ChrisB 150 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Doesn't seem to be attracting much interest as yet, I had a look on Saturday. In it's new incarnation as 'Gresham Court' it is to be three units available as food / retail outlets. I think the developers though, whoever they are, have overlooked the fact that the area is already saturated with such things. The Bentinck next door is now a Starbucks, inside the new station front is a Costa and a Morrisons, there's a Tesco just round the corner in Station Street, down the road towards Broadmarsh is a Greggs and a Sainsburys and other similar outlets on the opposite side of Carrington Street too. Personally, I think the scheme is a non starter, I don't know how much (if any) work has been done but the front is boarded up, reducing pavement width even more where people queue for buses. I get the feeling it a case of 'If there's any interest, we'll complete the work' Don't hold your breath though, I think it could remain boarded up for some considerable time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 My mate? Richard Cooksie worked at one of those hotels,cant remember Which one ,was the other one called the portland hotel,think the stubbins from the meadows owned one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Which one of these "hotels" on Carrington Street had the reputation as being of being a "knocking shop" ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Quite a lot of references to the subject here http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=91&page=11&hl=gresham#entry131137 starting at #207 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don walker 122 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 hi charlesworth you mention stubbins was this this the stubins the biulders the old man used to live on Kirkby street in the middle 50s ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Stubins had a second hand shop on Kirkwhite st, I think the sons name was Mascari. There was a yard off Orange st with a steam traction engine in it, I'm sure it was sign written as Stubbins builders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don walker 122 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 that's right, I remember now he had a lorry,, his yard was down an entry next to mill's shop. didn't Mrs mills son get hung for murdering a young girl, I seem to remember my dad saying they hung him on his 18 th birthday I lived in bell st. at the time , I would be about 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Did you know the Clifton family from Bell terrace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Denshaw right the son did have a secondhand shop on kirkwhite st,stubbins did a lot of repairs in the meadows , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 his yard was down an entry next to mill's shop. didn't Mrs mills son get hung for murdering a young girl, I seem to remember my dad saying they hung him on his 18 th birthday Here you go, but not 18th birthday tho. http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/heart_beats.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don walker 122 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 hi denshaw I have been asked this before,, I seem recall the name but can't remember what number they lived at,, I remember the ,,renshaws,, the chesters Susan Arnold, the turners, and a polish family can,t remember their name,,, the goddards , longstaffs blackberrys, slacks, I will ask my mate john longstaff if he remembers them, he might even know what became of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
don walker 122 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 hi caftan thanks for the info ,made interesting reading. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm sure this links up with another thread, something about a murderer in Sherwood or daybrook? And a local cinema. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Den, I haven't found the thread but I think the story you are referring to this. In 1951 Mabel Tattershaw was murdered by Herbert Mills; they'd had a date the Roxy cinema on Ribblesdale Road, Sherwood, just before he killed her. Some of the names match up with what you mentioned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Don't think it was the Roxy but the Metropole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 According to this (scroll to page 148) ...... https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tqZV7Vt48MgC&pg=PA156&lpg=PA156&dq=mills+murder+nottingham+1951&source=bl&ots=79Vy16IYtL&sig=g35LnsnDSsc2vfr-EgcTn59ADT8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gZW1VMzdMMPkavnAgLAE&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=mills%20murder%20nottingham%201951&f=false Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Never even knew there'd been a cinema there: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/45060 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 The Roxy ended up being owned by George Atkins, he also owned Annometals the plating company next door. When it came to getting demolished would be the late 80s George being George he tried to get it done on the cheap. It ended up with a stop notice on the works as they got the demolition of the cantilever balcony all wrong and nearly fetched the lot down in one go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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