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Memories of Nottinghamshire
The War Years And Later
I lived in Annesley Woodhouse from 1936-1950, when I was conscripted into the R.A.F. for national service. I attended Kirkby Woodhouse School. The Owston's owned the post office, and the Chancellor's, succeeded by the Lawrence's, the 'beer off'. The Fisher family were at the farm, which,I understand, is no more. I attended Saint John's Church, where the respective vicars were, Butler, Gibson, and preston. I remember Harold Parker, with his coal lorries and 'bus, the latter by which he transported the men from Annesley Colliery. My family moved to live in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, in 1951, and upon demobilisation from the R.A.F in 1952,I followed them.
In 1956, I moved to live in Ireland, and was subsequently Ordained into the Ministry of the Church of Ireland. I retired in 2002.
Parlett Ice Cream
Shop on the corner of Farley's Lane was the old dairy.
Goose Fair
I remember going to the Goose Fair in Nottingham in the late 1940s and we used to stay with my Uncle Jim Bradbury in Hucknall. On the way back from one of these trips my dad bought some meal for the pigs (he and grandad had lots of them on an allotment), anyway it was late when we got back and Dad took it down the cellar, and unbeknown to Dad, Mum had saved coupons to get eggs and sugar and made a cake for my 2 brothers birthdays, well did he not plonk the meal down on top of this cake, I am sure they heard my mother back in Hucknall the way she raved at Dad. I would love to hear from anyone in Hucknall especially if you remember the Bradburys.
Ravenshead' My Memoirs' by David Palfreman
I have recently produced a 28 page booklet with sketches and photographs of my memories of childhood days growing up in the area now known as Ravenshead, Notts.Copies of this booklet are available for customers to read at Nottinghamshire County Library in Glaisdale Nottingham or at Ravenshead Library. Further copies can be ordered by e-mailing Ravenshead@southfieldmill.plus.com at a cost of £3-99 inc. p.&p. My memoirs describe how life was during the war and post war years and highlights the type of people and the pastimes of those living in the community at that time. The booklet also contains personal sketches of mine which have been created from memory and compares them with current day photographs clearly showing the changes that have taken place over the years.I hope you might find my contribution of some interest should you wish to pursue it further.
Bestwood Lodge
After browsing this site in search of any information or memories about Bestwood Lodge.
Nothing comes up other than Bestwood Village.
So I thought I would add my own.
So here goes...........Is there anyone out there who had a connection or a memory of Bestwood.....particularly the "married quarters" on Robin Hood Road, or Nell Gwyn Crescent?
There were only the two roads at the time which were surrounded by farmland in the fifties. Check out Google Earth, and it is very different now of course. All built up, although the once MOD owned houses look very smart with all of their new additions, ie Porches, Garages etc.
I would like to hear from anyone who lived there at that time, as I did.
"Brownie Meetings" in Bestwood Lodge (Now a Hotel) I have some great Memories from those times................anyone else out there?
Can you add anything?
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