Compo 10,328 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Over the years I have managed to collect a few photos of Daybrook Station. Here is a starter for ten. Robinson A5 locomotive of Colwick shed at Daybrook on 2/5/57: 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Noticed on the right'of the pic. a good old Nottingham company 'Be-ro' flour. Wonder when that ended? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 25 - 30 ish years ago I think Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Still love the BeRo cookbook for baking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Noticed on the right'of the pic. a good old Nottingham company 'Be-ro' flour. Wonder when that ended? Or when did it start? Looking at the "Britain from Above" photos in the 1920s, that factory isn't built yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not exactly a Nottingham company. Whilst Be-Ro had a base in Nottingham it actually originated from the North East. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Did'nt know that TBI,........when i worked for Marsdens in the 60s Bero was the most popular brandand we had it delivered from Daybrook and just assumed it was a local company,......i believe it was taken over by RHM and then just became another lost brand name.........wish i had a £ for every 8x3lb parcel i handballed off their lorries. lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/longhorsleylocalhistorysociety/thomas-bell---be-ro-flour A bit of history for you Benjamin . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 #7 I know what just you mean benjamin, same when I worked at Fine Fare. Not as bad as 'taters though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I believe the old Be ro cooking booklet is still available, or was a couple of years ago, My wife used to have my mums original copy but it fell apart and i got her a new one from ebay uk. Wife still makes her scones using that recipe, and a nice butter cake with butter icing. Sorry to go OT, you railway enthusiasts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 A slightly different angle on Daybrook Station, which is in the bottom left of the photo. The bridge in the lower centre is the railway over Mansfield Road; Daybrook Square still has the same layout. And note the empty space where the BeRo factory hasn't appeared yet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Here's a shot taken from the lattice overbridge where I used to stand to "Get the smoke" as a child [Photo: John Ford]: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 At its peak Daybrook was a large station given its locality [photo 1954, John Ford]: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 When you stand in the Homebase car park and look toward Basford, and remember the above view, it makes you want to cry. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/daybrook/ Daybrook Station Site Record 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 http://www.gjphotographic.co.uk/html/train_photos.html More Pictures of Daybrook Station. This site looks very useful for other threads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
briyeo 56 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Edited, I removed the image I posted here because I have just realised it was posted in another thread on this site by another member a while ago. So I will use a link to his original post instead. http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13046&p=293204 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
briyeo 56 Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 C12 Tank loco 67363 on a RCTS tour in 1951, this loco was used on the Annesley Dido too. I don't know if it was the same tour but in the same year 1951 this loco ended up at Heanor South station on the GNR Ilkeston to Heanor branch with a RCTS special. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I would guess that first photo is of the RCTS last passenger train over the Nottingham Suburban Railway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 A USSR map of Daybrook showing the line as they thought it was in 1975. Note some errors! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I recently bought these two photos of Daybrook station. I notice that the station signpost is different in each photo; one being a double post and the other a single post that appears to have been made from a length of rail. Does anyone know which of the two photos is the older? I do not have dates for either. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 The second photo can be seen on "Disused Stations" and they give a date of July 1951. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/daybrook/index1.shtml Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Thanks for the link Cliff Ton. I can see from the last photo in gallery 1 that the double post was in use in 1951 so it must have been replaced during that year. In photo No.5 gallery 2 you can see that the same rail post that carried the station sign now in use as a warning notice (1954). By close of play 1960 the sign had changed from 'Daybrook for Arnold' to 'Daybrook'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nottarian 16 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Just to add a couple of pictures from 1956, A day trip to London Organised for the Allen & Solly Workers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nottarian 16 Posted November 29, 2017 Report Share Posted November 29, 2017 Just re posting as not using Photobucket: Just to add a couple of pictures from 1956, A day trip to London Organised for the Allen & Solly Workers 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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