mick2me 3,033 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I shudda read back further? Ation Corner Heard a story once that the junction of Ilkeston road and Radford Boulevard was called Ation Corner because on each corner was a Pub, a Church, a School and a Pawn Broker. The Pub was Ruination, The School Education, The Church Salvation but can't remember what the pawn broker was. Can any one help. Last time i passed the Pawn broker was turned into a Butchers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bramleyapple 0 Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Me dad was born on Russell Street mid fifties time, I believe it was once a shop ran by my G-Grandparents, Elsie and Ben..Now demolished unfortunately Here is a pic tho... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
canyoujust 0 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Trevor last seen in Lincolnshire had a shop in Alford also had something to do with a World War Two reenactment society. Indeed this is correct. Trevor is my uncle and Amber (Kathleen) - now deceased, was my Dad's sister (hence my Aunt). I was born in 1972 in Derby. Prior to the shop in Alford, Trevor and kath ran a hotel in Skegness - around the end of the 1970's into the 1980's. The hotel had the name "Derwent" in it and it was slightly set back from the sea front, on one of the streets. They sold up and moved to Alford - in the market square, and owned a war memorabilia shop - this was useful for the war re-enactment. The shop relocated to another premises in Alford, prior to Trevor's retirement and Kath's passing. Good people - and a part of the Alford community - i had many happy hours with them in both Skegness and Alford. Though i was too young to understand in the 80's - i also met many of the ladies who danced with Kath during her earlier working days. They have one son, who is connected to the armed forces. Cheers all Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Welcome Canyoujust. Thanks for the update Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Well its 25.22 minutes of your life you will never get back , but is fascinating I've watched it twice cheers Mr Chris Richards how much for a video in 1989 ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMDd5l7tzGs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Why would anyone take a video camera into their local on an ordinary week night? would have thought they'd have waited till something special on? lol Re cost of video camera's not sure of exact year but remember buying a tv for my son at Telescene on Broxtowe Lane and getting a free VHS video camera with it, mind you it was an Amstrad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danny333 7 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Sandos Pies !!! we used to go upstairs at the Bulwell cafe and have a Fourpenny Mix I believe it was a Pie peas and chips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Sandos Pies !!! we used to go upstairs at the Bulwell cafe and have a Fourpenny Mix I believe it was a Pie peas and chips. When I was a kid, a 'mix' was just chips & peas, either with gravy (free) or batter bits (free) !hungr! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Or if you were feeling flush, a baked bean mix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stansfield st yoof 0 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Stansfield St between 65 and 77, The locals were Plough,Higglers,Marquis,White Horse and Old Rose. Would be interested to know how many of these are gone. Anyone here from the area around those times ?. Was 19 when moved on but still see the old place in my memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 The only pub left out of those that you named is the plough. Is now a micro brewery, and doing rather well. Old Rose - demolished, as part of a new build of student accomodation Marquis - currently boarded up. Jolly higglers - was closed for years, now a Tesco express White Horse - now a take away / cafe The area around these pubs has been taken over by students, with numerous new builds of student flats, all of chettles yard has gone and been built on, as well as Skills depot, parts of the old Raleigh site on Faraday rd, Marathon Knitwear on Radford boulevard is also student flats. Try looking on google earth, for a general view. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stansfield st yoof 0 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thanks Ray, Read your post and now been reading about the local brew at the Plough as that is plentiful in the place i now live. Will have to visit for the day soon as this website has been a real find, Will google also and thanks again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radford Alan 1 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi all, reading all the messages on this forum as evoked a lot of childhood memories for me, I was born on Faraday road (number 130) just opposite from the Raleigh social club, looking foward to reading the forum as people add more storys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Welcome Alan, I knew a fella on Faraday Rd, mid 60's, name of Mick Ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Radford Alan 1 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Welcome Alan, I knew a fella on Faraday Rd, mid 60's, name of Mick Ball. Thanks for the welcome, I dont know the name but will ask the rest of my family Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 He used to tell the story of coming in late at night and trying not to wake his mam, so she wouldn't know what time it was. He'd time his opening of the front door with a passing train. He'd creep in and she'd yell, is that you Mick. He never got away with it. I knew him from the Ice4 Stadium, we were both in the Ice Racing Supporters Club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 There was some photos of old Radford in the NEP on Monday. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Childhood-reminders-saved-skip/story-16143628-detail/story.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 i am a member of nottingham skills exchange based at the old tennison hall some of the pictures rescued by ron booth are hanging in our meeting room..these piscs are all various class photoesfrom we think windley school looks like posibly 50/60s ifanyone is interested i am sure you would be made wellcome to the friday morning breakfast club between 10.30am and 11..30am Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Taxi Ray, it's such a shame the photographs on the above link have turned out so dark. I know Ron Booth and very enthusiastic he is, for preserving Radford's history. Well done Ron, where's your latest short story? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Taxi Ray, it's such a shame the photographs on the above link have turned out so dark. With a bit of messing around, you can see more now...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 i too know ron through skills exchange and love his poems too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Great Babs. And Great for what you've done with the photographs Cliff Ton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 The kid stood in the rubble could even be me, or someone I knew at the time. We would play in those partly demolished houses. A party demolished house like that we would knock the rest of the walls down. Very often the houses were full of junk and old furniture that would probably be antiques today. I remember finding a box of old postcards, some of the embroidered. Some were addressed to troops serving in the first world war or were addressed to a radford address from them. My younger brother reposted one of them around 1965 and it appeared in Evening Post because it had taken 46 years to arrive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 11 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Does anybody remember The Sun Inn, it was almost opposite Forest Rd West. There was also a pub that backed onto Clayton Square, any info please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soulgolf 1 Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hi New to this site Although I lived in Chilwell on Saturday's I used to work in the Record Rondevious on the corner of Denman Street and St Johns Terrace, in or around 1966/1967 I caught the Barton's No 33 bus to Derby Road then walked to Radford, my Aunty Jean owned the shop with her husband Ken Mills. Can anyone remember the record shop which also sold pictures of pop stars, records sold for 6/8d Strange thing is my wife Pam lived on St John Terrace (maiden name Parfitt) and I used to see her walk past the shop, we met in the Brit down at Trent Bridge and have been married since 1973 For a short time we lived at Maun Avenue just off Hartley Road from 1974 - 1982. New topic created for this question... 'Record Rondevious' Denman Street in Old Radford 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.