denshaw 2,872 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Sid had five sons, a couple of them worked in the tyre place on Orange street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eric 2 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 I had got Glebe st mixed up with Orange st in a earlier posting of mine re "Globe Petrol" etc .   The Tyre place was "n t s" or Briggs Tyres I had been told his son worked there before I now remember after all this time .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Another tyre place off Arkwright Street. The road on the left is Waterway Street. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 long gone i presume. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 There was another car dealers closer to Midland station, the Chequered flag. Had some nice cars in there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Bloke in Chequered Flag must have been out cleaning my nose marks off the winders every time I passed. Beardalls VW, mentioned a while back was in that unit before of course. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Froggatts Garage, Abbey Bridge Lenton.1950, Sherwin Rd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Whitmores Jet Garage, Hucknall Road. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Halfords Service Centre on Nuthall road, junction of Haslemere road almost opposite Nags Head, used to be a petrol station and car repairs owned by a Mr Martin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Mansfield Rd.Daybrook.Wards Garage 1951.Might be Clewers the Ironmongery next door? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 The Triangle Garage.Dunkirk..Lenton Methodist Church behind the garage in 1973. Nice LWB Landrover. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 has anyone any photos of thegulf  later became Mobil station on westdale lane next to Doug Fearns builders merchants I ran it for a while in the 80s , open 24 hrs then I had to sneak up to woodborough road and read the rival garages pump readingsto getMobil price support Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Swe, is that now Kings car sales? There was another petrol station on Westdale near Elmhurst ave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Up until the early 1970's Ristes sold petrol...wasn't unusual to see High School Boys peeping inside to see a 1930's Rolls being worked on. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Ah,the old swing out over the pavement pump hoses, we had similar when I was apprentice at the bottom of Sneinton road,Shell 4 star = 5/10p gallon, Major 3 star = 5/1p gallon, Major 2 star = 4/11 1/2p gallon, 1968 Â Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Cottee & Edwards on Castle Boulevard.some member on here had a connection with the garages along here..i recall penants flying and cars & tyres for sale. Before the likes of 'Mi5' moved in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 10:45 PM, denshaw said: Swe, is that now Kings car sales? There was another petrol station on Westdale near Elmhurst ave. kings it is ,Ihad some great times there and made lots of friends,Doug Fearn and the lads were brilliant neighbours ,pity you can,t turn the clock back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,138 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Doug Fern used to live not far from me along the Trent Valley in Rolleston. Sadly he’s no longer with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Anyone remember the garage/petrol staion along Castle blvd with the sign " marine diesel" or "Marine petrol" it ran alongside the canal,must have had some sort of frontage on the canal to serve the boats  Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 22, 2018 Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 Sammy Wards has many special memories for me...when i worked across the road...when out carousing...sometimes it was too late to go home..i often waddled to the portacabin at Island Street gates and kipped in the night watchmans chair..limping into Sams early doors Saturday morning for a coffee and a hot pie or sandwich. Gave Albert Sprideon a heart attack one day...nipped over in me Hyster for an ice cream in between unloading tautliners...good times! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Bullimore and Parker were the outfitters of choice for our family, all our clothing (apart from underwear from BHS or Marks) supplied by them and I used them until we moved up to Yorkshire. One reason was the weekly payments facility that they offered at a shilling in the pound, this was a common way for a lot of folk to buy anything at the time, and I think may have been financed by City and Suburban Supply Co who were next door to Bullimore and P. My first "Made to Meaures" came from there, and they undertook this from the bespoke department on the first floor, you felt as though you had really arrived when you accessed the first floor! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,325 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Bluecoat Street.Some changes have been made in the form of bricking up the entire gable end. This was a blue & yellow fully open National Garage in my day...Pumps and car wash. The wall of Bluecoat School is visible.Across the road are the dwellings of North British Housing Assoc...Cutts factory on Huskinson St.once stood there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Wasn't it Alan pond s that had the first car wash in Nottingham? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Â What about "Put A Tiger In Your Tank" (image from Reddit) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 And later a bookshop..bought a couple of doorstep Pub Quiz books there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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