philmayfield 6,089 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Wasn’t that part of Griffin and Spalding? I was always amazed that the planning authorities allowed that design through. The planners can be a bit of a law unto themselves though. Some years ago in Newark and Sherwood the chief planning officer wouldn’t allow extensions to older buildings in the villages to blend in and they had to look like a new build. This resulted in some hideous structures. Over the years the occupiers have altered them and now they blend perfectly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 I'm not sure if that is exactly where Griffin & Spalding started; maybe the next one along ? This shows the offending block relative to everything else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Some years ago in Newark and Sherwood the chief planning officer wouldn’t allow extensions to older buildings in the villages to blend in and they had to look like a new build. They should have entombed him under one of them. Philistine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 That modernistic building is certainly signed up as ‘Debenhams’ now so I’m pretty sure it was an extension to Griffin’s. Might there have been wartime bomb damage or a fire? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Don't forget it's the offending block(s). Griffins owned all those buildings, up to and including that part with the Pearl advertising. I think that part was constructed quite early '50s, to use a recent architectural term a 'fag-packet' slid in sideways. Very different but you can see some sympathy though, in the roofline height. The Mikado caff, part of Griffins of course, must have been demolished about ten years later. I recall seeing a picture somewhere showing the demolition with the scaffolding, early '60s. The new replaced bit was matching facade, roofline slightly lower to complement the buildings either side. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilborough Girl 31 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/14/2018 at 12:20 AM, LizzieM said: Tug wouldn’t have allowed the layabouts to hang around there for long. He knew how to move us lot on when we were teenagers!! "You don't behave like that in MY Square....." ! I remember Sgt. Tug Wilson well, he was a Nottingham institution. Btw I hasten to add, he never had cause to say that to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,893 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Interesting to see different opinions of the progress of the future. On my way into the village this morning I noticed what a lot of shops are closing down here too. Things do change as do fashions so that could be said of shops closing that they have exhausted their need . The buildings do however stay the same but its the disappearance of something you've been used to and you miss. Until recently (a couple of years ago) we had no traffic islands in the village, now they are sprouting everywhere, some were definitely needed but other seem to shout " now where do we go“ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 I think what happens Nonna is that the closing of the small shops weakens the sense of community. I remember as a kid my mum knew most of the shopkeepers in Netherfield by name and they knew her. Somehow it made the whole shopping experience a more friendly outing. Prices in the mega stores may be cheaper but something important has been lost. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Our village shop closed three years ago. What a centre of information that was! We still have a pub but the old lady gossipmongers don’t frequent that so I have to rely on what snippets my wife brings in from her walk when she goes to collect the newspaper which is left in a box in the village. I would go myself but she enjoys the gossip! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,893 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 If you want to know the latest go to the local shops, its amazing what you end up with, half of it not true 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LongJohn 20 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 I wish I had known Jill Sparrow when I lived in Nottm! I used to make and play the lute, and still love early music above any other kind (except perhaps a bit of proper 50s rock'n'roll! Anyone who loves the mediaeval era and cats must be a good person. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Oh, I am, Long John! The lute is a lovely instrument but, I would imagine, not easy to play. I have recordings of Julian Bream playing the lute. Yes, I love early music from Gregorian Chant to Tudor Dance music. When I was teaching, I always had a Tudor Dance group complete with costumes. I'm not a 20th century person and certainly not a 21st century person. Cats are adorable in any century though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LongJohn 20 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Jill: Julian Bream is a splendid musician, but ideas about playing the lute have moved on. Can I recommend you listen to these two:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Wilson_(lutenist) https://www.shazam.com/track/56307370/1-allegro-giusto I used to have lessons with Tom Finucane, poor man! I also used to go out with a lady in Birmingham who ran (runs) a Renaissance dance group. I have danced in Catherine the Great's throne room in St Petersburg. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 I will certainly look into those, Long John. Very impressed with your dance venues! My dancing on the stage of The National Theatre seems a bit bleak by comparison but I did conduct the school choir there standing on a podium where, I was assured, Leonard Bernstein had stood before me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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