radfordred 6,284 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 The view in 1970 from Cranbrook House which was built on the site of a 15th century burial ground. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Always enjoyed Hockley and the places just off it...... The Nelson......guaranteed a fight in the 60s.(If thats what you wanted) ...sat under a table one night with Wendy and a Babycham while the place erupted..... Old Angel.....Two Uncles from Kemps Cottages were in their fishing club,,,took me on the bus with em to matches,,mostly sick... Coop Arts centre....youth club,Pathfinders football,,,snog on the fire escape Maurices,,mens clothes shop,,always had a stylish bargain,,60s.. Posh drink in me suit,,,at the hotel ''The George'' where Liz Taylor and Richard Burton stayed,,,i took Beryl... Indian Restaurant bottom of Hockley,,sat with Steve Bunce (boxing journalist) had nice chat.... Even today Hockley area has different shops,,, and arty farty coffee places,,,love em.... Nearly forgot it also had a Woolworths.... I believe it was/is what makes good old Nottingham a bit different....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 ...and the big Gee Dees toy shop towards the bottom end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I have never seen the bowling alley building from above before. Never knew it looked like that. I worked in the adjoining office block for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I always enjoy these pictures of earlier Nottingham. They get the brain working and bring back loads of memories (good and bad!) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Can I add, I thought the link to Nottingham canal was brilliant ! I've downloaded the PDF so I can watch it again and again. It is my intention of doing a painting of one of the photos from 1920. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 I worked in the office block next to the Bowling alley, Barker gate house on the 6th floor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Not sure which floor I was on, but don't think it was high as 6. Parr Computer Services I worked for, went in this office block from a Victorian house on Cranmer Street. I think we were there no more than a year before moving to permanent offices on the top floor of a new office block on the corner of Cliff Rd and Canal Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 In the foreground of the photo you can see a row of small shops, one of which is a Maypole. I'll bet Ben knew someone who worked there and tried to go out with her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 You make anybody think Uncle Ben to be a womaniser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Lola worked there before going back to Marsdens in Netherfield,,,missed her at lunch-time Locarno only a Tanner ya know !!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Her name was Lola! I seem to remember rewriting the lyrics to that one for you, Ben His name was Benno He was a grocer....! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 LOL.........lola,,,,yes she really did work at Netherfield Marsdens,,,can still picture her on an old fashioned phone (sit up and beg type) with her sexy deep voice,,,,ahh '''She could have been a showgirl''''............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Here it is. Take it away, Ben! His name was Ben - Oh! He was a grocer. He'd slice your bacon with a squeeze. Slap and tickle with your cheese! "Let's see your haslet. Don't tell me husband!" Those women queued down Denman Street...and it weren't for potted meat! But when the blinds came down Our Ben would hit the town. Loafers, Levis and liberty bodice, Oh, boy did he look sweet? Shop at Marsden's, Vernon's and Farrand's. Dots, Shirleys, Pams, Lizzies and Karens He's got crackling...under the counter! Tea bags were rationed but never the passion, Down at Marsden's.......beep, beep, beep, beep... Ben fell in love! Her name was Carni. She was a looker. She came in after some cream cakes and Ben asked her for a date. "You're just a shop lad. Go mind your Hovis!" And as the tears came to Ben's eyes, Carni fingered the pork pies. "I'll let yer ride me bike." "Just go and take a hike!" She flicked her ash in his corned beef pasties..and it wrecked his life! Shop at Marsden's, Vernon's and Farrand's. Annes, Dorothys, Maudes, Janes and Sharons. No melting moments behind the freezer. "The charm isn't workin'. You call that a gherkin?" Down at Marsden's...beep, beep, beep, beep Can't win em all! Her name was Nonna, She was Italian. "I want salami by the slice and a bag of Whitworth's rice. What's with those cheekbones? You from Verona?" And as he scooped the potted meat, Ben began to feel the heat. He thought he'd grab his chance And asked her for a dance. Among the tins of Fray Bentos pies, they found a true romance! Suet puddings, tinned steak and kidneys. The women all want home deliveries! They queue for passion over the counter! Well worth raiding the coffers for Ben's 'special offers' Down at Marsden's....beep, beep, beep, beep, It's Ben they love! 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Brilliant our Jill......you make my day.......X Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thought you could have a little sing. Cheer yourself up. We'll all join in the chorus! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thankyou Jill for making my day. A little dose of laughter after a bit of a tense day. Hospital at 9.30 this morning for a procedure, and slept all afternoon. Until now. benj, 'I'de flick me ash in your corned beef any day'. Great lyrics Jill. You had us tittering in our Char Sui Pork and Noodles'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 He's so easy to write about, our Ben. Doesn't matter how outrageous you make it, you know it's almost certainly happened to him in real life! Glad I've cheered your day up, Carni! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Nice to see a post from you carni. You'd been a bit quiet lately, presumably lost for words to comment on Ben's stories. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Nice to see you posting Carnie...hope you ok mi duck......ive been struggling a bit lately with me Larry'' plus ingrower'' playing me up,,hardly been out.....Our Jill always gets me going though,,,cheeky ,''but i like it''........wish i'd shared a 'Parkie' with you back in the day,, You sure i did'nt.....lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted October 19, 2020 Report Share Posted October 19, 2020 Might have done benj, not sure about sharing a Parkie, they weren't very big , and usually by the time Sueb48, my sister and little me had puffed on it, there was not a lot left, except a ducked baby pink( As in Rimmel lipstick, ) red hot dog end!!!! Classy Gals.Ha 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,080 Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Nice to see you posting again carni xx 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 The groundwork can be seen in 22 posts posts up, view from Cranbrook House, I'll not quote it save those poor boggers using up all their paid for internet data on there phones, this trench collapsed just after this photo was taken, luckily he had his hard hat on! Shops in the background anyone? One's now Desi Downtown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Odd..Don't recognise that in the slightest! Recall a music recording/ rehearsal room guessing to the right, set back from the street, dreadful place, pool table & coke dispenser machine, guessing it would be roughly at.the back of Carlsboro.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 That's taken during the building of Belward Street. The 'Little Woolworths' at the bottom of Hockley was just off to the left. This is the view today. https://goo.gl/maps/rZWngvNvpyrK35Qt9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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