A few random photos -1

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

In no particular order...

A trolleybus outside Griffin & Spalding

 

The Trip to Jerusalem in the early 20th century

 

And a building on Glasshouse Street which used to be visible from Vic Station, and has survived.

[loppylugs 8,427]

Thanks, cliff. Good memories.

[mary1947 2,079]

I could have been on that bus no 40 going home from work, don't suppose you know what year it was cliff? Wonder full photos Cliff

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

I don't know for certain, but looking at the cars around, I'd guess it was early 1960s.

[The Pianoman 1,532]

The Mk 2 Zephyr at the side of the bus registered FAL would be a 1960 registration. I suppose at a pinch it could be a 1959 reg. I had 100E Anglia reg. ETV which was 1959 and my Father had a Mk 2 Zephyr which was KTV and that was a 1961. It looks like a new car to me in that picture. Oh and it WAS NOT supplied by Hooleys.

[catfan 14,793]

Think you are right Malc, there is a Mini in the picture & they weren't out until 1959.

[Chulla 4,946]

#1. The bottom (colour) picture. I feel sure that the square-looking building down the side-street with the tall windows is where No.412 Squadron Air Training Corps used to hold their meetings - parades held in a car park to the left of the picture. We moved there from Haywood and Seely Schools on Perry Road, Sherwood.

[radfordred 6,284]

Taken last Thursday 26/5/16 from the roof of the fag factory.

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

The first 3 photos show a lot of places where students live.

The last photo shows a place where students will probably be living before long.

[catfan 14,793]

Looks like a giant Fag red !

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

On 01/06/2016 at 8:14 AM, Chulla said:

#1. The bottom (colour) picture. I feel sure that the square-looking building down the side-street with the tall windows is where No.412 Squadron Air Training Corps used to hold their meetings - parades held in a car park to the left of the picture. We moved there from Haywood and Seely Schools on Perry Road, Sherwood.

It's Howard Street, and looks like this from the other end.

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

It was the late Pete, but I've seen the photo in various places around the net. I don't know its origins.

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

19 hours ago, Cliff Ton said:

It was the late Pete, but I've seen the photo in various places around the net. I don't know its origins.

 

And this is the reverse angle. They were sitting on the wall here; the Old Dog & Partridge is still there on Parliament Street.

[FLY2 10,108]

Not a fish dock as such, certainly not in the mid 50's - mid 60's, as the fish trains only stopped for water occasionally, not to unload.

However, in earlier days, there could have been fish dropped off.  The north west short sidings near the turntable were in my day, crammed full of parcels stock, or engineering vehicles, as were the south east ones. I never remember seeing any cattle docks either.

Still rummaging through countless books though. You never know !

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Sorry Ian my only connection to Thurland St was my bank account used to be held at the beautiful NatWest bank there.

[Willow wilson 894]

Loco picture. 

I spy, behind the tender, the covered stairway which led up to the quirky little entrance on Parliament street.

Also the larger windows below the bit of skyline in the top left corner is the top of "R Cripps" showroom building. Purveyor of motor cars from whom my dad bought his Hillman Californian in 1955.

(Argos was the last occupant of that building).

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

17 hours ago, Willow wilson said:

Loco picture. ....... the larger windows below the bit of skyline in the top left corner is the top of "R Cripps" showroom building. Purveyor of motor cars from whom my dad bought his Hillman Californian in 1955.   (Argos was the last occupant of that building).

 

If it's Cripps you want......

[Willow wilson 894]

Cripps you get. Nice one Cliff Ton. Those were the days when I could memorize phone numbers. 

[FLY2 10,108]

Re the fish dock.... Good pic, but as I said, I doubt it was used as such in the 50's & 60's. Maybe for parcel use in those days. 

I can't even recollect a fishy odour, except when a southbound train was stopped by by signals of for water.

[Cliff Ton 10,457]

Still on Rootes........I've posted this here more than once before.

[notty ash 370]

Looks to imposing to have been built as a car showroom. OS map for 1913 shows it as garage - presumably for horses and carriages? Before that  the maps show 3 largish buildings on the site. Are there any photos, I wonder?

[notty ash 370]

Looking at photos 4 and 6 here, it could originally have been The Traders Mart, before the Garage building was erected.

 

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/history/gallery/photos-nottingham-1880s-199675

[FLY2 10,108]

Re the supposed 'Fish Dock'. I've feverishly searched relevant books for this, but as yet have uncovered nothing, other than a reference to fish vans being examined or dropped off at various locations on their journey to the south, one of those being Nottingham Vic. 

This was in 'The Great Central in LNER Days' vol 1. From the mid 50's to mid 62, I can never recall vans being detached.

However, the slope in the picture is referred to as leading to the horse dock. This of course was when the high and mighty alighted their coaches  to join the train. In the majority of books I've seen, this area was used for parcels and newspaper traffic. 

If there ever was a Fish Dock, surely it would have been situated on the east side of the station in order to cater for the southbound traffic. 

Anyway, any Vic experts out there, please inform us, as I was particularly interested in the Fast Fish trains, due to my late good friend Rob237 being an absolute hive of knowledge on this subject. 

Sadly, after many pints and Johnny Walkers, we never got round to discussing such details.

[catfan 14,793]

Always known as the Northern Fish Dock.

[FLY2 10,108]

Any clearer pic ? Maybe a plan !