Moz 164 Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I have been spending my time in lockdown adding detail to the 'Scene Before in Nottingham' website. I have not been out taking photos but I have added much written word, hopefully which you will find of interest. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,569 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I've spent the last half hour going through the website and it's definitely grown a lot since the last time I looked at it. A surprising number of places, events, people, things, etc that I'd forgotten about. Keep up the good work ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moz 164 Posted February 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Does anyone know? There was a club called the Calypso on Byard Lane, later the New Calypso opened on Commerce Square. I can see that the New Calypso was opened around 1973/4 by Carlton Forbes the cricketer. Did he own the original? Does anyone know any details? Did anyone got to either of these clubs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,541 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Moz, didn’t Gary Sobers have something to do with a club on High Pavement, may have been in Commerce Square I suppose, I just have a vague memory of it. I know that a certain friend of ours will have more information, have you asked her? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Will2017 34 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hi Moz, on occasions I used to go to the original Calypso club,it had a great atmosphere. Carlton Forbes was sometimes there and I understood that he was the owner. Regards,Will2017 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moz 164 Posted March 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 The latest article - about Rock Cemetery. Any extra information welcome. https://scenebeforeinnottingham.wordpress.com/home/landmarks/church-rock-cemetery/ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,093 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Thanks for that article, Moz, very interesting. i love wandering around old cemeteries, i have some relatives in the paupers graves, Chulla showed me their names once. They were hard to read then, I guess they got worse later. We could walk down into St. Anne's Valley at that time, not any more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,569 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 An interesting read. One of the big problems with cemeteries these days is that they can be inhabited by undesirable, still-living people who have strange lifestyles and leave the remains of their lifestyle lying around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moz 164 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Does anyone know anything about the 50s and the teddy boys? Where did they go/hang about in Nottingham? Any stories? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,308 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 I'm too young (just) to have been one Moz...........but i hung around with the Bestwood Teds.....great bunch.. Penguin CAFE in Bulwell was one of there hangouts 3d bit Juke box....also remember them talking about ripping the seats out in the Vernon Pictures while watching Bill Haley's ''Rock around the clock''.........loved their style of clothes and hair........sad to say went to a few of their funerals in recent years........still see one of em in Bulwell name of 'Ronnie'' still looks good ..must be 80 now........ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,569 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 There's an old Nottstalgia thread on the subject. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/16738-any-teddy-boys/?tab=comments#comment-70884 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: ripping the seats out in the Vernon Pictures while watching Bill Haley's ''Rock around the clock' It happened. I was in the Vernon at the time minding me own business, watching said film when a row of 5 or 6 seats arced across the auditorium in front of the screen accompanied by a lot of shouting and laughter. We then settled down to watch the rest of the film when the cops barged in, marched to the front and working front to back cleared the whole auditorium, guiIty and innocent. I never got a refund. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,309 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 I saw that film at the Curzon cinema on Mansfield Rd. in Carrington. It was demolished in 1958 and a Peugeot dealership now stands on the site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,308 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 Did you know any of the Teds by name Willow ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 No Benjamin. So I can't say (and didn't say) it was the Bestwood Teds. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,308 Posted March 19, 2021 Report Share Posted March 19, 2021 The crazy thing is...after all these years ...i still remember just about all there names...such was the impression they left on me.............. When we had football meetings on a Sunday night at the ''Tavern'' in the 'Gents only room'' our Wives/girlfriends would be in the Bar with them.....Dancing to the Juke box...60s and 70s.. Donna met many of them in the 80s.....and loved their sense of humour...they all made a real fuss of her......She found Nottingham so different from the South and really loved it......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moz 164 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Does anyone have any information about wild white cattle in Wollaton Park in the recent past? I believe some may have been re-introduced in the 1980s but they are not there now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,493 Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 There are pictures of them but I can find no information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wudge 1 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 The Italian restaurant on St James street owned by Michael Grey mentioned earlier was Valentino's. My dad and I both worked there. I was a wine waiter and my dad was the barman. Michael Greys son ran the French bistro 3 or 4 doors further up on the same side. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,309 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 I worked for Michael Grey for about a year when he was senior partner at Turner Barrows and Moss the lawyers. I was the group accountant for the numerous businesses he ran including Spinrock Construction. I was enticed away by a substantially better offer and was very pleased to leave! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,569 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 1:43 AM, HSR said: Does anybody recall the location of Vino's? I know iv'e been in it, searched this site, nothing, googled, found a link here... https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/toxic-shock/1984/vinos-wine-bar-nottingham-england-3bce9448.html I remember a wine bar (but not its name) which was on the lower end of Mansfield Road, approximately opposite the end of Woodborough Road, or a bit further up. It only existed for a few years in the 80s. The entrance was a door at street level, and the rest of the bar was upstairs on the first floor. I didn't like it much, but never liked wine bars anyway. This place isn't mentioned on Moz's website, but it might've been Vino's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 There was a wine bar in the 80s on Maid Marion Way called Lyrics that used to put local Nottingham bands on No Tears & Fatal Charm where almost resident. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,309 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 There was a wine bar in Trinity Square/Forman St. back in the 70’s/80’s whose name I cant remember but it was run by a chap called Jeremy Gisborne who both Margie and I knew as we were in the same class at Arno Vale primary. He used to live on Greys Rd. Woodthorpe near to Joseph Giemza whom Nonna may have known as he had a prestige hairdressing salon on Market St. A bit of what they used to call a nancy back in those days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 902 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 There was a wine bar named Forman's on Forman street in the 80s. Still there if maps are to be believed now called Foreman's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,309 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 I think that was the one. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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