Willow wilson 898 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 The 'Puffing Billy' was this type. There were 2 of them, one named Philip and one named James, as I recall. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,236 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 39 minutes ago, Cliff Ton said: In the northerly direction it went over Broxtowe Lane and under Bells Lane, then to Cinderhill Colliery. CT, I don't remember the line going under Bells Lane. As a bus driver on the 55 service I can remember seeing the white crossing gate on the left, when coming onto Bells Lane from Cinderhill Island. The bus stop was a few yards up from the crossing. This was circa 1965. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I remember the wagons. They were brownish in colour with white markings on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 @Alpal My great aunt Lily lived at 49 Reydon Drive until her demise in 1967. At one time, her older sister, Rose, lived next door. They were both widows. Rose died before I was born. Many years ago, I worked with a colleague who grew up on Didcot Drive. Her surname was Varney. She is now deceased but would have been born in the 30s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Beekay you are correct. The train went over Bells Lane at street level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,536 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 28 minutes ago, Beekay said: CT, I don't remember the line going under Bells Lane. As a bus driver on the 55 service I can remember seeing the white crossing gate on the left, when coming onto Bells Lane from Cinderhill Island. The bus stop was a few yards up from the crossing. This was circa 1965. It didn't go under Bells Lane. I remember the same gate as you and the steep bit of hill going up from what was then a tiny Cinder Hill Island. (Trolleybus poles always coming off). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,530 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 You're right. I don't know why I put under Bells Lane. It was a level crossing. And this just about shows it. The Broxtowe Lane bridge (lower left) and the Bells Lane crossing (top right). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Fascinating photo, CT. What year was it taken? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,236 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 It's got to be early Jill, look at all the empty spaces which are now taken up by housing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,236 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I see the gap where the crossing gate was, is still there. Going up Bells Lane from Cinderhill traffic circle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Just what I was thinking, Beekay. Christ Church at Cinderhill stands in splendid isolation. I knew this area well as a child but it was far more built up than in the image. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,277 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I reckon 1930s..............where there is a space near the left arrow is.......there was a Vernons store.in the 60s....and think in the 50s it was a Marsdens......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Sometimes, as children, we'd go to play tennis on the courts near the bowling green in the bottom right corner. If it was a hot day, there was ice cream from the shop across the road which is still there, I believe, but no longer a shop. Sometimes, we'd walk up Broxtowe Lane to an aunt's house on Paignton Close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,277 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 On that corner where the ice cream shop you mention Jill......believe it or not became a Fine Fare........smallest one i ever saw......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,388 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 It was a newsagent/confectionery shop for years when I was growing up, Ben. Last time I passed there, it was some kind of business premises. I think the tennis courts had gone. All changed and not for the better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 497 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Photo is 1934. https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW043942 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,236 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 It's fascinating looking at all the green spaces in Stuarts link. Just about make out where Babbington and Cinderhill collieries are, which is now Premier Inn and Phoenix Park. On Cinderhill Road, immediately passed the railway bridge, used to be another entrance to the pits shunting yards and where we used to garage our NCB xray unit, when not in use (between jobs). Not relevant but thought I'd just chuck it in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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