Frank Johnson 24 Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 Did anyone visit the Carrington Lido or the cinema on Mansfield Rd. (the name escapes me)?The cinema was replaced by a Shell petrol station. Iremember seeing "The One That Got Away" with Hardy Krueger there and Eroll Flynn in "Robin Hood". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Went to Carrington Lido as a child in the 50s... I remember there were wire baskets to put your clothes in and the water was always soooo cold (as it would be being outdoor!). There were fountains at the end of the pool. I remember people stretched out by the side of the pool sunbathing - there was some grass to lie on. Wasn't there a cinema nearer to the Lido than the Metropole? I remember trying to go in there with a girlfriend of mine when we were 14. It was an Elvis film and must have been an 'A' as we were asked how old we were. We told the truth and we weren't allowed in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Just had a look in a book of Nottingham cinemas and there was onecalled Curzon on Mansfield Road, Carington which was demolished December 1958, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Yes, I remember the name 'Curzon'. It would have been 1957 when I failed to get in! If they'd been a bit more lenient about our ages, they would have made more money! (But it was good that the rule was enforced, I think) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 There's a photo of the cinema on this website https://picturethepast.org.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm019073/posterid/ntgm019073.html 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Think I've posted this before on here, I'm more than sure my 1st daughter was conceived in Carrington lido? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 RR ...actually IN the Lido pool or the changing rooms or where??? The mind boggles! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Mess 609 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Who remembers the Police Sports Ground that was on the other side of Mansfield Rd about opposite the lido? I remember our primary school participating in Nottingham inter school athletics there in the late 1950s. If you won or were placed in your event you received a coloured ribbon. Does it still exist? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Yes Mess, the sports ground is still there, thankfully still a bit of green space within the City boundary. Used every weekend by local teams. It was mentioned on a ‘Police’ thread the other day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Johnson 24 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 What happened to the swimming pool? Are we talking abat the same place? Next to the church and close .to the Carrington Fish & chips shop.p Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Johnson 24 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Margie, you are a mine of information! Yes, it was the Curzon. The Metropole was nearer to Woodthorpe Park where Claremont Cross Country took place. In my last year lots of us were hauled up before Jack Aram for "lampooning" the cross country by wearing hiking boots! I wasn't a ' bad boy' ,but had the cane quite a few times in my years there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 14 hours ago, Frank Johnson said: What happened to the swimming pool? Are we talking abat the same place? Next to the church and close .to the Carrington Fish & chips shop.p The Lido area has been a children’s play park for years. Not been in there but I’m sure they filled the pool in! I wouldn’t recommend the chip shop you’re remembering, although Cods Scallops have opened one further down the road towards the Grosvenor. They’re award-winning and excellent but not cheap. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 The Lido was filled in a long time ago, the park is now Pirate park, Panchos the chippy is nowhere near as good as it used to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Metropole/KwikSave I've been on the roof 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 So it was you who daubed the graffiti on the top of the walls? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alan s 156 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 21 hours ago, radfordred said: Think I've posted this before on here, I'm more than sure my 1st daughter was conceived in Carrington lido? Bleddy randy pool attendants. Hope you caught up with him RR. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I seem to remember in busy times during the school holidays you were limited to 45 minutes in the lido. Despite the cold it never seemed long enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
julie wright 2 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 yep I was born in 1952 warrener was my nee name at 2 woodvine villas Carrington or might have been called woodbine I did get a pic ogf it off one of these sites but cant find it lol I used to go to the lido and the Curzon I remember I was about 2 /3 there was an earthquake that shook the cinema twice I was sucking my blue fluffy blanket and the man came on stage and said there has been an earthquake no damage stay in your seats lol I remember this clear as day ..I also remember our villa was at the rear of the lido u could hear the .people shouting and water splashing from my front garden and rear yep the Curzon was where they announced an earthquake had riocked the seats I was about 2 have a great memory I remember falled out my pram at 10 mnths lol woodbine villas Carrington nottm rear of lido where I also went lol we moved to whitemoor when I was 4 and a half then at 5 moved to Arnold lol at 11 moved to wollaton lol u 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Never went to Carrington lido but spent a lot of time at Papplewick and Calverton lidos and they too were freezing, never seemed to bother us though. Can't remember any time limit and often spent the full day there, no sunscreen then which is probably why I keep having to have chunks cut out of me. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Talking about sunscreen, I remember putting cooking oil on me when I was sunbathing as a teenager in the fifties! Luckily, I escaped any long term damage as I don't have fair skin and have never had sunburn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I expect you looked like deep fried Marge Bar! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Very clever, Phil... but I just used to turn several shades darker. These days, I try and avoid being in the direct sunlight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 So far there haven't been any photos of Carrington Lido, but here's an old Evening Post feature showing various lidos (lidii ?) including Carrington. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/history/take-look-back-nottinghams-old-413585 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 You learn summat everyday. I didn't realise that a certain German supermarket chain was named after the plural of lido. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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