BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Is it the work of the "Fat Controller"? Have I just used a politically incorrect statement from a children's programme? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Became The Grand Central Diner,worked next door.cleared some railway gear outta there I can tell ya! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,532 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Sir Sam Fay was the last general manager of the Great Central Railway. The GCR had a loco named after him - but not that one in the picture! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Friday night was SAL! Night I used to work in a salon but the person I worked for had 8 hairdressing salon's and all the girls used to go to the Sal every Friday night, there used to be about 20/24 girls sitting up stairs in the half moon seats, what a time we had chatting up the chaps I suppose you could say leading them on, but no harm done it would just be nice to go back in time. Just for a Friday night. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 The term "funpub" used to make me heave! White Hart on Glasshouse St. was one- Ruby Tuesdays- even The Maypole got a going over!..as for The Town Arms?..yuk!! fight and brawl to Duran Duran. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Mary, I don't suppose you knew a friend of mine called Hilary Hughes? She used to be a hairdresser and was about your age or maybe a couple of years older. She worked in various salons in Nottingham - the only one I remember was on Mansfield Road 'Maison .......something or other'. Her mother used to have a cafe near Mount Street bus station I think - Hilary used to work there occasionally. I remember I went with her to the Sal a couple of times. She had a bad car accident when she was in her late teens and this caused quite a lot of damage to her face but she bounced back. She was supposed to be one of my bridesmaids but was unable to because she became pregnant and the dress wouldn't fit her!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Hi MargieH The salon on Mansfield Road was Maison Fields when I was working but it's had quite a lot of names. I can't recall any one named Hilary but maybe she might remember me as I used to pal around with the apprentice who worked at Masion Fields, she lived at Burton Joyce. Each week I used to go to the youth club at Burton Joyce with her, but I can't remember her name. Sorry!!!! At the time I worked with her sister at a salon on Alfreton Rd called "Barbara Chapmans" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks for replying, Mary. I haven't seen Hilary since 1979 after she'd moved to live in Skegness! I wish I knew where she was now as I'd love to catch up.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 24, 2016 Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 A fascinating old pub was The Artichoke on Pepper Street,a long lost one obviously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 I have just been reading some of the older threads and posts and discovered that the Cricketers has been demolished! I remember that a Berni Inn where a boyfriend used to take me when I was 16. Berni Inns disappeared years ago and I thought they would have become Beefeaters or the like. On one thread I read that there were caves under the Cricketers so I learned something else. Interesting stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 A fascinating old pub was The Artichoke on Pepper Street,a long lost one obviously. Artichoke? I can only find Harley's Vaults as being on Pepper Street.. I can find no record (in living memory of back to 1932) of a Artichoke public house in Nottingham. However there is a gap in my directories between 1950 - 67 Pepper street disappeared 1959 -60 when Marls & Spencer was extended.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 In 1950 there were 360 + public houses in the city of Nottingham this does not include hotels that had a bar (public or residents only)eg The Black Boy. Information Kelly's directory of Nottingham & West Bridgford 1950 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Harley's Vaults looked like this; on the corner of Pepper St / Church Gate. As Bubblewrap says, it disappeared under M & S in the early 1960s. And what you don't usually get - a selection of interior photos of the place. A real old-school place. http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?&user_keywords=harley+pepper&operator=AND&action=search&keywords=Ref_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25pepper%25%3BAND%3BRef_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25harley%25%3BAND%3BRef_No_increment%2CDisk_No%2CLocal_Accession_No%2CMap_Reference%2CTown_Village%2CLocation%2CTitle%2CDate_of_Image%2CDate_Period%2COther%2CForm_completed_by%2CKey_Terms%2CThemes%2CKeywords%2CPhotographer%2CArtist%2CEngraver%2CPublisher%2CForm_of_Acknowledgment%3BCONTAINS%3B%25pepper%25%3B&theme=&database=&date_period=&town_village=#rowNumber0 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 The Artichoke was a house of Ill repute as well,this boozer stood on the very site of Harleys vaults.. around the 1820's...probably made The Lamp look like a real posh place! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Anyone got any info on the pub called The Lamp?never been in ,I've always thought it looks haunted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 In 1832 The Artichoke was listed as being on High Cross Street landlord Thomas Pilkington High Cross Street was off Broad Street Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 ...and indeed still is. https://goo.gl/maps/5cA63ACDKRD2 With the 'Lord Roberts' on the corner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted February 25, 2016 Report Share Posted February 25, 2016 Now I know where pepper rocks gets its name from ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 2/1/2008 at 4:09 PM, .... said: Did any of you guys used to frequent The Crystal Palace  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Brew 5,404 Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Went in once, got thrown out... not been in since... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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