Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Does anyone have any stories of the brilliant local actor Richard Beckinsale,he was born in carlton in 1947 (the same as I was),but surprisingly I have no idea where in carlton he and his family lived,(does anyone know?)are there any of his old friends or his family still around,from porridge to rising damp to name but two of his acting successes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,479 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 This may answer some questions. It's always worth doing a search on Nottstalgia first. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11210&hl=beckinsale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thanks cliff ton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 A chap I used to work with lived next door to Richard and his family on Orlando drive carlton, Kate Beckinsale used to play with my friends daughters at the time. This was in his early days as an actor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 An old friend from years ago lived at the top of Orlando Drive. Pete Mallard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Where was or is Orlando drive,sounds a bit exotic for the carlton I knew,I remember the likes of "Russia",cavo reck,conno field where a gang of us played footy using coats for posts ,valley road reck,Gregory garden place(think that was on "Russia",sunshine corner at the top of carlton hill(in the church there),the drill hall(carlton square)ect,but I never new Orlando drive,sounds pretty apt for a star like Richard Beckinsale though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 [ Here it is, Batesy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 He lived in Chilwell when I knew him in the 60s at clarendon College. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 [ Here it is, Batesy. Thank you Mike your a star,used to pass the end of that road then when I went fishing down a place called stoke bardolph.brilliant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 He lived in Chilwell when I knew him in the 60s at clarendon College. U knew him Siddha how cool is that mate.what was he like,are his parents or any family around still Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Robert Lindsay went to Clarendon too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,514 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 And Robert Lindsay's Mum was in the next bed to my aunt a few years ago in QMC, and he visited her. My aunt was quite excited about it ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 In between jobs I worked at Stanton iron workes,and I know Robert Lindsay worked there before going on to make a name for himself.I feel a sense of pride and closeness that out of the hard working down to earth family of people,we help to produce such talented off spring.not on a personnel gain,but on the area we are from,and the part we all played in it.brilliant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 orlando drive was oposit ritz cinema burton rd now the care home and geling rd the ther side was the drs surgery now day nursery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 the penticostal church on standill rd sunshine corner, station rd penticostal also did sunsine corner , sunshine corner it is very fine its for children up to 99 all are welcome wont you come on in but i carnt remember the last line can any body else who went.. russia was between fox hill rd and cavendish rd were richard herrod centre is now part of it still waste land gregory rose gardens between cavendish rd and westdale lane between buxton ave and the cavo pub.closed early 60s alot of the rose bushes in the houses in that area came from gregorys as they were giving them away when they closed down i know the ones in our garden and all our nieghbours did. conno field know as the alps cuz of all the hills on there they built a dry sky slope on foxhill rd side when they opened carlton fourum was that about 66/67. used to go over there a lot to mysisters or back home from her house she lived on highfield drive the other side of carlton pub Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Piggy and babs,do you know where the dividing line is then between carlton and gedling ,where does carlton end and gedling start,because as a youngster I would have thought Orlando road was in gedling(even though I never knew of the road before today) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 My 2 elder brothers went to school with him at Alderman White in Chilwell.....Lived about 12 houses away from our house. ( next door to my mate Kev ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Batesy 22 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Fynger that's great,are your brothers still around,are any of his family still in the nottingham area do u know ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Both those brothers are still around ( so are the other 3 )...one of em's in spain now...I don't think any of his family are still in Chilwell..he did have a house on Woodland Grove too...near College House School where he went ( they put a blue plaque up for him there not long ago. ( at the school )). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'd say anything east of Gedling Road is most definitely not Carlton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gedling? Looking at Google maps. Perhaps I would say the left hand side of westdale lane going starting from down from Shelford road/chesterfield Ave. Roads off WD lane would all be carton? Blackhill drive to Railwayline. Possibly bounded by Spring lane to the northeast, (See Gedling Wood) Stu may be more of an expert of the top boundaries? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 When we were kids, we used to say that if you walked up Westdale Lane with one leg each side of the white line in the middle of the road, you were in Carlton and Gedling at the same time! No idea if it's true, but we did it anyway! Is it true Stu? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,177 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Me mam used to say,if we did that,yo"ll get bloody run over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 So did mine! Sorry Mum. We soon learnt how to run fast. Not so many cars on the road then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Its one reason for evvin clean undies on, in case you get run ovver! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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