Paulus 541 Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Still preferred the 'osses........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meeowed 314 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 I used to come home sometimes from Claremont school standing on the rear axle of the dray and hanging on the tailgate The driver would be fast asleep with an old sack round him The horses knew the way back to the stables how the driver slept on cobbled roads was amazing must have been the beer ha ha my grandfather could plait all the mane and tails with red white and blue ribbons for shows he had lots of horse brasses and silver cones that went over the horses ears meeowed 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 My great grandfather Samuel Ward looked after the Shipstones horses in his later years of employment and he lived with his wife and family first of all in Liddington Street and finally on Suez Street in Basford. As a young man, he had worked on his father in Law's farm in Lambley and was said to be a dab hand at ploughing with a Shire Horse team. He loved those horses! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shaz58 21 Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 I remember the horses at the Park Tavern across the road and at the Red Lion just a bit further up Nuthall road from us brining the barrels - they scared me as I thought they were huge ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 11/6/2006 at 5:38 PM, Trafalger said: Could it be ......'The Loggerheads' Wonder what happened to the crucifix & the war memorial that was attached to Loggerheads? Who's was that dog? Anyone know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Christine Murray 6 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 My grandad had a chemist shop on the corner of Rawson Street in New Basford just along the road from the brewery. I remember the drays clattering by on the cobbled roads. My dad was friendly with Shipstones' Ostler, Mr Tom Kirkland. Between them they fixed it for me to groom two of the shires, Duke and Captain?. I would have to stand on a beer crate to reach their backs and put their food on the floor to reach their heads. My wages was a crate of fizzy pop. 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,268 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 That's a lovely first post Christine - keep em coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Welcome Christine. Look forward to reading more of your memories. My great grandad, Sam Ward, worked with the horses at Shipstones around 1900 until his retirement. He lived at 24 Suez Street. He had previously been a farmer and was famed for his ploughing skills with the teams of heavy horses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meeowed 314 Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 I used to work at a garage on wollaton street my first job from leaving school one winter it would be 55/56 I saw two shippos drays stop at the top of the hill the road was two way in those days The driver would put a chock under the wheels to hold back the dray on the descent This particular morning it was very ice covered I looked out the window to be met with an amazing sight of the dray going past with both horses sat on their backsides all four legs pointing straight out in front sliding down the hill with the driver frantically trying to get them back on their feet They only stopped when they reached Clarendon street meeowed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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