Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Grandma was right. It wasn't as good as the old Central Market. It wasn't too bad in the 70s but seemed to decline after that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 @Jill SparrowGrandma was always right (in her opinion anyway) I can remember her taking me to Central market a few times on a saturday morning, the place was always packed and as a small child I would be knocked around by ladies with big shopping bags. I also hated the overwhelming smell of fish in there. But the dish of mushy peas and the bag of broken biscuits she would always buy me more than made up for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Big old thread about Central Market, with lots of photos. Â https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/12165-central-market/?tab=comments#comment-220952 Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RadFordee 66 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Thanks Cliff Ton I will have a look at that later. My Grandma lived on Manchester st back then, so Central and Sneinton markets were where she did most of her shopping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 4,987 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 If my memory is correct, the Victoria Centre opend in June 1972, certainly not November. I had my first baby May 72 and took him as a newborn to the newly opened centre. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 428 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 Boot opened 12th May 1972, but possibly without use of the internal entrance. Jessops 8th November 1972, but maybe after the Centre had opened. Victoria Market 21st July 1972Â but maybe after the main doors of the Centre opened. Â Â Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted November 11, 2022 Report Share Posted November 11, 2022 What I think that demonstrates is that there wasn't a specific opening day for Victoria Centre. Various stores opened at different times; and official openings by celebrities/dignitaries are usually not connected to the real world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted November 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-11-09/in-pictures-50-years-of-nottinghams-victoria-centre   3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 That may be the first time a Nottstalgian has appeared in a television interview. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted November 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 3rd time... I appeared on Notts TV (live from studio with my granddaughter) and BBC East Midlands in June 2015 (same topic). Still some way to go to amount to 15 minutes of fame though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,278 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 In the news  https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/men-filmed-fishing-penny-wishes-7943382#ICID=Android_NottinghamPostNewApp_AppShare Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 428 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 I bet they were only picking up the shiny coins. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,782 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Diversity is our strength. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 That's the sort of strength we could do without. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 I asked the General Manager of Vic Centre if they were aware (someone shared the Facebook post with me before it went viral). He said they (management) had spent most of Monday dealing with it, supplying police with CCTV, etc. I guess it would be classed as theft, though had they worn wellies it might have been 'going equipped'. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanielHST 1 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I have just found another video which features the clock in original condition and having the original cassette Rameu tune. It is featured at 12:24 Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,080 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Just watched 30 mins of that and will watch the rest later. Really interesting. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 I recalled seeing this video before. Okay if you don't mind the late Dennis McCarthy of Radio Nottingham fame back in the day.     Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,272 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I've just finished watching the said video . It were a nice surprise to see my old stomping ground of Holme Pierrepont at 44mn. I worked there from '77 to '79. Only left because the wages were crap. Rufford rangers were being paid twice what we were getting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 539 Posted Monday at 05:27 PM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 05:27 PM Update on the Emett Clock. Had an email from Vic Centre to say there had been some blue smoke and blown fuse for the small motor that drives the clock faces (same motor also initiates the chiming and performances). They suspected a resistor and were asking me where I sourced the one that was fitted. I told them it was the original part.  I offered to go in and have a look, saying there is also a capacitor in the motor circuit (not sure they were aware of that as it is a bit hidden).  By arrangement I went in this afternoon and decided best course of action was for me to take motor, resistor and capacitor home to investigate and then to advise them which bits are faulty. All three parts are original, manufactured around 1969. Capacitors of that age are prone to failure. Watch this space... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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