Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Not been up Mansfield Road for a few weeks what's happening on the site? Everything is demolished and boards around the site, but nothing happening inside. This was it a few weeks ago; the empty space is where York House was. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Could make a nice skateboard park Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 #76 I meant it looks better now than it did when York House was there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Cliff? In the 80's roughly where those steps are was a "fun"pub..a very pale blue and cream..can't remember its name,any thoughts?..Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,900 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Nottingham has changed quite a lot but I liked the pic of the Weslyan church , it brought back memories from my childhood. My brother and I went to sunday school there. Had pennies for the collection and would go around the corner to a little shop and spend it on sweets. Naughty. But we were kids Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 As I've said before a brewery would look nice there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Like Graham - #57 - and SMort - #72 - I was at Trent Poly and during 1967 had to attend lectures in York House. Even then, within a year or two of its completion, it was a shit hole, and its loss will come as a welcome relief. Its only redeeming feature was that it overlooked what remained of Victoria station. It's ironic that York House has had an economic life of only 50 odd years, yet the Fothergill building is still going strong after 125 years. Are there any other 1960s Nottingham buildngs which anyone would like to nominate for demolition? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 #83 Central Collage Maid Marion Way There are quite a few in the Main Marion Way area that are not good to look at Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Just checked on Goggle, and it's now called the Horn in Hand (is that a euphemism?). I think it was the Spread Eagle in those days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I did a bit of fencing while I was there. One of my fellow students was pretty keen, and persuaded one or two of us to go along. Regret to say that I didn't keep it up. In fact, I don't think I got beyond the first two or three sessions! Went back for a reunion in October 2012, and after the shock of the altered appearances, the years dropped away and it was as if they had never elapsed: My fellow students were exactly the arseholes I remembered them as! Well, some of them, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Cliff? In the 80's roughly where those steps are was a "fun"pub..a very pale blue and cream..can't remember its name,any thoughts?..Ian. The steps might coincide with this place. York House is the big slab in the background. PTP say this photo is from the 80s, but by the 90s it was called "Bobby Brown's Cafe". (BBC....who were in York House). And I've just remembered that it was previously called The Roebuck, coincidence for Nottstalgians. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks Cliff,The Empire- never actually went in..full of smoothies if I recall. Further down on the same side,the Mansfield Arms has had many names over the years,including Blueberries.In the 80's it was called Ledgers and Widows was on ITV,(wives of bank robbers took up the mantle of their previous)and were looking for some valuable ledgers...someone sprayed 'HARRYS' ledgers on the sign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Re #86, Was it the Goldsmith Tavern? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 In the 1950s and 1960s the church was Pentecostal but may well have been originally built for another denomination Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I worked and studied in York House in the mid-2000s for a few years and would concur with those that state it was a dump. One of the things I remember was the asbestos walls. During an induction day we were advised not to mount things on the walls as withdrawing drawing pins could create asbestos dust. There were two lifts which were inadequate at class times with often a stream of staff and students queuing practically out of the door to travel up umpteen flights of stairs. It was usually quicker to walk up seven storeys. Since demolition time a friend was taken around the site and below ground there are still vestiges of the Nottingham Brewery. The brewery had tunnels which led directly to Victoria Station where they took the barrels out to trackside for loading, apparently. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 In the 1950s and 1960s the church was Pentecostal but may well have been originally built for another denomination See post #30 onwards for the various changes to the church. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,480 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Originall,y the site of York House was going to be an extension for the Vic Centre. Now, to no-one's surprise, it's going to be student accommodation. https://westbridgfordwire.com/improved-design-for-10-storey-student-block-in-nottingham-gets-green-light/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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