Ashley 288 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 I see the former public air shelter/mushroom farm/ car sales and storage (in that order) on Nottingham Rd New Basford is in the process of demolition, I hardly recognize my old "hometown" now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,492 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Give us a clue Ashley. Where exactly is this glamorous location? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Sandicliffe? Something was on fire recently in that area wasn't it? Lortas Road perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Aren't they building an Aldi store on the Sandicliffe site? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Corner of Lortas Road and Nottingham Road New Basford. Used to play in the air raid shelter when I were a lad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Factory went up in flames last week around Lortas Road. Being demolished now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 ditto NewBasfordLad, though was the mushroom farm by then, and got chased by the "Mad Pole" who owned/ran it, the land next to it was an open field for years, as was the land alongside the former GCR from Chambers Haulage Contracters to backs of housing on Perry Rd, great for "war games" esp when trenches were later dug for footings of Ceshires on the former and council housing on the latter, both were unfenced throughout all the building work, unlike the former GCR line Gedling Pit to Netherfield when it was reinstated for a short time as a single line for slag heap disposal about 15? years ago, looked like Stalag Luft X11 with the high feneing etc, god knows what that cost! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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