ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi All. Can any of you locals shed some light as to where this photograph was taken. I was lead to believe it was a West Bridgford bus but there is no indication as to its exact location. I must admit that studying Google street views bought me to almost believe I had pin pointed it to the Old Market Square in Nottingham, but further scrutiny rules that out. I am aware that Mac Fisheries / Mac Markets had the shop on South Parade, which is now the RBS. This is not the branch shown in the photo. Hopefully with those bus street names and with linking this late 50s photo to someones local knowledge, I will get this branch of Mac Fisheries identified and added to my Nostalgic web-site at www.macfisheries.co.uk Heres hoping, Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Am pretty sure that is at start of carrington street, at what was called the walter fountain if you go on google map carrington street ran from Nottingham Train Station (Midland) back towards market square, it now ends at broad marsh centre but site of photo was roughly where 02 store is, perhaps a bit south of that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Ashley, Is right image number NTGM017388 on picture the past clearly shows the stylo shop, but it looks like macfisheries has gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'd also agree with taxiray and Ashley. It's the roundabout where Carrington Street met Greyfriar Gate and Lister Gate. Carrington St is the one going away in the distance and Greyfriar Gate is the one in the bottom right corner It's almost impossible to see the modern equivalent today; the photographer would be standing just outside the main entrance to Broad Marsh Centre Here's another photo from almost the same angle showing a bit more of the scenery behind. As a reference point, the building on the extreme right with the small pointed-arch roof is now Big City Tyres Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Clif ton, is the building to the right of the bus Still there today, next to ocean ( the old Sherwood rooms )......think it may be a Chinese supermarket ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hansons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Lovely busy scenes on these old photographs; double deckers and trolley buses, Mac Fisheries and Dolcis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Certain you're right Chrissie - Hanson Chinese supermarket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks Stu.....another boarded up business !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Last time I visited that area the Chinese shop was thriving. Next door but one or maybe two, there was a sex shop (c1983) and wasn't there a labour exchange in the same section of street about 1973? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 From when Google Earth shot was taken: Roylance Optician Private Shop Bhatia Best Solicitors 'Working Links' (former Job Centre?) The King John pub Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 That's Nottingham in 2012 for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Clif ton, is the building to the right of the bus Still there today, next to ocean ( the old Sherwood rooms )......think it may be a Chinese supermarket ? While I was away....others have proved.......yes it is/was ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Well thank you all for this info, so what you are all saying is this branch of Mac Fisheries was in CARRINGTON STREET and that these buildings still exist today. Any idea of the street number for Macs?? I aggree with some of you that these busy old photos of your local area really have a feel to them. I have a couple more 50s Bus photos which I think are from your area, just for your own interest I will scan them and add them here later. Some lovely old buildings in the background. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Chinese supermarket (Ex Hanson's) is(was) further uip Carrington Street where Colin street now is.(The section from Greyfrier Gate to Canal Street built at the same time as the Broad Marsh Centre) The photo is nearer Broard Marsh (Lucky Corner) where Dunn's was.(Now a Bank) The railings on the right were round a car park but before that Colin's Alms Houses stood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Well thank you all for this info, so what you are all saying is this branch of Mac Fisheries was in CARRINGTON STREET and that these buildings still exist today. Any idea of the street number for Macs?? You should have took that dodgy kipper back years ago...it's no good expecting a 1'6d refund now... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Colin, welcome to the nut house, sorry, I mean forum. Where in Surrey do you live, I lived there for 9 yrs before emigrating. I see your email address is Macfisheries, I assume you work for them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Well thank you all for this info, so what you are all saying is this branch of Mac Fisheries was in CARRINGTON STREET and that these buildings still exist today. That MacFisheries was indeed on Carrington Street, but all those buildings in your original photo don't exist now. The other photos which people have posted show a stretch of Carrington Street which has remained. The Streetview shots are the other side of the road to MacFisheries. If you have a thing about MacFisheries here's an alternative picture of the plaice And this, where you can't quite see the name on the building Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Katy (?) First of all can I just say forget my last post, having just Google street mapped the area using Hanson and the Tyre centre as a referance, I see that the position of the shops in my photo is now occupied by the Broad Marsh shopping centre. I grew up in Reigate, but now live in a small village called Newdigate, just south of Dorking. The Mac Fisheries connection is so random to my life. Macs ceased trading in 1980 (sold to the International Stores Group) My sole interest is/was my Morris Z van but if you have a quick look at my web-site www.macfisheries.co.uk you will see that over the past 3 years i've sort of diversified to any thing Mac Fisheries. I have so much more info to add to my site but time always beats me. Just had a look around this Nottingham web-site.....simply amazing what size and what content its covers. All cities or counties should have a site like this. Where in Surrey did you live? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Colin, I lived in West Byfleet. Used to take the kids to Box Hill when they were little, also Shere, Abinger Hammer and Polesdon Lacey. It's so pretty around there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Yes, Boxhill, Abinger etc, on my doorstep, it is a lovely area to live but boy do you pay for it, you can't buy a garden shed for under £500,000 in the Byfleet, Weybridge, Esher area. Good job I live in a dog kennel......LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi Cliff Ton, Do you have that first picture in a clearer format or is it one that I can find somewhere? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 ColFrench I "borrowed" that from this site http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/index.php which is where a lot of material that appears on Nottstalgia comes from. If you navigate your way through their menus and search boxes, that particular one came up when I searched "Lister". It's not one of their better quality images, but you can buy hi-res stuff off them, or just browse the lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColFrench 0 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here's the other pics I promised A close up of that bridge in the pic above. It states OSCROFTS, Vauxhall cars, Bedford trucks and Castle Boulvard. Next two pics are roughly at the same bus stop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Ad on the first bus, Shop at 'GEM and save' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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