BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Scan opened to replace the Farmers shop in the Market Square. I left Farmers not long before it closed. Most of the staff transferred from Farmers to Scan and they were quite excited about the move. Some of the staff moved to Griffin and Spalding as Debenhams also owned that store. It was mostly the staff who worked on the materials counters (silks, cottons and curtains) who went to Griffin and Spalding. Happy memories of working with good colleagues. Mr Dean was the manager at Farmers. A nice gentleman. He retired when the shop closed and there was a photo in the Nottingham Post of him being presented with a television as a retirement gift. My mum sent me the cutting and I still have this in my "archives"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, BilboroughShirley said: Scan opened to replace the Farmers shop in the Market Square. I left Farmers not long before it closed. Most of the staff transferred from Farmers to Scan and they were quite excited about the move. What did Farmers sell ? For some reason I thought they were clothing - or maybe I just assumed it for no reason. And were Scan just a general mainly-food supermarket ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 There used to be a Clements piano/organ shop i think was on Radford blvd. as you turned left to go towards Castle blvd. wonder if it is still there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Clements are still in an old Church on Lenton Blvd where they've been for a good few years now. Don't know if they also have a shop elswhere. Castle Blvd / Derby Rd to the rear of photo. Ilkeston road pictured with the bus heading to Raleigh Island that was; https://www.google.com/maps/@52.9551324,-1.1755177,3a,75y,307.41h,82.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZHJpzJL5nN950tVQF9mOrQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,306 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 When their shop at the bottom of Derby Road, near the Albert Hall, closed down, it was much missed. I obtained all my sheet music from there, including all the Associated Board theory papers and examination music. I still have two plaster busts of Bach and Beethoven which were given to me as birthday presents when I was at school. Both came from Clements. If they didn't have music in stock, they would order it and within days it was available. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 I seem to recollect a piano shop on Market St. just uphill from what was Griffin and Spalding. Was that Clement Pianos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 There was Kent & Cooper pianos as well as Clements - I always got the two mixed up but, I think Kent & Cooper was the shop on Market St. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks for maps and info everyone your busts of Bach and Beethoven must be collectors items Jill.I used to drive by Clements on my way to Atkeys to get car parts in the 60s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just looking at one of the first records I ever bought C1960 - A 78 'At the Jazzband Ball' by Bix Beiderbecke. The plain brown sleeve is stamped SAUNDERS & PAPWORTH Music Co Ltd. 32 Alfreton Rd. I can't remember that shop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 It's been called 'Papworth's' for years. I bought my Fender Stratocaster from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Apparently it's now this place, just the name has changed. https://goo.gl/maps/atLaCvDT8xPto48V9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Music Inn's been there since I were a lad. They've relieved me of loads of my hard-earned over the years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Apparently the name was changed to Music Inn in 1970. I remember it being called Papworths but Saunders and Papworth I never knew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will2017 34 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 13 hours ago, philmayfield said: It's been called 'Papworth's' for years. I bought my Fender Stratocaster from there. I bought a Vox AC 30 amp and a Burns bass from Papworths. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 7:05 PM, Cliff Ton said: What did Farmers sell ? For some reason I thought they were clothing - or maybe I just assumed it for no reason. And were Scan just a general mainly-food supermarket ? Farmers sold clothing and fabrics. They had departments: ladies clothing, haberdashery, paper patterns, fancy goods (gloves and gift ware), materials (silks, cottons and curtain materials), children's clothing, underwear (two departments, one downstairs with modern things and upstairs the laced up corsets and long johns) and also a household linens department. In those days department stores had stock rooms. At Farmers it was like a rabbit warren! As a student working there in the holidays I spent time in every department except those selling material by the yard. This needed special training, My favourite was doing the stock taking for paper patterns! Scan was a large supermarket. They sold a lot of household goods. There was no material by the yard. We bought a number of items from there for our house when we were getting married. I never worked at Scan as by that time I was leaving Nottingham to get married and also starting full time, permanent employment. It is nice to share memories of Farmers. Happy days. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,306 Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 I remember going into Farmer's as a child. They had Ladybird children's wear. The place was on various different levels with odd steps everywhere so you needed to look where you were going. Creaky staircases too. My sister bought fabric from there for her sewing projects when she was at Peveril. Sadly, those kind of shops are long gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 Are Thorntons cabins still around i think the name was Thorntons or Thorntons log cabins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted February 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thorntons still exist, still selling more chocolate than you'll ever need. https://www.thorntons.co.uk/store-locator/results/?searchPhrase=nottingham&latitude=52.95478319999999&longitude=-1.1581086 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Thornton’s are now owned by Ferrero Rocher would you believe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 What was the name of the hi-fi shop on Market street? Next to Selectadisc. I remember Laskys, part of the council house, they always used Dark Side and Tubular bells to demonstrate their products. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 7:47 PM, AlanB said: Was it Pearson's that used to have a large music section and sold Hammond and other organs? My Dad used to love going in there to browse and he eventually bought an organ of his own (second hand though, not from Pearsons). I remember Selectadisc too, I bought quite a few albums from there. Also I remember the man who worked in menswear at the Co Op. He had the mannerisms of Mr Humphries in Are You Being Served! Another shop I remember was the first supermarket to open at the far end of the Victoria Centre, I think it was called Scan (?). I had a Saturday job there collecting trolleys but I only lasted a few weeks as I had trouble steering them in a straight line! Hi new member welcome must admit can't remember the first supermarket you mention the one that i can remember is "Macfishers" which was near or next to Wetherspoons in the Market Square in fact near the tra; stop i now think it is/was RBS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,145 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 "Macfisheries" Mary. On the South side of the square, (where the trams stop). There used to be 2 or 3 NCT bus stops there but for the life of me, I can't recall their destinations. Apart from that, " Good morning". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 12 hours ago, HSR said: What was the name of the hi-fi shop on Market street? Next to Selectadisc. Superfi. They closed a few years ago. https://goo.gl/maps/1GcAMbGPASXt3EWR9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Didn't the brown West Bridgford buses depart from South Parade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Yes, they did. They also had some routes from Clifton which went into Broad Marsh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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