mercurydancer 1,104 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 I am having a little bit of banter on another site regarding the exact location of the fire which caused such damage to the old John Player factory. Basically there is a little contretemps as I think the factory is in Radford but another thinks it is in Hyson Green. I am appealing to the greater minds of Nottingham to clarify and the experts on maps such as Cliff Ton (whose skills at producing maps of any era, almost instantly, I greatly admire) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,449 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 No way is it Hyson Green. It's on Player Street, Alfreton Road, and Radford Boulevard. To say it's in Hyson Green is about as accurate as saying it's in Beeston. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 I am sure it was in Radford. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Deffo Radford. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,449 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 To demonstrate my earlier point, I'm not sure exactly where the boundaries of Hyson Green are, but it certainly isn't on the west side of Alfreton Road; and that's where the fire was. The fire was in sand-coloured buildings which on this map are above the words Norton Street. http://binged.it/1IDWHmD 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Cliff Ton I have always considered the boundary between Hyson Green and Radford as being on Alfreton Road. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Definitely Radford... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,504 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 My cousin is a fireman based at Highfields and has been working on the fire. He's done 4 x 12 hour shifts with no breaks in the past week. He says it's the biggest fire he's had to deal with in his time in the Fire Service (over 30 years) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Def is Radford. This factory was always referred to as "Players Radford". ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham 63 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I have always known it as Players Radford ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Radford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Does it really matter !!! zzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yes ! Lets be really pedantic today FLY2, I would take umbridge if Bulwell was confused with dread the thought........Aspley. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Sorry catfan, I see your point !!!!! It amazes me it's took so long to extinguish. God knows why !!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Me too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Anyway, it's definately Radford because I was born on Denman St. That's Radford !!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 No offence meant with post #12. It is important that we clarify it. I always thought the area to the right of Alfreton Rd going up from the Blue Star Garage was Radford, and the area to the left was Hyson Green. That's how it was when I lived on Bridlington St in the 50's. I hope that's settled it !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 And a Radford lad at that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,449 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Basically there is a little contretemps as I think the factory is in Radford but another thinks it is in Hyson Green. It would be interesting to know where "another" thinks the boundaries are between Hyson Green and Radford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kendaldrac 40 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Nottingham City council has boundaries Radford defined to the east by Alfreton Road and to the South by Ilkeston Road so the Players factory site is definitely in Radford. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Cliff Ton The "another" is someone I know from another forum. Its a military forum and this chap claims to have been in the same corps as me at approximately the same time. I have no recollection of him, nor anything near, and so I have my reservations. He claims to live in Hyson Green, but seems to have some problems with the basic geography of that area, or its landmarks. Any of them. Tram stops, pubs, supermarkets, vegetarian food shops (for like me, he is a vegetarian and there is very good vegetarian food to be found in Hyson Green) He claimed to live within 200 meters of the Player's factory fire, yet lives in Hyson Green. This is not consistent with fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well, good to see that's absolutely established. Now then, is the Pope Catholic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Is the damn thing out yet ? I didn't see any news last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Send in the Luftwaffe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I always understood that John Player's was in Radford with Alfreton Road being the division between Radford and Hyson Green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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