. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 There was a time when people would stand in awe at the foot of the beautiful Emmett Water Clock; now people with blank faces congregate to sit around it. Have we taken this imaginative construction for granted? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF 12 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 That's the building between the Theatre Royal and the Empire......Anyone know what it's use was. I only ask as I've read that the Empire was demolished in 1969, but this building seemed to remain till 1974 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 It was a sweet shop, Watmough's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 As denshaw has previously mentioned, here's a bit of a zoom in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I wonder if the Emmett water clock was partly the inspiration for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics? just a tad similar...................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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