danny333 7 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Bulwell Hall Estate was known in my youth as " Chinatown , because when the tallyman or weekly collector knocked at the door asking for Mrs ***** the answer was " Shintin " 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Or because of the clay dug from there was used to make local pottery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 A new starter walked in the builders cabin somebody said 'Where do yo live then?' 'Bulwell hall,' he replied and quick as a flash came the reply ' Bleddy ell I bet that teks some cleaning.' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bomber 9 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think was told it was called china town because the roofs of the houses resembled Chinese roofs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 No, China clay. Have a read. http://www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/sankey-bulwell-flower-pots/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Worked at moorebridge garage- percy i think was the owner. G. tolley owned the beer off- phils provided the " jockeys whips" -walker and chappell ran the post office?? Can't remember the barbers name... Ivy mathews lived at the back of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Was the barbers name Roland? I know there was a barber with that name from bulwell but not sure if it was that one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Think yer right susy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 My ex husbands grandma (work that one out) was a Truswell from Forest side Bulwell. Married a Deller and owned a sweet shop somewhere on forest side/opposite Adelphi cinema and I think Roland was her brother or nephew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Susy remember the sweet shop well- in there after gettin'off the 17 bus!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bomber 9 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Worked at moorebridge garage- percy i think was the owner. G. tolley owned the beer off- phils provided the " jockeys whips" -walker and chappell ran the post office?? Can't remember the barbers name... Ivy mathews lived at the back of us. two barbers had the shop early sixties mr keetley and mr cosford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Ah it was Cosford. I remember they called him cossy. Think maybe his mum was a truswell before marriage to a Cosford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Susy remember the sweet shop well- in there after gettin'off the 17 bus!! The shop owners were wilf and Gladys Deller Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Gladys omg!! Susy and Bomber where did the pair of you live? The Gillets were my neighbours and pete a bomber car man lived next door but one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 I didn't live there, my ex husbands family did. Gladys was his grandma. She moved from the sweet shop to deptford crescent then to Hucknall in the late 90s. She passed away in 2000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Next to Phil's Fish Bar,big Frank..had one eye (pit?) Ran hardware and paraffin store.A true gent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 If I remember rightly the barber next to Walker and Chapells was Harry Keating. I had many a haircut there. There is a new barber at the other end of the block now, does a good job but charges a bit more than Harry did all those years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Harry's reading material was a little ' specialised' to say the least...i would blush searching for Hotspur thru' a stack of filth! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil's 0 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Does anyone know when Phil's chip shop became a chip shop? Does anyone have any old pictures ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Many many years ago. I would hate to guess but I lived in Bulwell for forty odd years & Phil's chippy was always there as far as I can remember. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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