mary1947 2,071 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Just sat here thinking what has gone of in my life time (not that I'm ready to kick the bucket just yet) so I thought throw this open to members, just a few pointer's 1/ TV BBC ITV COLOUR 2/ First Heart Transplant 3/ C5 4/ Amstrad computer (well like a computer) 5/ Tranny Radio 6/ Sputnik / first dog in space/ Man landed on the moon 7/ 100 years since WW1 8/ Trolley Buses gone 9/ From vinyl 75/33/45/rpm to CDs 10/ from £ s d real money to decimal these are but a few, please add your own bits of history, please try and not repeat. Lets see how far we get and how much we remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,218 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 BEA/BOAC to British Airways Freddie Laker Shipstones, Kimberley, Home, Mansfield, Holes, Warwicks, Stones breweries, all gone 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Woolworth's BHS C&A all gone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Rag and bone man. Shipstones horses. Reel to reel tape recorder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Pirate Radio T.V. not on all day and night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,713 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 My mum having a co-op number which was put thru till when you made a purchase, can still remember it and queuing up to get the divi. Winning a goldfish at the fair . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Putting shillings in the meter. Liberty bodices! Selvedges being cut off wallpaper at the shop, charge - 1d per roll. Having measles during the winter of 1962/3! Teddy Bear, Twinkle and Bunty annuals for Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 609 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Muffin The Mule Steam Trains Massive Christmas selection boxes Foggy mornings The Co-Op Christmas Grotto Tony Hateley and Jeff Astle Bonfire Night on the 5th November Boots D10 in the 60s Dad's pork pie ritual on Christmas morning Old Spice Mum smelling of peppermints when we went out 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,713 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Boy on a bike delivering groceries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, DaveN said: Pirate Radio There are still two radio ships operating Dave N. Radio Seagull operates from the former lightship "Jenni Baynton". During the winter it broadcasts from Harlingen in Holland but during summer months it can be found out in the North Sea. It is now licenced and transmits on 1602Khz medium wave and on the internet at www.radioseagull.com Radio Caroline still uses its ship "Ross Revenge". The Ross is a former 'Cod wars' trawler now based in the estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex. It is now licenced and uses the former BBC transmitter at Orford Ness on 648Khz Medium Wave and also online at radiocaroline.co.uk Most rtansmissions are from a Gravesend studio but one weekend per month they man the ship and in conjunction with Manx Radio, transmit on 1368Khz Medium Wave using the Manx 20KW transmitter on the Isle of Man. You just missed the November broadcasts. There is a special on New Year's Day remembering Radio Caroline North and have invited listeners to submit 1960s memories of Caroline North to "memories@radiocaroline.co.uk" with the words: New Year in the subject line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Don't want to be picky Mary, ( OK.. I do.. ) but it was 78/45/ 33. And strictly speaking the bulk of 78's weren't vinyl because they were actually made of ground slate, mixed with shellac and carbon black.. although some 78s, particularly from the Pye group of labels ( Pye/Nixa/Emarcey/Mercury) were made of vinyl. have quite a few of them. Some of my memories. - First TV I saw.. in a neighbour's house, probably about1952. Andy Pandy. - Bending a privet twig into a loop and collecting dewey cobwebs from the hedges on the way to school. To make a 'mirror'. -Policeman coming to Primary School and giving us a Road Safety 'slide show'. I think his slides featured a dog called 'Spot' -Old buses with the driver in a separate cab. Looking through the glass from behind, watching him driving and being fascinated with the little brass fire extinquisher that was always there in the cab. -Cod liver oil, concentrated orange juice and a big spoonful of Malt, every morning. -Drs Reid, Stilman and Murray at the surgery in Bulwell, who would actually come out to see us when we had measles or whatever. -Co-op Bread deliveries. -'Mr Sanderson' a very old man with a very old horse drawn cart who came around selling fruit and veg. He kept his horse etc., somewhere down Park Lane way I think. -Co-op veg round. -Hiring a boat at Highfields. -Mr Burgin. The Chimney Sweep. Col 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Use to use a fountain pen at school - no biros Eggs in paper bags Some shops closed on Thursdays Buses had no doors (except the driver's Postmen delivered mail twice a day Wrist watches were windup - no batteries Party line telephones Gas at the dentists if you were having extractions Queuing at the doctors - no advance appointments Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,713 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Dad making the coal fire in the morning. Walking to school in all weathers. Lumpy school custard. 5 shillings pocket money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,378 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Cricket down the entry and on the street Swings on lamposts Men with shiny suits People with dandruff Trousers with turn ups Bagatelle game Box Brownie cameras Fur coats and mink stoles Ladies wearing headscarves Bingo was called housey housey Brylcream and antimacassars Patent leather shoes that split Blakeys and Seggs Babies breastfed in public Busses with wooden slat seats Trolleys made with pram wheels Beano annual on rollerskates Making slides on the ice 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Batter bits from the chip shup Radio Luxemburg Steam trains chugging around Barges on the Trent Building crystal sets Classical music in school Bobbies on bikes Actually having some memory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 First Kiss First day at school 1950 First Pets Tom the Cat......Floss the Dog First Date proper one , 1959 First Forest match......1953 v Clyde First visit to Trent Bridge cricket........Grandad took me 1950 ish. First Shoplifter caught 1967 Sherwood First Football match for school..........Henry Whipple v Highbury 1954 First Holiday ,,boarding house Rhyl 1950 First Time abroad.........Majorja 1971 with Ladies Darts team Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 The gas man counting coppers at the kitchen table Hoping for a rebate! Telephones only in boxes Everywhere closed on Sunday Christmas starting on 24th December 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,071 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Just been though the post many thanks DJ360 about the records must admit I'am not the sharpest needle in the pack. When I put the post on I was thinking of history sorry if I mislead you all (see quote above) not the sharpest needle in the pack, But must give our ben 10/10 for his quotes. My first kiss was outside a café in Winthorpe Skeg, his name was David !!!!!!!! and he had a little hairy mole just under his nose and it use to tickle. now stop it!!! Ben your getting me carried away. now a few more Concord hovercraft apple no! not the one that you eat Apple computer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 On old rear entrance buses....being on the front seat downstairs and looking through the window to watch the driver in his cab. Standing in the window sill - behind the curtains - in the living room on bonfire night watching the fireworks going off. Waking up every few minutes on christmas night to see if the sack at the end of the bed was now full rather than empty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: First Kiss First day at school 1950 First Pets Tom the Cat......Floss the Dog First Date proper one , 1959 First Forest match......1953 v Clyde First visit to Trent Bridge cricket........Grandad took me 1950 ish. First Shoplifter caught 1967 Sherwood First Football match for school..........Henry Whipple v Highbury 1954 First Holiday ,,boarding house Rhyl 1950 First Time abroad.........Majorja 1971 with Ladies Darts team Started young and just kept going, din't yer First kiss ending up with the ladies darts team. Lol. And that was only 1971. You forgot to mention your first liberty bodice. I'm sure our Jill will remind you. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Stavertongirl said: Dad making the coal fire in the morning. 5 shillings pocket money. Coal fire in the morning and five bob to spend! Your dad must have had a really well paid job, Stav miduck ....I had a tanner a week and the coal fire was not lit until 4pm, in time for dad to come home from work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, AfferGorritt said: Christmas starting on 24th December Happy days! I have just berated my daughter-in-law for having Christmas decorations up already. By the time Christmas day comes the kids will be bored with the whole thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 My father coming home from the RAF in his demob suit and trilby hat. Toast made on an open fire and spread with dripping. The winter of 1947 and seeing the floods come to just below the Midland Station. Going to stay at Chapel Point in an old green wooden caravan. Going to Mablethorpe on the train. Walking with my father to the off licence facing the bus depot in Sherwood and getting beer and Tizer to make shandy. Making toffee in a flat tin from condensed milk. My mother lighting a fire beneath the copper in the kitchen. Walking to school at a very young age without parental supervision. Putting pennies on the railway line to flatten them. Squeezing through a gate in the railings to get into Woodthorpe Park after hours. Walking up to and over Mapperley Plains to Lambley Dumbles. Playing in Mapperley brick yard and catching newts in the pond. Sunday school in the church hall behind the butcher's shop near Thackery's Lane roundabout. Valley Road Rec. and wading under the bridge in the Day Brook by the Five Ways pub. I could go on! It seems we were free to wander anywhere in those days as long as we were back for meals and bedtime. I'm very much the same now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,713 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 The 5 shillings was money from my Saturday job that my mum gave me back after I gave her my wages. Before that we didn’t get pocket money. When I started work full time I got the princely sum of £4.50 a week, got £1 of that back. Those were the days! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,071 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: First Kiss First day at school 1950 First Pets Tom the Cat......Floss the Dog First Date proper one , 1959 First Forest match......1953 v Clyde First visit to Trent Bridge cricket........Grandad took me 1950 ish. First Shoplifter caught 1967 Sherwood First Football match for school..........Henry Whipple v Highbury 1954 First Holiday ,,boarding house Rhyl 1950 First Time abroad.........Majorja 1971 with Ladies Darts team Ben what division were Forest in 1953 and who are Clyde? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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