Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Thanks folks. There may be many changes to the old town but what is evident on this website; the friendliness of the majority of people born and bred in Nottingham is still very evident! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Nottingham people are well noted for their friendliness Trevor. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I remember that bar (under another name) being (re?)opened up in the early mid-eighties I think. 'The (??) Bar' as in something like The Mint Bar for example. Was a nice bar. Am I right in thinking there was a string quartet, or something similar, playing from some sort of balcony? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yes, the 'Palm Court Trio' used to play regularly in the upstairs bar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Today I realised just how much it lives up to its name of Slab Square. Very difficult to come up with a more boring place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 The top right hand corner of the square in your pic is the only interesting part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I thought they were selling tents ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 I thought it was the queue for Griffin and Spaldings January sales? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 That is a sad site for an ex-pat. The hours we spent in our youth,hanging out in the old 'market square',flat and characterless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Take a look at Cliff Ton's photograph (top of page 1); is it not a Crying Shame what's been done to Our City's Central Area? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 That's what I refer to Jacko,Cliff Tons' photo'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Today I realised just how much it lives up to its name of Slab Square. Very difficult to come up with a more boring place Coincidentally, I had the misfortune to have to do some shopping in Nottingham yesterday. I passed through the square, looking at that precise view and really noticed how drab the square looks nowadays when it's not being utilised for a stage or some other event to break up the blandness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/britgal15/60s32.jpg[/img]"]http:// Experimenting with a photo of the square. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Bloody norah, it worked. The square in 87, when entered for the Britain in Bloom contest, I do believe they won. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great picture, bring back the old market square get rid off the over size kitchen tiles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Hanging baskets...possible danger of falling. Pigeons ...possible psittacosos infection. Flowers...possible lung problems for Asthmatics. Concrete steps...no wheelchair access. Outside catering unit...no access to hot running water. Not suitable for the 21st Century. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 THE TREES! I forgot about the trees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 No comparison to what you have today. That's how it looked when I Ieft Nottingham. Thank's KTJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Another Then and Now Isn't 1960's architecture great....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Cliff Ton, I kinda think you're being ironic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Ah, I see the bus stop is still there. Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Its not a bus stop. No buses stop there any more. Its a Tram Stop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 and thats how it should have stayed including the toilets this city really neads them but we are loosing more and more no wonder its begining to smell of urine every were you go not just in the square were the protesters are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I did not notice any smell in that part whilst I was talking to them the other week? Which raises the point, where do they go to the loo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 There is a public toilet nearby on Greyhound Street which replaced the Market Square facility. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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