poohbear 1,360 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Looks like it needed it too.... Old 'Framework knitters' windows at the top...typical Victorian build in and around Nottingham.Must've still been dark in there though facing North/N.West. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 'Old framework knitters' windows at the top'; interesting that you've pointed that out Pooh Bear. Gives some idea of the industry that once was centre of the city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Thanks for the picture Cliff Ton! See the small window behind the MKI Cortina? I used to sit inside just there or thereabouts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Is that a Wolseley behind the Cortina? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Reckon you're right Compo..............Wolseley 24/80 (1962-65). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 ISTR Leather seats and walnut veneer finish in what appears to have been an upmarket Oxford/Cambridge. The Princess was a similar shape too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Had a Wolseley 1500 for a couple of years. (The more rounded shaped one). Real leather seats and walnut fascia as you say. Obviously, they didn't do reclining seats in them days, but I have never had a care with such comfortable seats ever since. You could drive all day in it and still not feel stiff, cramped or backache. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,488 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 If you want to wallow in Wolseleys, take a look at this http://www.aronline....rques-wolseley/ If you're interested in old cars, look at the site starting at its Homepage http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 The above photo is a my Mum in Grainger St. and behind her is my Dads car. I think it's a Wolseley but does anyone know what type it is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Reckon you're right Compo..............Wolseley 24/80 (1962-65). Mark 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Cortina MKI rear insignia taken from a scrap car in a Dunkirk scrapyard in the mid70s: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 The above photo is a my Mum in Grainger St. and behind her is my Dads car. I think it's a Wolseley but does anyone know what type it is? Humber Snipe circa mid 40s onwards???? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks, Trevor S. I thought that it was a Wolseley but I can see quite clearly that it was a Humber Snipe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 cor micheal you must have been posh to own a car in them days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Yes, ha ha and it looks like my Mum was wearing a fur coat too. I was told recently that we were the only ones on the street to own a car. My Dad was always in work at Railway And General which was opposite Grainger Street on Meadow Lane and then on the City Transport. My Mum worked in the CO-OP canteen on Meadow Lane so there was always money coming in. The photo was taken in 1957 so things had improved quite a lot since WW2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I worked at the Coop, it was a great canteen That would be 1968-1975 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Does anyone remember getting dosed with a tablespoon of Brimstone and Treacle when they were kids? I enjoyed the taste but could never remember what it was for.... maybe to ward of the winter colds, evil spirits or the worms! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 According to this website it was a cure for spots. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/cures_remedies.htm I like the cure for 'sore breasts' - Make a small heart shaped amulet from some lead taken from the frames of church windows. Or : To cure thrush in a child, take the head of a live duck and place it in the child's mouth ensuring the child inhales the duck's breath. Having done so, the 8th psalm must be read over the child three times a day, three days a week for the following three weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Anyone remember being given Radio Malt as a kid? Says it prevents Rickets, certainly worked on me and was yummy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I can remember having a big spoon of malt every day as a little kid. I don't remeber the radio being on though..!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Me to never had it since Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I used to get 'malt' too.....nasty stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deeps 68 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 One of my childhood hates along with School milk, school dinners,cod liver oil and syrup of figs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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