Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 I used to live near that area and can remember a few pub names and places. The Punchbowl on Porchester Road is still there; what used to be a Co-op on Carlton Hill (the flat bit at the top) is now a Wetherspoons called the Free Man; the Windsor Castle near Carlton Square has gone; and the Coopers Arms at the bottom end of Porchester Road is housing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrevA 4 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Yes, they knocked down the old Toby Jug on Carlton Hill and turned it into a shop, then they turned the Co-op into the Wetherspoons pub. Not too many of my old watering holes left. I think the Tally Ho on Oakdale Rd and the Elwiss/Lodge at the very end of Oakdale Rd are still there, though I’ve not been up that way for years. They rebuilt the Windsor in Carlton Square, when Tesco opened in the 1980’s, but it was boarded up the last time I went past. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, TrevA said: They rebuilt the Windsor in Carlton Square, when Tesco opened in the 1980’s, but it was boarded up the last time I went past. ...and that 'new' version has since been demolished.......https://goo.gl/maps/FSFwUHArqQBaMNkG6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrevA 4 Posted August 30, 2020 Report Share Posted August 30, 2020 Further up the road it looks like the Bruno (Earl of Chesterfield) has suffered a similar fate, and the Catholic Club too! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoseQueen 14 Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Somehow I managed to get served in the Bruno when only about 16 !! As i lived in Carlton (had progressed from Sneinton) the Catholic Club had attendance usually on a Sunday, as did the Carlton Hotel and its famous sunday night disco. Sometimes went in the Cavo when didnt go into town. The Westdale was quite nice for a local pub. Worked in the newly refurbed Nags Head on Carlton Hill around 1980 and then The Elwes Arms (landlord had moved there from original Grey Goose). Inn for a Penny was always a theme pub to us and altho my Parents lived almost opposite for 20 yrs that went in only once I believe. And does anyone remember Club Balaton at the top of Beseccar Avenue where some of us would go after the Nags Head ?? All probably gone now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,810 Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Club Balaton, used to go in there they had a late licence. I think they were a Hungarian couple that ran it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 270 Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Other than Elwes and In for a Penny, yes your right, they are gone, regarding the Catholic Club, assuming I have the right one.. same side as the Bruno, a little further up the hill... became a gym/fitness centre..then became the 'Doghouse' rehearsal/recording studio & live venue, which also closed about 5 year's ago. Doe's anybody remember a independent betting shop which was round the side? when it was the Catholic Club? Rose queen, thanks for the inspiration and reminders.. Not the Westdaele Tavern but very close..Hartington Ave?... . https://untappd.com/w/the-mallard-brewery/8396 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 If you look at Streetview back in 2011, you can see the Catholic Club and the Gym next door. https://goo.gl/maps/u4Fy8zh3G5eXitSV9 Move forwards a few years and the pub was renamed The Dos House https://goo.gl/maps/9sy8cK3WjAqAZ2PYA Now it's gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,310 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Re: The Framesmith's Arms in Boowul. I'm extremely hacked off that they changed the name to its nickname (Monkey), because that loses yet another historical association. I know that there are stories of the pub having a stuffed monkey or whatever wayback, but I'm more inclined to believe that the nickname was derived from the official name. So.. a Framesmith was someone who looked after knitting frames. The young kids who were employed to crawl under working machinery to grease it were called 'Grease Monkeys'. I don't think it's such a stretch to see the link. As for the 'Swinger'. It never occurred to me that it had anything to do with Trolley buses.. although I often caught them from there in the fifties. I thought it was named after the 'swing gates' over the railway, which as I recall came through from Bestwood Road via the 'bonemill'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 9 hours ago, DJ360 said: As for the 'Swinger'. It never occurred to me that it had anything to do with Trolley buses.. although I often caught them from there in the fifties. I thought it was named after the 'swing gates' over the railway, which as I recall came through from Bestwood Road via the 'bonemill'. Or maybe summat to do with people who exchange partners ?!, Maybe that's where they all used to meet . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,810 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 I was told years ago by an old Bulwell gal that the Swinger was so called because Miners taking the day off sick (swinging the lead) used that pub because it was the furthest from the pit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 786 Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/19/2020 at 12:24 AM, DJ360 said: Re: The Framesmith's Arms in Boowul. I'm extremely hacked off that they changed the name to its nickname (Monkey), because that loses yet another historical association. I know that there are stories of the pub having a stuffed monkey or whatever wayback, but I'm more inclined to believe that the nickname was derived from the official name. So.. a Framesmith was someone who looked after knitting frames. The young kids who were employed to crawl under working machinery to grease it were called 'Grease Monkeys'. I don't think it's such a stretch to see the link. I knew the Framesmiths as the drum and monkey. I was told at one time they had a monkey in a cage in the. Bar. I used to drink in ‘Swingers’ in the early 80’s when it was run by the Tizzard’s. I think it was Ray and Lil Tizzard. His brother was a Police Sergeant I knew. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annesley Red 53 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Station Hotel (now gone) in Newstead was just known as The Pub, mainly because there was only the Miners Welfare (Stute) and Station Hotel in the village. It had other names by locals Jug and Bottle , Shearers Arms , Supply Gate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 @Annesley Redi worked at the lord nelson on percy st in old basford & it was always just refered to as the nellie by everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,160 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 I'm sure there used to be a Lord Nelson on Sellars Wood Road, Crabtree, Bulwell. That were known as the 'Nellie' too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Probably the case for all pubs called lord nelson bk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 160 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Was, 'The Lord Nelson' at the top of Cowley Street? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 10 hours ago, RadFordee said: i worked at the lord nelson on percy st in old basford & it was always just refered to as the nellie by everyone. Even though it wasn't my area I went there a few times in the 80s. I've just looked and discovered it closed as a pub and is now converted to flats. https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm005163/posterid/ntgm005163.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 @Cliff Ton thats a great pic ct also showing the flats that where there at that time, when i worked there from 86-92 the flats had already gone from there & new housing being built in their place, i didn't know it had been converted into flats, the last time i passed the nellie it looked empty & in a very sorry state so at least its being re-used for something now, it was always a busy & well used pub when i worked there. I think it had been closed as a pub for quite some time,like most other pubs in the area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 That photo is also a very good record of motoring history. It's early 80s and the four cars are three Japanese and one Ford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Yes hey arnold had a cortina like that in 1984 metallic green with a black vinyl roof & he loved it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Alpha said: Was, 'The Lord Nelson' at the top of Cowley Street? Yes alpha corner of cowley st & percy st. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,371 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Anyone recall the ''Ode English'' ? Old English Gentlemen.....in Old Basford.......all my Old Basford relatives drank in there.....1950s cant remember what street it was on...between Wicklow and Cowley i think........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 503 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Back in the late 60s me and a few friends used to frequent The Grosvenor on Mansfield Rd. Warm Home Ales bitter or mild was the drink of choice back then. Lager was an expensive German drink although bottled Carlsberg was catching on. We used to assemble in the smoke filled lounge which was a bit quieter than the bar where there was a jukebox. In the evening on a warm summer Saturday people would be out in the courtyard, the bar windows would be open and the jukebox turned up. I remember August 1968 when Union Gap's “Young Girl” was played many times. The atmosphere was complete with the smell of cooked steak wafting out the upstairs windows. Back then The Grosvenor was a Berni Inn and it was always packed. We always affectionately referred to the pub as The Grov. Not very imaginative but to many it conjures up those heady days of the 60s. Lest we forget closing time was 10:30 and no smell of bleddy weed which seems to be everywhere here in Bournemouth. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,854 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: Anyone recall the ''Ode English'' ? Old English Gentlemen.....in Old Basford.......all my Old Basford relatives drank in there.....1950s cant remember what street it was on...between Wicklow and Cowley i think........... I don't know it or remember it, but this is what it looked like. https://picturenottingham.co.uk/image-library/image-details/poster/ntgm000261/posterid/ntgm000261.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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