The Engineer 614 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I see that the 'West Bridgford Aikido Centre' (in the Meadows) has recently been demolished (it's a pile of bricks now). It occupied a site between Riverside Way and Robin Hood Way, just North of the Toll Bridge, behind the Meadows Embankment tram stop. Anyone know whether it was something else originally? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Is/was it this place ? https://maps.app.goo.gl/Y2U49g3ECjKZALqz8 That's a building I remember from my childhood in the 60s because some of the buses from Clifton to Nottingham went past there. I've always remembered it as 'Walsall Conduits' because that was the name on the side of the building for many years. When I was 8 or 9 I had no idea what a Conduit was, although I knew there was a place named Walsall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Walsall Conduits in the old news archives were listed as 232 Wilford Road . First mentions of them at that address appear to be 1968. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 @Cliff Ton Yes, that is/was the building. Google maps has a few internal photos of its use for Aikido classes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 4 hours ago, DAVIDW said: Walsall Conduits in the old news archives were listed as 232 Wilford Road . First mentions of them at that address appear to be 1968. That is almost certainly the same place as the Aikido Centre. The numbering fits, and its main entrance could've been on Wilford Road. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 It was called the Eagle Building. See Nottingham City Council planning application 19/00937/PFUL3 (December 2019) granted for 42 apartments. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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