The Engineer 614 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I now know that there was a daily train to Annesley colloquially called the DIDO (day in day out) but I remember a reference to "Dickie Dido's cave", which was supposedly somewhere along the trackside at Bulwell Common, cut into the sandstone. Anyone else remember this? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philby 21 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I remember a sort of cave in that area, it was only about 10 feet deep and 5-6 feet high, cut into the sandstone on the park side roughly level with the NCV car sales buildings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think the cave was in the cutting on the southbound connection from Bestwood Junction just North of Bulwell Common station. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Was Dickey Dido's also a pub somewhere, that was full of cobwebs that were never cleaned? or am I getting confused again......................... Also a rhyme; "& the hairs on her Dickey Dido hung down to her knees, one black one, one white one............................etc" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I remember that one too Paulus, fortunatelyvb for this web site I can't remember all of the words, "One was a white one and had bit of Sp**k on and di digi digi do ect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I like a bit of Wordsworth or Keats... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 She came from Glamorgan wth t**s like a barrel organ, and the hairs on her dicky dido hang down to her knees. One black one, on white one, and one with a bit of Sh**e on, and the hairs on her dicky dido hang down to her knees. She wed a coal miner-------------. Thats all I can remember from the days when rugby songs were all the rage at the White Hart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 true graham I recall that, typically sung on the bus home, yes, us ton up boys didn't drink and ride, ( more likely the bike had broke down or we were already banned for something or other) when I first saw the topic I thought something to do with my dad! his real name was Ernest but known to one and all inc my mother as Dick, something to do with a resemblance to a character in a kids comic of the time ( 1920,s) called "Dicky Dogbird" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 i too remember that ace and ash along with zigger zagger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Welsh then was it, Dylan Thomas!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nlightnd9 0 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Dicky Dido's cave was south of the sandstone 'fork' cutting going into Bulwell Common Station, between the 'Golden Ball Bridge' from St.Albans Road to the crossing at Cantrell Road. It was not so much a cave, but a 'dug out' into the sandstone. Spent many hours walking up and down the disused cutting as a teenager and sheltering in Dicky Didos cave to have a 'fag' if it was raining along with a few other 'likely lads'. We would have gone in the Golden Ball if the landlord would have let us, but alas he thought we were too young. Good Job 'Jack' at the Oxford, and the landlord of The 'Billy' didn't care how old we looked, as long as we could pay for the pints of 'mixed'. Hope this helps Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Welcome Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philby 21 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Dicky Dido's cave was south of the sandstone 'fork' cutting going into Bulwell Common Station, between the 'Golden Ball Bridge' from St.Albans Road to the crossing at Cantrell Road. It was not so much a cave, but a 'dug out' into the sandstone. Spent many hours walking up and down the disused cutting as a teenager and sheltering in Dicky Didos cave to have a 'fag' if it was raining along with a few other 'likely lads'. We would have gone in the Golden Ball if the landlord would have let us, but alas he thought we were too young. Good Job 'Jack' at the Oxford, and the landlord of The 'Billy' didn't care how old we looked, as long as we could pay for the pints of 'mixed'. Hope this helps Steve. thats the one i'm thinking of. funny you should mention the golden ball in that respect too, because in the early 80's there was one of the first space invader machines installed in the passageway between the bars, and us 14-15 year olds would hang around outside the door, then nip in to play it, if we thought the landlord wasn't looking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Try Here http://www.freeinvaders.org/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M Smith 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 I now know that there was a daily train to Annesley colloquially called the DIDO (day in day out) but I remember a reference to "Dickie Dido's cave", which was supposedly somewhere along the trackside at Bulwell Common, cut into the sandstone. Anyone else remember this? Yes i remember this as we played in it in the 50 s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M Smith 0 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yes I remember we use to play in it in the mid 50 s It was opposite the post office on st albans road spent all day in it some times Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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