WAB 1 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 In the dim and distant past used to go in the Fords shop on Middleton Boulevard, principally bought stationery etc. Wonder who's got that shop now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Could be a Co-op store now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonydeane 0 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I worked at Fords in the mid 80's a s a van drivers mate delivering to all the stores Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,084 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 My Mum always says that Fords in Netherfield kept us in clothes that she could afford on their low income. IMMSC it always had a distinct smell to it too, A sort of musty smell but not horrible with it, if you can understand me. I remember many visits to Fords in Mapperley precinct (now a bed shop) in the 60s. I think the only reason my mum took me there so often was that while i was preoccupied with picking the right toy, she could nip into Ladbrokes next door and put some of the housekeeping on some nag or another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 welcome tonydeane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 And one on Denman Street, Radford Andersons on the corner was a Pawn shop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I used to get a lot of model aircraft from the Mapperley Fords. Happy days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Fords shop on Main Street Bulwell in the 80s not long after it was pedestrianised 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dido 7 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I used to shop at Fords on Broad Street, just up from the Telephone Exchange. Best place for Jumpers and underwear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisB 150 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I used to get a lot of model aircraft from the Mapperley Fords. Happy days. I had totally forgotten that they used to sell some toys and models. I remember now buying a few Airfix kits for model railway wagons.from Fords in Ripley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dunkirkduck 16 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 In the dim and distant past used to go in the Fords shop on Middleton Boulevard, principally bought stationery etc. Wonder who's got that shop now? I used to shop in here as a teenager! I once bought wool for a friend's mum to knit me a Mansfield Town FC zip up cardi. She knitted a yellow stags head on the back and the letters MTFC across the front, all without a pattern. I was amazed and treasured it until I outgrew it. I went to Thieves Wood boarding school for physically disabled children, on the A60, and we had a close relationship with MTFC who raised money for the kids, trained with us when we were preparng for the paraplegic under 16's national games (which fed into the Paralympics). Went to loads of home games each season throughout the '70s. I also used to buy my family presents from the Fords on Raleigh Island and the big one in town opposite the Vic Centre. Those were the days. Simpler, yet happier, I reckon. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nequest music 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I worked for fords in the wearhouse from sept 82 till april 96 the year it finished.i had many happy years there and i still keep in touch with director Andrew Pink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Welcome to Nottstalgia, nequest music. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I worked for fords in the wearhouse from sept 82 till april 96 the year it finished.i had many happy years there and i still keep in touch with director Andrew Pink nequest music. I'm intrigued by your name. Do you have any connection with the former business, or have you simply named yourself after a shop? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nequest music 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 nequest music. I'm intrigued by your name. Do you have any connection with the former business, or have you simply named yourself after a shop? Yes im a nequest .It was founded by my great grandfather then my grandfather and his brothers took over the bussiness finally my uncle took on the bussiness before it sadly ended Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hi Nequest music, where was the shop and is it still standing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Re#62. Glad to hear Drew's still alive and kicking. Colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nequest music 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Hi Nequest music, where was the shop and is it still standin No .The nottingham concert hall is now on the site of the shop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,084 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Corner of Burton Street and South Sherwood Street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Welcome to the Forum Nequest Music. Spent many happy hours in there browsing the sheet music with Dad then later on my own account, also at the stall in Central market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyinknotts 1 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 There was a Fords on Bracebridge drive Bilborough.it was the very end shop next to the garage. It is now a Salvation Charity shop which has just opened...before that Nottingham City Homes used it as a housing office. Good memories of Fords going i their when i was not even a teenager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riddo 47 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Great photo, Enigma1st #58. Used to shop there regularly and once bought the wife a new chip pan for Christmas - did not go down at all well! If memory serves, Fords shops often had special one-offs. For example, I once bought a big flat tin of Derwent coloured pencils, about 48 in all. They were meant for the kids, but looked so nice laying in the open tin that we hardly ever used them and I've still got them now, 30-odd years later. Fords were also good for Jigsaw puzzles for the kids, but again, they'd often have more upmarket designs for adults at ridiculously low prices and, yes, I've still got those too (in the loft). But I think it was stuff like kids clothes, bedding and towels that really made them so popular, with us at any rate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Riddo 47 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hiya Nequest Music and thanks for a memory jog. re #65 - Did your grandfather or uncles live on Perry Road at one time? Our neighbour (now deceased) mentioned the name when we were talking over the garden fence some years ago now. Something about having had a properly landscaped back garden? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Just remembered that there used to be one on Bramcote Lane, Wollaton near the RBS. Mum got a few things when I was a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I remember the one in Bracebridge Drive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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