Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Last week, I decided to visit the area where I'd spent the first sixteen years of my life. Meadow Grove, Holme Street, Brand Street, Moreland Street, Freeth Street and Grainger Street, where I lived, were now all small business units. Everthing that had been there before had all been demolished. The place where my home used to be was now T.A.C. (Training And Assessment Consultants). Mrs Wright's small grocery shop, which was across the road from my house, would also have been where T.A.C. was. After parking my car, I walked around the area, so many memories flooding through my mind. As I walked past Holme Street I thought about Albert Morley. He was a big, swarthy, black haired chap who looked great with his sideboards (sideburns). I could see him in my mind, sat on the doorstep of his house on a nice summers day. He'd have his record player on the pavement with Elvis Presley blasting out, a crowd of his mates singing along. Albert was a big Elvis fan, just as I and everybody else I knew were, and he'd always have the latest Rock & Roll records for us all to listen to. I walked along Freeth Street and thought about the football games that we'd have after we got home from school. The Bitterlings company that would really stink and the million flies that would be everywhere during the summer. After looking around I drove to Trent Lane to see if anything of the old Pleasure Park remained but it had all gone. There were only a couple of companies that did boat trips along the River Trent that I noticed. I'd parked my car in front of the wall at the end of Trent Lane, just outside the old Pleasure Park area: The River Trent was the other side of the wall. As I was about to get into my car I noticed an old plaque on the wall from 1884 and took a photo of it, as above. That evening, I looked it up on the Internet and found the articles quite interesting, especially the ones relating to Nottingham. I've attached a link below which I hope you'll enjoy reading.http://undercitywebsite.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/NOTTINGHAM 1 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Michael , here are some of the finer details of the tunnel from the opening ceremony report . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I think this may be what we are talking about. Still marked on a 1900 map, where it goes into the Trent (marked tastefully as 'Sewage Outflow') 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ohdobehave 1 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hi Michael, Very interesting to read your post - i work at TAC and we've always wondered what was here before us! you should of popped in and told us some tales 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I remember back in the 1950's when I was in the rowing club at Henry Mellish we took a small rowing boat for a few hundred yards up that culvert. Probably a foolish thing to do! Phil 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, ohdobehave. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. I was going to pop in but everyone was working so hard I didn't want to interrupt you all. . You state that you all wondered what was there before. Well, I've attached a photo of Grainger Street for you. My house was on the left, just before the entry. I spent the first sixteen years of my life there. I hope you like the photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Thanks, a few more good links out there if i remember.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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