katyjay 5,091 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I remember our rocking horse, Christine, was much higher off the ground than that one, and if you fell off you fell on a hard surface. We were obviously made of sterner stuff in those days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Remembering those vast, amazing Swingboats: I loved to visit my great grandma who lived in Radford Woodhouse because whilst my grandma 'did' - cooked and cleaned - for her parents, my sister, uncle and myself could escape on to the park on Radford Bridge Road, where a wonderful Swingboat resided; there weren't many Swingboats on the Nottingham City Parks. It was wonderful to work the Swingboat, one person standing at each end, making the vast swing go higher and higher - almost touching the sky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 The only one I ever remember seeing was at Colwick Park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I recall some of the items on Melbourne park; Spiders web; roundabout that was tubes of steel linked like a spiders web, just went around Rocking horse; like the photo, but up on pillars Witches hat; steel frame made in a cone shape, went round but also side to side Box roundabout; Slide, swings & baby swings See saw Not 100% certain but may have been the 2 ended (2 person) swings also, operated by each person pushing/pulling PS: Lots of kids would shout if anyone reversed the direction of the roundabouts: 'that's the sick way'!!.................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yes, about 1952-54 I remember most of them on Melbourne Park - but not the rocking horse. I think that was a standard design that came a bit later. (I remember them on West Park, Long Eaton in the later 50s). I was also occasionally taken to Stockhill Park, which had a virtually identical collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 We called the "Witches Hat" a "Policeman's Helmet"! Yes, I remember one in West Park - also two big (to me) slides! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,635 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Paragon cycles hand built at Andy Bones Nottingham Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I used to love the double swings. Here is a picture of the modern version: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Forest winning a Cup game? There used to be a facility to click on a members name & you could ignore every scabby post they make I don't see that anymore? Wheres it gone Mick? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Notts County matches Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Aaaah Red, I suspect you mean the Blasphemy Button? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Folk who understand ironic disappointment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Ceefax switched off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I miss this - the beer I cut my teeth on: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Can see that brewery out of our window....its about 200 yds away from us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Is it still in use as a brewery? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 The brewery was closed by Greene king brewery in dec 2006 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yep just sitting derelict now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 All equipment removed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I have a book titled: Kimberley Ale: Hardys & Hansons 1832 - 1982 writen by George Bruce.ISBN 0 9500730 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Anybody remember the cap darts where you put a cap into it and threw it against the wall or something. On impact it would go off with a bang. The caps were the same as what you put into the cap guns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 All equipment removed? yup....gutted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Anybody remember the cap darts where you put a cap into it and threw it against the wall or something. On impact it would go off with a bang. The caps were the same as what you put into the cap guns. Remember them well, MB. Back in the 50s, I had a metal, grape size, ball which split in half and you could put 1-2-3 caps inside. Fastened together with a string looped around the grooves of the two halves, you flicked it up in the air by the tail end of the string and when it came back and hit the ground - Kaboom! Naturally, the more caps the better. Trouble was the two halves used to seperate and you would spend heaps of time finding the missing half - if ever. Later on, plastic versions of what is in your picture came on the market and the caps were set off when a plunger in the nose of the dart impacted with the ground and detonated the cap in the nose cone. The plastic ones were never as good as the old metal ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 WOW! A metal one! I want it - sell it to me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 We used to make our own with a bike wheel (Hub) bolt, an old playing card, match heads and "Dome nuts" even better when i worked at 'The Raleigh' as you could walk out with a pocket full and not risk the wrath of security as you could claim you were using them on the job and forgot to empty them out (As actually happened to a mate of mine!) The idea was to cut the heads off of a box of matches, cram as many heads and bits of phospherous into the dome nut as you could, tighten said nut onto the bolt, cut playing card and sellotape to bolt to form a 'flight' , then lob in the air as high as you could. God they didn't half go with a bang when you got it right !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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