Ashley 288 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 No sorry Lynmee, it,s just the base of such! lol, Well done guess as a maggie you passed it a few times! You can see below why it needed to be a cropped pic? And here,s how it used to be, Picture the past says it was victorian, circular and cast iron, steps are still there too behind bricked up wall, Now for Where's this 3, what's that shed in the distance? lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynmee 38 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ashley Ther used to be a swan that nested there every year on the bank at the side Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Blimey, I am sure the bogs were still there when I arrived in Notts in the winter of 62-63? When where they removed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I reckon they were still there in 1967. They are now at Wollaton Hall industrial museum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I used those bogs a few times as a kid on my way to and from the County ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have a very faint memory of passing them . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Were still there in 1973, (date of picture the past photo) think it was just a urinal? bet they didn't fit a drain! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yep, standing room only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think I may have seen them at Wollaton Hall, but did not realise they were one and the same? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 There used to be a notice on them giving their history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Here's another stand-up. apologies for the poor quality of the photo. Charlotte Street pre 1900: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I would think pre 1896 as Charlotte Street was demolished for the building of Victoria Station Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I used to have a nice pictoral book on the building of Victoria Station and the Nottingham section of the London Extension. Alas, I loaned it to someone whoo managed to lose it :o((( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Compo, assume you've been on the various internet sites re such? theres official maps, plans, photos when building etc, think on some leicester based GCR thing but includes Notts, also Youtube has old home movies converted to video etc of trains on the GCR inc at VC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 If you haven't already found it, this is a good one for maps and plans (and may be the one Ashley was referring to) http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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