Fynger 841 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Beeston High road...is that a crown on the sign ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 a.k.a...faster Googler. Cheers Robt P. Hi Rob, after a lifetime in/around the motor industry I did in fact know this one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Beeston High road...is that a crown on the sign ??? Hi Kev, Yes, it is Beeston but not sure about the sign. The building is still there & well known Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 The Prince of Wales ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yay, it wasn't a crown Kev, more a fleur-de-lis Well done Hippo Girl. I might go down to town and try an retake the image as it is today. Next.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Looking on Google Street map we just just worked it out...its the building next door to the 'hop pole'....and its now empty. ( was Triton Bathrooms )... Just done lots of re-looking ( counting windows etc ) and yep it fits cos you can work out the greyhound and durham ox too.......but if you go and look on street view and stand outside the hop pole looking toward beeston you can get the pic to fit there too.....odd eh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Then and now: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 what a dismal place, then and now...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 He parked his bike on the wrong side...cycle lanes over the road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 And someone's nicked the bike! It does look untidy with the proliferation of signs, both street signs and adverts. Glad the council has swept the street since the first photo. !rotfl! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 And that old square camera on the old pic must be worth a fortune now. ( replaced by a modern dome ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 A horse and cart speed...safety camera? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,878 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 How many Streets are there in West Bridgford? Go on take a guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,505 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 How many Streets are there in West Bridgford? Go on take a guess. Useless information I'd forgotten I know......... there aren't any Streets in West Bridgford, they are all Avenues, or Drives, or Crescents or Roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 1: Springfield Street, West Bridgford near Nottingham VW - more like a private road! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Ok....I'll say 'one' then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,878 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I just checked and Springfield street is listed. One to Littlebro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,505 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I just checked and Springfield street is listed. One to Littlebro. So I've learned something new today, because I've driven past that road/street quite often and never noticed it even had a name. I thought it was just the entrance to that small block of apartments. And now I've looked at it on Google maps it goes back a long way too....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Who is this guy and why was he famous just 100 years ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Is it aviation pioneer and motor car manufacturer Charles Rolls?? And he was killed 100 years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Louis Bleriot...first cross-channel flight? Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 Hi both, 2 really good answers but not correct. It is not Charles Rolls, It is not Bleriot, he crossed the channel in 1909. The guy in the picture hit the news in 1910. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Seems a clue is needed, He went one stage further than Bleriot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I don't think it's Charles Lindberg, if it is i can't think of anything he could have done 100 years ago as he wasn't born till 1902 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Too early for Alcock and Brown too!! Sam Cody maybe or what about Rogs favourite, Tom Sopwith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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