Hyson Green and Basford

[letsavagoo 963]

1 hour ago, Jill Sparrow said:

@letsavagooI didn't realize he was your age. I knew Christine and, of course. Denise. I always thought the brother was the eldest but I see, on looking him up, that he wasn't. Born in 1955. He must be on your school photos. The Ropers were a nice family.

Yes Jill, John is on my class photos. I don’t know what school he went to after Berridge. He wasn’t with me at FFGS. My Jane was with Denise all the way through Berridge too. She thinks she went on to Mundella. I think Christine was the eldest. I don’t remember her at all.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

According to Gerald Chandler, who taught Denise Roper in the penultimate year of Berridge and his first year of teaching, she went to grammar school. It probably was Mundella because I know she wasn't at Manning. Mr Chandler said Denise was his all time favourite pupil as she was bright, very hard working and well behaved.

 

Christine Roper went to Peveril and was in the same year as my sister.

[PeverilPeril 3,284]

I wonder if the Roper's that you refer to are related to Bruce Roper, who owned the off license on Peveril St., in the late 40's early 50's?

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

I think I looked into that before, PP, and couldn't see any immediate connection but there may be a link within the wider family.

[gary martin 2]

i was born on pleasant  row,i was one of 8 kids born there and  we are the Martin family,my family goes back to the late 1890s living on this street with my dad and grandad living on Thornton terrace,we had a great time there and great community spirit as we all had fxxk all but each other,

[nonnaB 4,895]

My husband is the eldest of 7 so I can visualise what you all did as kids. My husband could write a book about cemetries at midnight and being locked out of school and had to climb a drainpipe to get into his classroom. He lived in a small village in Sicily and they had to make their own amusement which usually got them into mischief.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Pleasant Row was near to St Paul's church on Radford Road. The church was turned into flats many years ago. Shame, as it's a nice building with an interesting history.

 

There were several Pleasant Row families with children at Berridge.  My father was apprenticed to a man named Alf Sheen who was born in Pleasant Row, although that would be before Gary's time.

[Cliff Ton 10,468]

Several photos of Pleasant Row on Picture Nottingham. One of those streets which didn't live up to its name.

 

https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm001286/posterid/ntgm001286.html

 

https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm001465/posterid/ntgm001465.html

[benjamin1945 16,160]

Pleasant Row was full of nice people in the 50s........including my Cousin Doris and her husband Blonde...... 

         My beautiful Dog 'Floss' also enjoyed her holidays with them.......when we went away.........

[David sheridan 159]

On 5/26/2014 at 5:17 AM, mercurydancer said:

The most likely explanation is that there was a local builder called Isson.

What is now the Forest rec was originally a horse racing ground.

Wow that's interesting as i am a keen horseracing fan, will have to google see if i can find more info !

[David sheridan 159]

I see that the goose fair racecourse site end in 1893, and the racecourse moved to it's present site at colwick park 

[PeverilPeril 3,284]

That's interesting about the Goose Fair race course. I wonder if there was a lake on the Forest site? My Grandfather said that Lake Street was said to be a track to a lake in the distant past? Think CT looked into this some time ago but nothing on the old maps.

[Cliff Ton 10,468]

It was in this thread PP  

 

https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/10886-any-idea-what-this-bovill-street-was/?tab=comments#comment-402376

 

The conclusion was that there hasn't ever been a lake there; the name must originate from some other reason.

 

[David sheridan 159]

Isit true they form a team there years ago that became nottingham Forest ? I think the sat in the Clinton arms and got their heads together and laid down the basics 

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

I wonder whether CT the miracle map reader could locate where Adams Cottages were on Lindsay Street in Hyson Green? I've come across the name in researching  a family tree. There's a photo of Lindsay Street on Picture Nottingham but I've no idea where it was.  Prior to living there, the family in question resided in the evocatively named Smokes Yard, somewhere near Nottingham Castle.

[Cliff Ton 10,468]

This may be the one you'd found; described as Adams Cottages from Adams Street - with Lindsay Street in the distance.

 

https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm001020/posterid/ntgm001020.html

 

Lindsay Street is marked here; the road on the left is Radford Road, and St Paul's church is still there.

The narrow road between Lindsay Street and Forest Street is Adams Street, but not named on here.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Brilliant stuff, CT, and many thanks. Basically, it's under the present ASDA site. I had no idea it was there. This was an address on the 1911 census. I would imagine Lindsay Street and possibly even Adams Cottages still stood when I was a child. The family later moved to Bateman Street which is also long gone.

[Cliff Ton 10,468]

2 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said:

... the family in question resided in the evocatively named Smokes Yard, somewhere near Nottingham Castle.

 

Opposite Brewhouse Yard, near the Trip to Jerusalem.

 

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

That's the one. Places like Whitby still have many of these atmospheric yards. What a pity Nottingham no longer has such places.