poohbear 1,360 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Never worked there, but know a lot that did...Another Nottingham landmark disappearing. And unlike the brewery opposite...completely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Noticed that last night when passing by. It was an unlovely building perhaps but one that created a lot of employment in and around Arnold over the years. One of the top three local employers along with The Home Brewery and Allan Solley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Memory for you (VJ Day) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 recall my wife got a job there 1969 ish, started in the morning, same afternoon they all went on strike (just a coincidence) but she never went back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 recall my wife got a job there 1969 ish, started in the morning, same afternoon they all went on strike (just a coincidence) but she never went back I suppose she was all `washed up'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ube 38 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 didnt they have their own well/borehole.....wonder who gets to keep that?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 It'll probably finish up as 3/4 storey executive flatlets...or tenements as they used to be called in the Gorbals and New York. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Currently the Daybrook Laundry site remains a huge pile of rubble (though work would have been difficult recently in the wintry conditions). Such a shame, as was the passing of The Home Brewery. Another loss to the local economy is the passing of the Metallifacture building on Mansfield Road near Arch Hill at Redhill which has been demolished and cleared. With the White Hart site between the two sadly growing high in grass for the past few months the times they are a-changing around this area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Saxby's on Bar Lane had their own well, massive bore hole, must have been 12ft? in diameter, went down it around 1970, circular brick lined with fixed ladder and at bottom a platform with pump motors etc, am told in housing estate now on the site a round traffic island is where the bore was, whether coincidence or layout designed thus to avoid any settlement problem unsure? (ditto it's location) re Metallifacture, didn't it used to be on Carlton Rd at one time? with public air raid shelters under it during WW2? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Beeston Boiler Company had their own bores, three if I recall. All the plants water came from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 A branch of Aldi opened on the laundry site over a year ago. Not a patch on Lidls just up the road on the site of the White Hart pub. For a short time in 95, I was an agency worker as drivers mate at Daybrook Laundry travelling to hotels, restaurants, care homes etc with clean laundry and returning with the dirty items. Early starts, heavy work, poor pay but plenty of overtime. I loved it. Especially trips such as Heathrow airport and Gatwick. Great days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Daybrook Laundry and Home Brewery used to be owned by the same family. The dirty washing water used to be pumped under Mansfield Road to make the beer. Not a lot of people knew that! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I could believe it. It wasn't always the best, but I liked the bottled IPA and didn't they do a bitter called 5 Star ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Yes, 5 Star, made Shippos seem like nectar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I remember it in large cans, four or five pints, maybe more. It was fine for parties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Talking of Shippo's (which was an acquired taste) - has anyone tried the "new" Shippo's, allegedly made from the same recipe. It's made at the Belvoir Brewery at Old Dalby. It's just another average beer really. They don't seemed to have captured the unique Shipstone's flavour which you either loved or loathed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Not seen it yet, but there's some new ones gradually appearing at Lidls stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 Went to the new Lidl at Bingham last week on an exploratory mission. Sausages were rubbish, potatoes were rubbish and bread was rubbish. All down to a price. I did buy a couple of enormous crow bars for ÂŁ7 the pair and they proved to be very good! The Belvoir Brewery Shipstone's has Ben around for a couple of years now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 13, 2016 Report Share Posted March 13, 2016 I remember when I lived at Saxondale village, they only had Beaumonts and the Co-Op. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim in the North East 200 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Anyone got a photo of the distinctive Daybrook Laundry vans that you would see making deliveries in the 1950s and 1960s? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Can't help with a picture Tim, but an old workmate at my last job worked as a driver there & he said they were a good firm to work for. He pulled out of the yard at 2am & went to Luton then Heathrow Airport & finished with a couple of hotel jobs in central London, before returning home. Two man crew, finished about teatime, long days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I visit the former Home Brewery building every so often in the course of my work. Interesting place which is costing a lot to maintain and repair. I prefer to go there in winter as it's always like a furnace inside. Old cast iron radiators belting out heat and too risky to open most of the windows which have decaying metal frames (possibly Crittalls) and secondary glazing which has seized up! In summer, it's worse than a bake oven! I recall in 1960 attending my uncle's wedding at the church nearby. Sis was a bridesmaid. Ended in divorce 10 years later! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 About 25 years ago I delivered pallets of photo copying paper there ! Beautiful old building too. Me & a mate wheeled a pallet weighing about half a ton into the old fashioned lift, then it sunk to the bottom, unable to lift ! Happy days, esp when one of the receptionists used to catch my bus regularly when she went to school ! a few years before Always got a cup of tea ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Oddly enough, Catfan, that lift is still there and is notorious for getting stuck although, thankfully, it's never happened to me! It does feel a bit rickety at times though. The worst thing about that place is the sensors they've installed everywhere (even in the lift and loos!). The stairs have been enclosed with safety glass panelling and because some of the sensors don't respond to the smartcards we all have to wear, I've been trapped on the stairs between floors several times. Better than being trapped in the lift, I suppose! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YeOldeNottingahamian 0 Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 My father worked at Daybrook Laundry. I don’t exactly remember what role he had though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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