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Nottingham Photographic Memories
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83 Nottingham photos appear in 4 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
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I have so many happy memories Of Nottingham. My parents would take me to visit an aunt & uncle there in the early 50s. My aunt lived in Ratcliffe, my uncle had the Ratcliffe Golf Club and they lived on the premises. I was very friendly with their neighbours, and the one thing that really stuck in my mind was how... [more]
Shared on 11 April 2008
This photo shows my great grandfather's shop, nearly opposite the one owned by Jesse Boot. The shop has (on the left hand side of the photo) the name S. Page (Samuel Page) just above the wooden statue of Jonas Hanway holding an umbrella and the name of the shop was Hanway House; Samuel Page being an Umbrella Manufacturer and... [more]
Shared on 11 May 2006
Nottinghamshire memories
Although I was only a boy. Me and my two brothers went Percy Street School. Mrs Evans was the teacher I remember very well. We lived on Davids Square. We had many happy hours at the Vernon picture house, the old flea pit. Also on Billy Bacon's Field, Vernon Park and watching old Basford United, and making a lot of a... [more]
Shared on 28 January 2009
Balloon Woods. Most people says it was a hell hole. Yes some parts of it was. But to a child it was good. There were more quite a few blocks. Some had four floors, these were called Tansley Walk, Bealey Walk, Hartington Walk and Peak Walk. They had areas where we could play in safety. We as a family lived on... [more]
Shared on 10 March 2009
Extracts From Nottingham & Nottinghamshire books
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Nottingham Photographic Memories
On market day the whole square was full of activity and people came into Nottingham from all the surrounding villages. In the foreground, in the area known as the Stones, is the pot market where goods were spread out among the straw.
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Nottingham Photographic Memories
In this view of the market place, the Exchange can be seen in the background. This building was designed in 1724 by the mayor, Marmaduke Pennel, but was largely rebuilt in 1814. Behind the Exchange was a multitude of com- mercial buildings, including the butchers' stalls known as the Shambles.
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Nottingham Photographic Memories
On the left is the Talbot, which was opened in 1874 as a drinking palace - it was filled with sculptures and bronzes. In 1929, Yates Wine Lodges bought the Talbot and it still remains a great attraction.
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