DaveN 1,118 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Article and photos on Post website. https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/gallery/bridlesmith-gate-through-time-2592890 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I thought at first that I was on photo 27, as I had a plaid coat and boots like the woman with the pushchair was wearing, but in 1973, I would've had 2 other children as well as the youngster, so it wasn't me. I know I lived in Leicester at that time, but we often visited my parents in Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 It's a sign of age, but I find that when I see these NEP articles I always check to see if I'm in any of the photos. One day I'm going to see myself in the 1960s and 70s. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I thought this photo might have been in the article but it's probably way too old . It occasionally turns up on a few FB pages . The shop of James Addlesee boot and shoe maker on the corner of Bridlesmith Gate and what was Chandlers Lane , it was demolished early 1860s to widen Victoria Street . The posters on the shop say something like : ......"selling off ,street widening , J Addlesee removing to new premises Pelham Street". He was certainly at Pelham Street by 1864 . Note the policemens uniform . I wonder if there was some celebration , maybe the engagement in 1862 of Queen Victoria's eldest son the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark ? There was a huge celebration and procession from the Square to the Forest , for the marriage the following year 1863 but I believe the building had been demolished by then . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 To place that photo today, the bottom end of Bottle Lane is just out of shot on the right. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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