Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Time for another in the occasional series when I can be bothered. Tram coming down Woodborough Road. Goose Fair in the Square before the Council House was built. Colwick level crossing. 1 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Nice Cliff,picture 2 looks very busy..Collins's dominated as always..The plate MKT is there too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Great pics CliffTon, Rock and Rolled (Not Literally) and had a good laugh and Park Drive, most mornings travelling to work on the bus into town through Colwick and across the Colwick crossings in the 60s. A bus ride never to be forgotten. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 In my teens lived in a flat just up the hill behind the tram on the right . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Great photos, ClifTon, never realised that trams were originally on the Woodborough road route, wonder where they terminated, anyone know ? I mean the furthest point from the city, as they would need a turnaround to head back into town. Passed those sandstone walls a few times on the old 31 route. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Looking on the news archives it would appear that the original Woodborough Rd tram terminus was near the top of Porchester Rd . then sometime later in the 1920s extended to the top of Westdale Lane. Don't think they needed a turnround as the trams were reversible....just required passing loops in the tracks .(I think) Here's a pic of the original terminus . http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;DCHQ500448&prevUrl= 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 That Church Hall in your pic David #6 is where my children went to their play group over 40 years ago. I was probably sharing that Park Drive with you carnie. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 The church is where we got married in 1966. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Mrs Chulla has a nice collection of old postcards, a few of which show scenes of Nottingham and district in the early part of the last century, some of which I cannot recall seeing in publications. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 Very nice pictures Chulla. The fourth one of the castle gives the impression there are two buildings and I particularly like the one of the Arboretum with the aviaries in the back ground. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted December 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 The Castle Gatehouse, pre-1920s because the Riding School is still there on the left. Old-style tram; in the Market Square about outside The Bell. Trolley bus on Albert Street, outside M & S. I don't think I've done any of these before, but I'm losing track. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well done Cliff!! a nice trio, incidentally the tram on photo .2 bears a sign for Jacksons bag shop- this was based on Carrington Street . The company prided themselves on top quality trunks and cases..in particular the type strapped to early cars. My late Fathers military trunk bore the makers mark of W. E Jackson...they are now very sought after...as the standard of finishing was top class. Also before 'she ' was moved Queen Victoria looking down on the area known as the Plate Market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Nice pics Cliff, as a child I could never travel on a Trolley Bus without feeling sick and often had to get off before we got to town. This year my Daughter Grandson and I got the Tram home from goose Fair, we had to get off before we got home because my Daughter felt sick. Nothing really changes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks for the great photos Cliff Ton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Great photos Cliff. As a kid I loved the trolley buses. The B8 to Huntingdon Street, walk to Slab Square and trolley bus to Trent Bridge, a 'cruise' along the Trent, an ice cream. Simpler times, I wonder how many of today's kids would settle for that as a day out? The trolley buses always had a strange smell don't know if it was the motors, the interior trim, or the lingering smell of cigarette smoke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Like others here I always liked the trolley buses. 44 from Carlton square dropping off on Parliament street for a Saturday night out on the town. I liked the acceleration and relative quietness of these buses. I was sorry to see them go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Great pics Cliff. #11. Even as a smoker for many years, I often felt sick upstairs on both internal combustion and 'trolley' buses. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 #6 That would have been the 39 Dave ! 44 Bulwell Hall to Colwick Road ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted December 3, 2016 Report Share Posted December 3, 2016 Yer right Mike. . After I posted it I thought, 'that don't look right.' This old brain couldn't remember the number but it was indeed the 39. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trophydave 12 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Do you know if the picture is taken from the Tower Building at the University? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Good point trophydave, it does look like it Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted September 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, trophydave said: Do you know if the picture is taken from the Tower Building at the University? Either that, or a very tall person. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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