plantfit 7,630 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Ayup all In your opinion where would you say true Nottingham people come from? you know the "salt of the earth type" proper charactors, genuine folk, best neighbours anyone could wish for types. I think it's got to be the folk from the MEADOWS look forwards to hearing replies to this one Cheers Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I definately think real Nottm folk hail from The Medders me duck,no bout adout it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Well, what me late Mam told me, we started out dahn Lenton, too close to the canal when I was toddling, so we moved to St Anns, spent up to my 14th year there then we moved dahn medders. Thats where we stayed until we were moved under demolition orders. Me and my first missus took the two kids up to Clifton, Farnborough Road opposite the Comp school. In fact, we were lucky, we had a bus stop right out front gate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Yose all wrong meduck. Yo had to be born in Bulwell and brung up in Brockie. At least 'ad one fight owtside o the Cocked 'at on a satde neet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,630 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 John, After we left the meadows we lived for a short time on Farnborough road, near the bus stop at No 420 I think it was!!! Frank, Know what you mean about Brokkie after I got wed to Mrs no1 we lived on Withern road until I bugged off, Small world. Still prefered the Medders as it was when I were a nipper. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Roger When I was a lad (16) I worked for a small company in the medda's in one of the railway arches - Brookfield Sheet Metal Ltd. We made the inners for the fruit machines for Bell Fruit. I remember on the last week I worked there I spot welded all the coin chutes with the wrong angles, all 10,000 of them, on purpose. I mixed up the top and bottom angle guides. Must have cost 'em a fortune Used to walk down Arkwright Street, passed Cookes (sheet metal) on the left _Crocus Street_ then turn right down a side street. Used to be a pub on the corner opposite if I remember right. Never went in there as I was too young. Oh happy days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FORESTERS 0 Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 hi rogeryou cant beat the old st anns mob, no bath, outside toilet, i still wonder why they pulled em all down, on the off chance does any member have a old picture of bullivant street st anns before it was demolished in the 60s in there photosthanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 ....does any member have a old picture of bullivant street st anns in there photosthanks 'Oldest' I can find......1995! Demolition of factory buildings between Bullivant Street and Ashforth Street, St Anns. Cheers Robt P. picturethepastorg @ Ian Brown LRPS Nov 1995 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,630 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 You bu66ered me up there John, nice one, Sense at last in Lincolnshire, someone who talks like me ,Not like these cabbage pickers eh Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,630 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Ayup John, I just remembered reading your first post reminded of our outside "lavvy" dahn Medders It were across the back yard and it contained the biggest spiders in Nottingham, about as big as sparrows, one thing for sure you didn't spend more time in there than was required, unless you were hiding from the old bat that lived further down the terrace. ( I think she could see through walls though because she always knew it were me throwing stones at her windows) Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 It were cowd in winter t'old lad! I used to do the cross word puzzles on the squares of newspaper the old man cut up and hung from a nail in the wall! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,630 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Ayup John, In them days there were sh*t on the news papers, now we buy them with sh*t already in them, Ha Ha Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FORESTERS 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Ayup John,I just remembered reading your first post reminded of our outside "lavvy" dahn Medders It were across the back yard and it contained the biggest spiders in Nottingham, about as big as sparrows, one thing for sure you didn't spend more time in there than was required, unless you were hiding from the old bat that lived further down the terrace. ( I think she could see through walls though because she always knew it were me throwing stones at her windows) Roger hi rog i can remenber the old attic bedroom, i never would go up there it was never used as a bedroom but it was spooky as hell, they also had cellars, my mam told me a few people had the gas meters down there and a few were robbed by opening the steel grate outside where the coal was tipped in and getting into the cellar and rob the shilling meter, as for the bath it would be filled one and the family would take it in turn to get one lucky for me being the youngest i went first and my two sisters after god it must have took some filling. i would love to know what year those old st anns houses were built i bet it was pre 1800s. we also had some of those multi coloured tassles in the door way i used to do my tarzan impression untill the day they snapped an i ended up with a chin full of stitches if only i had my p.p.e on at the time mate ha ha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I have some early OS maps that show St Anns in the early stages 1800's, You will find some scans in the map area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 If you tell me what area you are interested in I will see If I have it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 If you tell me what area you are interested in I will see If I have it HI MICK ITS BULLIVANT STREET ST ANNS IM LOOKING FOR, IF YOU HAVE IT MANY THANKS JOHN John, where abouts was Bullivant Street?? I was brought up in a terraced house off Turner Street, that was between Peas Hill Road and Alfred Street South. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FORESTERS 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 John, where abouts was Bullivant Street?? I was brought up in a terraced house off Turner Street, that was between Peas Hill Road and Alfred Street South. just off peas hill road and alfred street centre, the streets still there and named bullivant street, but the terraced houses are all gonethanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Didn't Peas Hill Road change to another name on the north side of St Anns Well Road??? I had a Gran who lived on Dane Street, that ran between Alfred Street Central and that road, then my other Gran lived on one of the steep hills to the right heading away from St Anns Well Road. Can't for the life of me recall it's name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It might be on this map? Download Nottingham 1920's map Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Got me streets mixed up, thanks Mick, Pym street was the one at the top of Turner street. Thats it, my other Gran lived on Raglan Street. Now that was pretty steep! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alisoncc 379 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 but hell anyone who comes from Nottingham is the salt of the earthCheers Roger Good on yer Roger. Meadows people, before they tore it all down, were the salt of the earth. The community spirit was unbelievable. No airs and graces there. Dinner, or tea as we called it then, was often two thick slices of bread with dripping, a shilling bag of chips - shared between six kids and parents, still hot so they melted the dripping. That was heaven a chip butty. And if we had visitors, more often than not neighbours kids, then it was a one and six bag of chips to go round. If there were older visitors of an evening, then me Mam would go down to the off-licence with a jug. They would actually pull beer in the shop. None of this cans or bottles stuff. And they would always sell bottles of alcoholic cider to the older kids. It was no big deal. Hugs Alison Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Ayup all In your opinion where would you say true Nottingham people come from?Cheers Roger Sunny Radford land of the free that's where? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Anyone born within earshot of ' Little John '. I was born at the women's hospital in Peel Street so I'm alreet..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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