Rayp 2 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Andy Bones was on left going towards town as I recall just past GCR bridge? tother one I was on about was on other side of road Me and my mate bought an Itom 50cc bike each from Andy Bone,we must have looked like real wallies on such small bikes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lorra 0 Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I used to work on Arkwright street in a hairdressing salon called "Grace Bull". she also owned one in Beeston as well as Sherwood. I also remember the bone factory as we called it and depending on the direction of the wind the smell from there was horrendouse. I also had my first driving lesson on that street to. Hi, I used to have my hair done there in the late 1960s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leatherland 0 Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Re: shops on Arkwright St.....Seem to remember buying my first tennis racquet and tennis balls from Redmayne & Todd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparrow 0 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 There was select-a-disc where i spent all my monies! spent hours in there and still have all old records i brought too. (sad i know) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 There's another thread here about all the record shops in Notts... I used to spend far too much of my spending money at Arkwright Selecta as well. It was great to hang out there though. There would usually be something interesting playing (particularly Progressive stuff). Every time I come back to Nottingham (usually via the train station) I look left to Arkwright Street at what was a bustling community and is now a sprawling wasteland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 IIRC, located (appropriately) by the railway overbridge was a toy/model railway shop named AMR (?) It was run by a guy who also organised weekend nationwide trips for the numerous young trainspotters of the time. Apparently the whole scheme foundered when he was exposed (if that's the right word!) for having other interests in little boys... Cheers Robt P. I remember AMR I bought railway books from there it was run by a deaf/dumb bloke called Jack Gibbons, I went on a number of trainspotting trips and got to know Jack quite well, I never came across any funny buisness though or heard of any. Brian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danny333 7 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 The Medical Centre for the armed forces was near the Canal Bridge and it`s there where I passed for the R.A.F in 1950. Our neighbour Mr Dennison worked at Gunn & Moors making Tennis Rackets ( or repairing them maybe ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Found This 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 For a slightly later version of that picture - and more, take a look at this http://www.gcrleices...nottingham.html and scroll down after the first half-dozen photos 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Not much left ? taken yesterday morning 13/5/12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Re: those two photos above....... there's enough material going round now to start a thread called "places which have been demolished/ruined in the name of the tram" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Does this mean the RNA club has gone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks Red. Looks like the old navy club will be left standing at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 We posted at the same time, isnt the club the one with the Scaffolding? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 IMMSC I was told the Navy club is a listed building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Listed or not, it's coming down. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Money-row-association-makes-way-tram-lines/story-16052897-detail/story.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Deeps, was this one of the places you'd visit when in Nottingham?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hi Michael I spent many a happy hour in there I would always call in there on the way home from Midland station having got off the train from wherever. If I was in uniform I was treated like royalty and rarely left in a sober state there was always an old tar who would want to swing the lamp whilst buying the beers. It will be missed. The worst part was the women kept wanting to touch your Dickie for luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I don't know what a 'Dickie' is but it sounds exciting....lol. When places like that close the memories and it's history will always be with you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 A 'dickie' is a bow tie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Haven't heard that for a few years - a 'dickie bow'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 A dickie in this context was the blue and white collar on a naval ratings uniform touching it was considered good luck. After a run ashore in Nottingham on a Saturday night it would be filthy. Incidently Nottingham was considered one of the best runs ashore in the country mainly because of the ratio of females to males (claimed to be 7-1 when I was serving) Whenever I was coming on leave there was always a queue to join me The RNA club was always the first stop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 assume that 7 to 1 ratio within the services? a misconception there are more women in Nottingham itself, more males that females (slightly) and always thus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 According to the Office for National Statistics, there are slightly more females. In the 2001 Census, Nottingham (local authority) had a population of 266,988, 132,530 Male (49.6%) and 134,458 Female (50.4%). Go back a few decades and the indications are that the imbalance was a little wider according to this: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_GENDER&u_id=10001389&c_id=10001043&add=Y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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