salty 0 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I am a firbeck legend, any questions about the firbeck estate or ballon woods...... ask me lived there from 1967-1988 my brother still lives on birchwood rd ans is now the crowned price of firbeck...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,013 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 "crowned Price"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 nowt comes without a price around there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad Piranha 0 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 was at firbeck school when 'miss trunchbull' was head - in mr galloway's class - met him 40 years later - very interested in balloon woods / jacko's oller / wollaton canal area in 1950s also written book : A Grisly History of Nottinghamshire in Ten Spine-Chilling Chapters' would be really interested to hear memories anecdotes re this area plus see any old photographs - still looking for one of the jacko's 'oller gypsy camp 1950s which appeared in a display at the city library about 20 years ago trowell avvy lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,013 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Welcome Chad Piranha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,359 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Chad Piranha. I look forward to reading your posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary P 0 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hi there. I'm pretty new to wollaton, only lived here about 3 years. I was intrigued to know why the area was called balloon wood, so found this forum fascinating. I had no idea of the flats, and really interested about the old pubs you mention. Can someone point out where exactly the flats/estates were? Were they behind the Gondola pub, or did it all just sort of straddle the top of wollaton vale area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 As you go up wollaton vale once you cross the railway bridge the flats took up the whole area on the left all the way up to the Gondola you can see on the pic below that the railway bridge has not appeared yet but you can see the railway and the small black bridge.....hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,359 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Mary P. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memoris. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary P 0 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 thank you that's a great picture, gives a good sense of the scale. I think I get it now - cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Had some bad experiences with BW inmates! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nottinghasm 3 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Hi folks, what an intriguing thread this has proved to be! I was born in Balloon Wood flats but don't remember them as we moved out to Lenton Abbey before my earliest memories. Â If any former BWF dwellers have more stories to share on here, I'd love to hear them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 450 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Not sure if I've mentioned this before. I once worked at the care home that is built on the site that was ballon woods flats. An old lady who lived in one of the upstairs rooms used to ask if we could 'get those children out of her room' they were keeping her awake. We just put it down to her imagination. When she passed away and someone else moved into the same room,they also complained that there were children running around in her room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 5,361 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Looks like former pub The Gondola & Indian restaurant Spices is to be demolished, should be listed? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atlast 0 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 hi im trying to find anyone who lived at the old balloon woods around 1975 - please. also trying to find dennis storer for an old friend.thank you.atlast.x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 4,537 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 192.com there are 3 Dennis Storers in Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martin Lock 31 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Lived in the flats (Newmill) in 81. I remember a giant of a man lived in a block near the Gondola. He was a proper 'greb'. Long hair tied with a band around his head. All the denim and sewn on badges. Stunk of greb oil too. Saw him run for a bus on slab square only to miss it. He shouted expletives at the top of his voice. Always thought he was an intimidating man, but probably cos I was so young. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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