philmayfield 6,274 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 As I remember it was on the LHS of Mansfield Rd. in Carrington, going north, up a flight of steps and just below where the Peugeot garage now is. I've not lived anywhere nearby for over 55 years so it's a distant memory. I was right about Brincliffe though so I've not completely lost the plot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,704 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 A well known name lived there in early part of the 1900s . HOOLEY. FUNERAL TO-DAY. In the presence of a great assembly, the remains of the late Mr. George Hooley, ( brewer and licenced Victualler)) who died at his residence, Upnah House, Balmoral-road, Nottingham, Monday, after a long and painful illness, were interred in the General Cemetery this morning 18 June 1908 - Nottingham Evening Post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EileenH 496 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Yes, that's Brincliffe! It's the back of the school where the hall was and the playground. It wasn't a purpose built school so all the classrooms were different shapes and sizes. There was a 'haunted' tower that was out of bounds. There weren't any playing fields so we had to go to hockey at our pitch in Bulwell and then to the dance lessons at the Mellish! We had to crocodile round to Kirk House on Waverley Street for dinners and domestic science and needlework lessons. Then after dinner we went for break on to the Arboretum, where we got up to all sorts of things depending on age - from chasing the ducks in the first form to meeting lads and smoking in the Chinese Bell gardens in the fifth. Or so I'm told. (I was writing this reply on Friday evening and my internet access went - and my telephone - I rang BT and they're sending an engineer on Monday morning. However, I've got my broadband back now but still no telephone. That's not possible is it?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,398 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 You're the only person on NS who can actually confirm where the school was, Eileen, since you went there. It certainly sounds as though there was a lot of traipsing about involved whereas, at Manning, we only trailed to and from Noel Street for swimming. We also frequented The Bell Gardens during the lunch break but only from the fourth form onwards. Prior to that, we weren't allowed to leave the premises! Don't recall seeing anyone from another school there. Although Manning wasn't a large school by any means, it did have its own field and a gym, needlework and domestic science rooms. All very small in comparison with Peveril, where my sister attended between 1961 and 1965. By today's standards, Manning would be considered primitive in the extreme. I was thinking only yesterday that it's 48 years since we spent the school holidays visiting D&P, along with other places, acquiring items of the uniform ready for September. First formers started on the first day after lunch and I spent the entire morning watching the clock, eager to begin my grammar school career. I was only there for 3 hours that first day and by the time I returned home, there was a lead weight in my stomach that would remain there for the next 5 years! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,398 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Just wondering, Eileen, if it wasn't built to be a school, what was the original building used for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 2 hours ago, DAVIDW said: A well known name lived there in early part of the 1900s . HOOLEY. FUNERAL TO-DAY. In the presence of a great assembly, the remains of the late Mr. George Hooley, ( brewer and licenced Victualler)) who died at his residence, Upnah House, Balmoral-road, Any connection to the car dealers a few years later ? Maybe they were drinking before they were driving. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,398 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 I've been trying to remember the name of the school which was pointed out by my mother whenever we passed as where she went to night school to learn shorthand. It was very similar in appearance to The Manning and, presumably, built around the same time, 1930. It was Cottesmore in Lenton. I suppose that has also fallen foul of the bulldozers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,704 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: Any connection to the car dealers a few years later ? Not sure . George HOOLEY ( born 1841, Wollaton son of John and Hannah ) , at the time of his death in 1908 , owned a number of licenced premises and beer-offs . He had no offspring. Previous to this , certainly in 1891 , he had been landlord of The Wheat Sheaf , Ilkeston Rd , Radford. As far as I can see the motor engineer Leslie Stuart HOOLEY born 1902 Stapleford was the son of Albert Edward HOOLEY born 1864 , a travelling salesman . Can't see a direct link . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: It was Cottesmore in Lenton. I suppose that has also fallen foul of the bulldozers? Yes, but only recently. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/2313-cottesmore-school/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,398 Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 #159 I suppose that was inevitable! Mum was a pupil at Guildford Girls on Bar Lane, Basford which was built in a similar style, along with Ellis Boys. All, now flattened and reconstructed. Aside from what went on within its walls, architecturally, the layout of Manning and these other single storey schools was quite nice. No matter where you were, there was always greenery in sight, either on the terraces or in the quads and on hot days, the French windows would be open, giving the impression of outdoor lessons. I've been in modern schools where there was no blade of grass to be seen, only concrete walls, covered in graffiti and the windows open no more than a crack or are covered with grilles. That really does make a person feel they are in prison! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 ^^^^^Blooming heck I didn't know the old main building had gone, when did that happen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 On 30/07/2017 at 3:34 PM, DAVIDW said: George HOOLEY ( born 1841, Wollaton son of John and Hannah ) , at the time of his death in 1908 , owned a number of licenced premises and beer-offs . He had no offspring. Previous to this , certainly in 1891 , he had been landlord of The Wheat Sheaf , Ilkeston Rd , Radford. Note the advertising sign on the side wall. This is the corner of Willoughby Street/Newgate Street in Lenton. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 #159. How very true, Jill. I very fondly remember our classes at William Crane School, when it was a nice summer day the French windows would be open. What we saw was a nice lawn surround for the most part by a border of flowers - lupins, tulips, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,704 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Looks like George Hooley brewery , pubs and beer-offs were taken over by Shippos . The deal went through 31 Dec 1925. "BREWERY FUSION. J. Shipstone Ltd. and Hooley Ltd., Nottingham PROPOSED PURCHASE, ■We understand that Messrs Shipstone and Sons, Ltd. have entered into a provisional arrangement .The purchase price stated is between £l2o,ooo and £150,000. Mr W. Hooley is manager of George Hooley Ltd" 22 December 1925 - Nottingham Evening Post Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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