PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Was Mr Tetley the last tailor in Nottingham to sit cross legged in his shop window, sewing by hand? His shop was next door to us on Peveril St and it was in the 40's. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Sorry, can't answer your question but my brother worked for Hector Powe, in a shop in the Council House building, for a short while after leaving school in 1967. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 The last self employed tailor I saw was in Lagos. He was cycling along with a sewing machine balanced on his head! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Wasn't there a bloke called Gibson Mather in the Arboretum area that did bespoke gents tailoring ? Expensive by all accounts but top notch. Last I heard about him would be late '70s ish. Just spotted this. image #31 near the bottom pf page. http://the-hunt-room.weebly.com/store/c2/Gentlemen.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Like the Hunting(mahogany) boots caftan..............just don't know what i'd wear em with.........and aint got a Horse................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Motor cycle perchance ben ? Reminded me of Rodney when he get's invited to the country for the weekend & Delboy gets him kitted out with plus fours etc ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 You know caftan that would be perfect............really fancy getting a Motor bike or even a Scooter..........but the weather puts me off,and i'd probably Kill mesen after all these years.........every time I go to Spain I say going to hire a scooter all the blokes even my age seem to have one.......but Donna won't ride Pillion...........lol. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I suggested many times to Mrs C that a motorbike would be cheaper & quicker to go to Skeg on . her reply was not lady like, something like me going into a second childhood or summat & to behave mesen ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Go for it next time Benjamin.. i always hire one for the duration...no booze obviously- and take my time...up to 125cc does me. Spent a week travelling around Corfu with herself..great time...the hire bloke even took us out to dinner...( there was a catch)..he wanted to swap Wives for the night... He took scooter hire to a different level- missus was horrified Mrs Acropolis wasn't a bad looker though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 #4 correct Catfan, Mather had a tailors on Waverley Street,I'm told that John Temples was a great place to get a suit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I had an idea Ian that you would remember the place, being close by an all. GM was very expensive I was told. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesleyred1865 137 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Last time I was measured for a suit was Taylders in Hucknall. I was amused at the palava they went through but the suit was spot on and expensive at 10/- a week for an eternity 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carol Dickens 3 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Roxy Rob.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carol Dickens 3 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 On 04/10/2016 at 4:23 PM, Mess said: Yes ducky I was at FFGS two years above you. Peter Tulley was in your year along with Haggis, Lesley Harrison and Jeanette Casterton. The shop you referred to was Gilberts. BTW I also played guitar (badly) in a folk group with a lad and his sister that used to practise in High Church St church hall. Ring any bells? Okay so I know who you are now. Why does everyone need a pseudonym? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 #4. Yes caftan, Gibson Mather's workshop was opposite the Arboretum (a big old house). Their shop was on the corner of Trinity Square and Trinity Walk. My first girlfriend, Pat, was a seamstress with them. If ever I walk past there I am reminded of her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Tel:73163..The Gold Medal Tailor...Gibson Mather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Had a couple of suits made by Jacksons the Tailor who were at top of Radford Rd., Just below the bank (now cop shop). I supplied my own cloth bought from a pub in Liversedge. 2 pc suit length 2 3/4 yards, 3 pc suit length 3 1/4 yards. Reputedly end of runs for Saville Row tailors but probably nicked Tailor was impressed with the quality. Can't remember the prices but certainly below ten quid. This was in the 60's of course when spivs were more honourable. This guy had a reputation to keep.or his regular pub sale on Friday evenings would have ended painfully. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 When i was in the chefing game...Cecil Gee still made you something up...for a price...as did Hornes..used to have false pockets with flaps...French stitched pants...obscure buttons etc...Primarny is i can fiscally muster these days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 My school pal Gordon Lewindon had a tailors business , I think it was off Pelham Street . Last time I saw him though was probably 30 years ago . Previous to working for himself I think he worked for Will Hill who were in that same area if my memory serves me right . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I'm sure when I was a Van-lad in 1960.....we used to deliver to Will Hills somewhere around Trinity Square........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Will Hill was on the corner of Forman St, later a Jaeger shop. They moved to a temporary unit across the road on the church site. I remember a mate wanted to get a suit from there which I thought odd, they were 'old-bloke' to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yep Will Hill on Pelham St.and Trinity Sq....what was the Tailors above the first floor of Selectadisc on Bridlesmith Gate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 825 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 The best was Mario Joseph..................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 That name rings a bell Siddha,tell us more....................also just looked where you live,.........do/did you know the Cross bros.shops or the Walthams VG store in Holbeach ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Don't forget retail outlets were tailors..Hector Powe /Neville Reed/ Fifty Shilling Tailors ( Collier's) Tompa might recall these on Curzon Street ..Prossers Tailors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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