The Engineer 614 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 As per topic title. Also, in "Areas of Nottingham", why is Mapperley missing? Does nothing happen there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Turners Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Cheers. Also called "Top Venue" at some point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 why is Mapperley missing? Does nothing happen there? Now Kat's Carlton, Mapperley, Arnold & Sherwood Forum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Only went there once,when i was between marriages in 82 or 83,i had a divorced neighbour who was always crying about his ex wife,so just to be sociable went with him to a 'Divorced' get together there hoping it would cheer him up. Did'nt work............his ex was there,having a good time Dancing the night away,..........he left in more tears,.......turned out he was always a Cry Baby'...........as she told me on the way back to her place............lol. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I have a complete blank in my mind as to where the Co-op in Mapperley was, never mind the club above it!! And I lived near there from 1943 - 1966 (and continued to visit Mum and Dad there until 1981). I hate it when I completely forget things......... Please can someone tell me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Plains Road , Mapperley Top , Mapperley - Co-Op shop with the club above - the shop is opposite the TSB bank 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 On the opposite side of Mapperley top to Breck Hill Road; going back towards Westdale Lane Margie. Thanks Enigma, I tried but couldn't get a picture to post. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 It was also known as Marshalls at sometime. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thankyou for showing/telling me about where the Co-op is - still can't say it's in my OWN memory but the picture helped. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for the Pic. Enigma,brings back good memories of my Store Detecting days at the Coop,Mapperley top was always busy for us in the Evenings when the store managers had gone home,leaving in the main Part time ladies to face groups of travelling Shoplifters,........we used to cover on the same night the other coops in the area,Westdale lane and main st Gedling,always had a result,.........and we'd finish with a nice pint in the Vale at Daybrook. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Picture the Past have a photo they say is early 1980s. In an enlargement of the entrance, you can just see the word Turner's. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for the reminder. I worked for The Nottingham Co-oP as an apprentice/electrician from 1968-1975. I worked on maintenance at Mapperley and the building of Westdale Lane and Netherfield, where Benj no doubt trapped a few. The sign in 12 brought back the full name, 'Turner's Banqueting Suite'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Still worried that I can't remember the Co-op in Mapperley. Does anyone know when it opened? I remember that my mum used to do her shopping at one time at a shop (was it a Co-op...) on the corner of Breckhill Road and The Crescent, opposite Littlegreen Road. I remember it had a concrete wall round it which I used to play on while she was shopping Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 MargieH, that seems to have turned into a builder's office. I knew that area well in the late 1980s and it looked like that even then. https://goo.gl/maps/Jb3tZ1UQfCC2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Was this ever a Co-op? I don't remember ever doing any work there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Or possibly the shops at Somersby Road / Melbury Road ? https://goo.gl/maps/XGfgFmd2A812 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Cliff and Mick, that is definitely where the shop used to be but the time I'm talking about was the late forties/ early fifties. Can't remember if the shop was a Co-op but it was definitely a food shop. As I said, I mostly remember climbing on the small concrete wall, walking round it and jumping off! Nice to see Littlegreen Road - I used to walk down there every day to Arno Vale School. (4 times a day actually as there were no school dinners when I started so I used to walk the 8/10 mile home for my dinner and then back to school again afterwards. Sometimes I had a packed lunch, but not always 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Only went there once,when i was between marriages in 82 or 83,i had a divorced neighbour who was always crying about his ex wife,so just to be sociable went with him to a 'Divorced' get together there hoping it would cheer him up. Did'nt work............his ex was there,having a good time Dancing the night away,..........he left in more tears,.......turned out he was always a Cry Baby'...........as she told me on the way back to her place............lol. "Grab a Granny Night" then eh benjamin 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I used to shop there when I was a young mum, I would walk there with baby in the pram park it outside and do my shopping. The rooms above were known then as 'Turners Banqueting Suite'. Graham Marshall did take it over. ​It would be about the time Benjamin used to go to grab a granny night. LOL 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I, too, used to leave the baby in the pram outside the shop (in Leicester) when I used to go shopping. No-one would choose to do that nowadays, would they! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Not if they've got any sense Margie. I rarely tie our dog up outside a shop. Years ago a neighbour of ours had their car pinched from the driveway, with baby in it. She was just unloading her groceries while this happened. A happy ending though, car and baby recovered a little while later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Lizzie, that's so scary. It's the stuff of nightmares! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 You are right Lizzie I wouldnt let my dog out of sight now never mind a child. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Now Kat's Carlton, Mapperley, Arnold & Sherwood Forum Maybe you could squeeze Carrington and Bakersfield in somewhere as well! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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