StephenFord 866 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Born 1949 Pateley Road, called Woodthorpe to avoid calling it Mapperley. Parents sold up in 1950 (I guess my arrival interfered with their ability to pay the mortgage!) and we moved in with my grandma in a prefab on Aslockton Drive, Aspley until 1954, when we all moved to Roosevelt Avenue, Long Eaton. Dad was born 1916 in the Meadows. His parents ran a sweet shop on Bathley Street. He went to Trent Bridge Boys School. Family moved to Fernleigh Avenue off Westdale Lane in late 1920s, then to a new "upside down" house on Pilkington Road, Mapperley in the 1930s. His father came from Burnley. His mother was a Meadows girl - Glapton Road in 1901, Beauvale Road at the time of their marriage in 1915. Mum was born 1920 at Station Road, now Kildare Road. They moved about a lot since her dad was a driver with Buxton & Attewell, and got to know all the rented houses coming up - Turney Street, Kirk White Street, Kinglake Street, Colwick Road, Hawton Crescent (Wollaton Park) and Langdale Road (Sneinton Dale). Went to Mundella. Her dad came from St Anns - born Franchise Terrace, Westminster Street. Her mum was born South Elmsall, Yorks (came from a railway family and was moved about quite a lot). Lived at various houses on Dame Agnes Street, later Parkin Street, Alfreton. I worked for British Rail Engineering at Derby for 35 years (You know the gag? How many work at Derby Carriage Works? - About half of them - boom, boom). Took early retirement in 2003 (after commuting daily from Lincolnshire for 15 years) and settled here in South Devon as minister of a small baptist church. Married 30 years (Basford girl) two splendid grown-up kids. Interests : trains, buses, travel, family genealogy, and nostalgia (which isn't what it used to be). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,483 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Welcome Stephen, although I think you've been around here for a while already. And have I seen your name crop up on a couple of bus-related sites? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Certainly have - but had remained a bit "incognito"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thanks for the info Stephen You have moved to a nice part of the world but glad to see you posting your Nottstalgia here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 O.K. - Where did you go to school in Long Eaton? I probably know you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Stephen, lovely your above piece of writing - a refreshing style; and thanks for replying to me as regards Aspley / Nuthall Road area. Hope you stay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Limey. Mikado Road infants (1954-57), Brooklands Junior (1957-60), LEGS (1960-66). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Well the gremlins are at work again. As soon as Stephen posted I was the first to reply, but it ain't there anymore! I had said what a great introduction he gave. Welcome Stephen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Then we certainly crossed paths - I was at LEGS 1966 to 1970. I grew up on Douglas Road - we moved there from Arnold in 1958 so I went to Derby Road infants, then Longmoor, Wilsthorpe and LEGS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Depends when you started in 1966 - I left in July. Do you participate in the legsreunited website/facebook? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Stephen - yes I do - and have been to a few reunions with old LEGS pupils - typically in Ockbrook. It looks like we missed each other at school by one summer. I moved to LEGS from Wilsthorpe, so I started in the 4th form - 4O to be precise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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