Brew 5,462 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Not the depot you probably remember LL, a multi-story car park has replaced it. The 33kv TX's are still there along with the switch room. It was a poplular place for employees to park when going to town but sadly a couple have jumped from the car park so it's not really a place anyone likes to go now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,386 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 9 hours ago, loppylugs said: The bus fro Stockhil used to srop right there. It may have been a 22. Memory getting a bit shaky. It was the 22, Loppy. We used to catch it too, as it went past our road. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Interesting, Brew, thanks. I think in time past they may have had a DC generator hall there. In my day it had become garage for repair of EMEB vehicles. Up against Hanley street were offices and stores. Electricians got their work orders for the day and bus tokens and off they went to various parts of Nottingham service guys for cookers and other appliances were all based there and usually drove a vehicle as we were never long in one place. About 1968/69 we all moved out to Bilborough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, loppylugs said: I think in time past they may have had a DC generator hall there. In my day it had become garage for repair of EMEB vehicles. Up against Hanley street were offices and stores. Don't forget there's a thread on Hanley Street with photos of the places you've mentioned..... https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/7255-hanley-street-terminus/? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks for the reminder CT. Just had a pleasant time reading over that thread again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Am I right in remembering an Ericsson's Telephones factory at the top of Talbot street near to Canning Circus where they fabricated mechanical relays for the GPO telephone system? These devices had electrical contacts made of platinum and there was a story knocking around when I was living in Nottingham of a racket going on where certain Ericsson employees would leave the platinum off the relay and just bend an ordinary copper wire around the contact strip. They then proceeded to sell the platinum to manufacturing jewellers. Anyone else heard of this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, jonab said: Am I right in remembering an Ericsson's Telephones factory at the top of Talbot street near to Canning Circus where they fabricated mechanical relays for the GPO telephone system? What years would this be ? Looking at a few old maps for the area, I can't see any building which might fit the bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: What years would this be ? Looking at a few old maps for the area, I can't see any building which might fit the bill. That would be early-mid 60's. The building was at the top of Talbot St at the apex with Wollaton St going down from Canning Circus. It was quite tall (5 - 6 storeys) and Victorian in appearance. Looking at GSV it seems that the site is now rebuilt as 'Talbot Point Student Accommodation'. There was no signage outside to indicate what was manufactured there but it always seemed quite busy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 That's correct, shown as Engineering Works at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I noticed that one, which seems to make it behind the former restaurant (now demolished and replaced by student accommodation). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Yes, that's the one. I'm a bit confused though, which restaurant was in front of it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 In its final form, the restaurant was 'Ocean City II', and I can't remember what it was before that; something Chinese or Taiwanese. The subject is mentioned in more detail in this old thread. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/1847-talbot-street/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 That's the place I remember. I also remember that on the extreme left of that picture - by the left of the C&S lorry (perhaps a bit nearer the camera, more towards Canning Circus) there was a public convenience of VERY dubious reputation. I went in once, not knowing then of its notoriety. NEVER again!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I remember that gent's and its alleged reputation. I only used it for its designated purpose though and was never propositioned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I think Ocean City was at the top of Derby Road in the former premises of an undertaker. Ben Bowers was the building at the apex of Derby Road and Wollaton Street. A nice restaurant, now closed. Don’t recall a restaurant at the apex of Talbot Street and Wollaton Street, but .....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I remember the restaurant in the former undertaker’s. When I last ate there it was called ‘Mr. Haddock’, an upmarket fish and chip shop. It was the left hand side of Canning Circus going out of Nottingham. Ben Bowers was diagonally opposite on the other side of Derby Rd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,386 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Think Ben Bowers was originally a branch of Boots. After being an undertaker, the premises on Derby Road had various incarnations as an eaterie. Was it originally Lymns? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Clowers were the undertakers. It was also a restaurant called Pengellys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SK53 16 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Ben Bowers became 1877 and then had a brief existence as a bar, The Late Lounge. A girl I was at school with worked at Ben Bowers in the late '70s. Before then, until some time in the early 1970s, it was a hardware store. The firm is still in business, as Hall's Locksmiths at 92 Alfreton Road. They moved from Canning Circus to a larger shop on Derby Road near the Danish Homestore, perhaps as the locksmithing side of the business took off. Another school friend had a Saturday job there. I have no idea when they decamped to Alfreton Road. I checked 116 Talbot St, and it's now definitely part of the Talbot Studios complex. I took a few photos too: I'd forgotten about the dodgy Gents on Canning Circus: have added it to my map of old public loos: http://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/former-public-toilets-in-nottingham_197414 There's a separate thread about Clowers, which seems to support my memory that they were part of the Co-op. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,530 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 35 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Clowers were the undertakers. It was also a restaurant called Pengellys. But wasn’t that another building on the other side of the road, with arched windows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 The building with the arched windows was Clowers/ Mr. Haddock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,529 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Jill Sparrow said: Think Ben Bowers was originally a branch of Boots. And here's a photo to prove it. On the far left, you can also see the former livery stable which became a restaurant, and which is now student accommodation building 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, philmayfield said: The building with the arched windows was Clowers/ Mr. Haddock. Perhaps it didn’t have arched windows. Can’t see them on the old ‘photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 So just going back to the factory, which always looked quite anonymous; in the other thread there's mention of a Parrs who made circuits. Was it actually Parrs, were they sub-contractors, were they taken over by Ericcsons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Perhaps it didn’t have arched windows. Can’t see them on the old ‘photos. Just looked at a 'photo of Mr Haddock's and that did have arched windows. Perhaps they were a later embellishment when it was converted from the funeral parlour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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