Happy Days
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 nuisance to older people. I remember some families, the Walkers, Coopers, Browns, Bolshaws, Jordons. I will always cherish childhood. I am 65 now, I pass Basford quite regularly, Old Lincoln Street is that's left, sadly.
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RE: RE: Happy Days
I went to live in Lincoln Street, Old Basford when I was three. That was in 1931! My father died when I was six. Lincoln Street was a busy shopping street although being in the 1930s money was very tight. My mother kept a small general store sort of shop, essentially sweets and tobacco although with a small grocery element. She also sold ice-cream in the summer months which we made ourselves. I say we because my sister and I were compelled to turn the churning handle and it was very hard work! The shop was open from eight in the morning until nine at night every day except for Tuesday when we went to visit my grandparents for half a day. There were four side streets leading into Lincoln Street. Cowley Street, which is the only one left, Browns Croft which was almost opposite our shop, Wicklow Street which really was a slum and next to that was Westgate. Each of the three others than Wicklow Street were occupied in the main by people who were poor but doing their best to be respectable. The largest shop was Warrens that dealt in clothes and fabrics. This was directly opposite and a few yards to the left of that was the Bleachers Arms. Mother had a thing about the demon drink and and when the locals broke into song on Saturday night, it represented to her the Cacophony of Hell! Our shop formed part of a row of shops. I remember Scrimshaws the cake shop, Brailsfords hairdressers and Hammonds fish and chip shop. The street was cobbled and the street lamps were lit with gas. Every Saturday night a man with a barrel organ used to stand and play it outside the 'Bleachers'. To all intents and purposes, it had hardly changed since Victorian days. At the end of our line of shops, the Salvation Army used to form a ring and play each Saturday night.
Comment from Jack Belfitt on Monday, 8th February 2010.
RE: RE: Happy Days
I remember Old Basford. I went to Percy Street, Basford Wakes on Billy Bacons, I lived on Alice Square, went to Vernon picture house.
Comment from David Ramsay on Saturday, 8th May 2010.
RE: RE: Happy Days
My mum went to Old Basford school, her name was Barbara Sanderson. We are looking for our dad RON (RONALD) SMITH, he has got ginger hair. Our dad lived at 3 Chatham Terrace, Chatham Street, Sbulwell, Nottingham in 1986. We are twins, born 1958.
Comment from Rosemary Eleazar on Sunday, 5th September 2010.