mick2me 3,033 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sure its been mentioned here before. 1970s and before Spaniel Row was where vehicles registered in Nottingham City would be taxed. Talbot Street was the County vehicle taxation office. Each county kept a record of its own vehicle owners on its own card index system. There was no Police National Computer and after hours Central Police had the keys to The city office, and Canning Circus held the keys to the County office. A rank of no less than Sgt would be despatched to search the card indexes for urgent enquiries such as Telex from Lincspol.... Morris 1000 van wanted for theft of spuds at Bardney. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Re Tax?driving licences etc I recall somewhere else, a very old building, now gone, it was like an upstairs hall with fancy plastered and painted ceiling, might just have been for driving licences? not quite as per Nat West main branch but heading that way, somewhere Foreman St/Burton St, might have been part of NEP offices, (about 1962) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 somewhere Foreman St/Burton St, might have been part of NEP offices, (about 1962) Glad somebody's mentioned that, because when this subject first came up (this morning) I had ideas of somewhere around Trinity Square, although I can't think of the exact location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I remember Trent Bridge Schools Career Master Spungin taking us to Formans the Printer Hucknall rd around 1968. Massive factory and all the mahines had the cost of the machine printed in big letters on the front of it. Staff care of use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 unsure myself, either opposite guildhall steps or just round the corner? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Same as Ashley I don't remember either the building of M M way or that area of Nottingham before it was built. I remember mam use to take us to a warehouse called "Larkins" I think which was a good way up Hounds Gate but recall nothing else. Does anyone have a map of the old layout, might jog a few memories!. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 MMW was built in several stages, ploughing its way through old buildings and streets. In the early stages there was a single-carriageway road called MMW running from approx Greyfriar Gate/Castle Boulevard up to Friar Lane. That stretch was then extended up to Parliament St and it all eventually became dualled. I remember part of the area because we used to catch a bus on Granby Street (where a lot of buses terminated) to go to my grandma's. Granby Street was the stretch from Friar Lane to Parliament Street, but single lane. Pic the Past has quite a lot of photos of the area if you search using the various old road names. Anyway, here's a map from the late 1940s, which may be going back a bit too far. It's interesting because the red lines are described as "the main roads through Nottingham". Try doing that today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Thanks for the map Cliff although at the moment the only memory coming up is Toby's on Friar Lane, Mam used to take me round the toy fairs close to Christmas, just to look! Toby's was one of my favourites because of the revolving doors, you would not believe how many clouts I got for pushing them round to fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Sure its been mentioned here before. 1970s and before Spaniel Row was where vehicles registered in Nottingham City would be taxed. Talbot Street was the County vehicle taxation office. Each county kept a record of its own vehicle owners on its own card index system. Before the DVLA was introduced in 1974, county registered vehicles were taxed at the County Hall (door facing the river) and City vehicles at Minerva House, Spaniel Row. I think the Guildhall was used before Minerva House. The DVLA gave us the Local Vehicle Licensing Office (LVLO) that was in Lambert House, Talbot Street as already mentioned. This office was responsible for issuing licences for Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Drby and Drbyshire and was an unmitigated disaster. Many an hour I spent queuing sometimes as far as the cemetery on Clarendon Street. It was akin to winning the lottery just to find a parking space anywhere close to Talbot Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Lambert House, Talbot Street, that was it. My experience of these offices started in 1975. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 as mentioned also 1962 (and for sometime after) either the taxation office or/and driving licence issuing office was somewhere Burton St/South Sherwood St/Foreman St, I recall getting my first driving licence, (a red booklet type with all details written in ink) plus other visits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 I still have my red book somewhere, issued around 1970. And the first blue one in plastic wallet, issued at Spanial Row in 1974 0r was it 1975? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trevorthegasman 150 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I have taken the driving test twice and passed both times reason lost red book in Australia so had to take it again in 1979,looking at the green licence in a plastic wallet as I write runs out june 2014 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pale 1 Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 my uncle had a ground floor flat in st james street,Their front door was where the entrance to the hotel and opposite the pedestrian entrance to the car park now is,It was a very elegant three storey house,l worked part time in the "Dive bar"heartygood fellows pub on maid marion way,along with steph leadbetter, we worked thurs,friday saturday sunday,monday,nights,the only form of entertainment was a juke box 6 old pence a play,but it was packed every night,this was 1968/69. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,534 Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Remember it well Pale, was on the round of a Friday and Saturday night along with the Imperial,Whistle Stop and Sawyers, back in 68,69,70 thanks for bringing back the memories Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 A couple of pictures I 'borrowed' from Facebook. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 bet that shop is still there buried now tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Somebody will dig it up years from now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Somebody will dig it up years from now. I thought that..and some Tony Robinson type spouting off that it was obviously some sort of Temple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 re things being buried or sealed, bit off topic but wonder how many pub cellars are still there? with the powers that be assuming all totally filled? recall 2 that were such, The Plough & Harrow off Northgate New Basford was one, as young teenagers we used to go down the cellar after pub shut but still standing, one morning we were in it and same afternoon pub levelled, we watched them flatten and level it without any filling of cave under it, another was Lumley Castle, same done there, and safe for years till a readimix concrete wagon vanished into it during building of hyson green flats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 The lower end of MMW before it was dualled, with People's College on the right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 With the demolition of the Odeon, and the new devolpment, this is going to need deep excavation, I wonder if they might come across any signs of the old town wall that was in or around that area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I think it was higher up nearer the top of Chapel Bar...there's part of it preserved INSIDE one of the new buildings in that area..It was discussed not so long back but I can't find the thread now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Was it a view of excavation of Derby Road Island Top of Chapel Bar? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 This one, I think http://nottstalgia.c...ic=9086&hl=maid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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