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West Bridgford, Central Avenue c1965
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West Bridgford, Central Avenue c1965 Ref: W437031
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 West Bridgford, St Giles Church c1965 (ref: W437003) |
Year: 1948
Diamond Anniversary
My parents, June Delicia Hancock and V. Neville Wright, now living in London, were married at St. Giles Church, West Bridgford, on 3rd April 1948 and are celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary this week. Posted: 02/04/2008 09:05 by Helen Gordon-Smith |
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Year: 1951
first show house
My grandparents (now deceased) owned the first show house on the Clifton Estate. They had a picture with the mayor at the time which we have somewhere. The house was on Farnborough Road. I think it was 1951 or thereabouts. I lived at Southchurch Court in the early 1970s then Conifer Crescent for a year before moving to West Bridgford in 1975. Clifton is ok! J Posted: 25/07/2008 22:56 by Janine Toulson |
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Year: 1951
Holidays from the Past
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 beautiful Mr & Mrs Kettlebank's garden was, the array of flowers and the perfume from them was so beautiful. When my aunt & uncle left Ratcliffe they went to live in Hucknall and I remember staying with them on vacation and my Aunt Paddy taught me to do embrodery. Many happy memories too of visiting Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. Last edited: 14/04/2008 13:28 by Brenda Vanderwert |
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 Nottingham, Pelham Street 1890 (ref: 22823) |
Samuel Page - Umbrella maker.
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 Dealer in Ladies and Gentlemen's waterproofs and all kinds of Travelling Requisites. Jonas Hanway brought the umbrella to this country from China and Japan. He was laughed at for carrying such an item as it was considered effeminate. Samuel Page was a noted umbrella maker because of the excellent quality of the silk that he used in their manufacture. He registered the name Jonas Hanway and the name 'Hanway' is found engraved in gold letters inside each umbrella. Posted: 11/05/2006 15:22 by J Hammond |
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Year: 1958
Burton Joyce memories
My grandparents Bill and Ada Greenfield lived at 31 Bridle Road for many years - I remember that there was a farm across the road. They had over 1000 rose bushes at the front of the house and at the back there was a big lawn and a flower garden. my grandad had a greenhouse where he used to grow vegetables, his tomatoes were out of this world! We stayed with my grandparents quite often - as we had gone to live in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1952 and came back to the Uk on 4 months leave every 3 or 4 years. Before we went to live in Zimbabwe Christmas Day was always a big affair at my grandparents home all my cousins, aunts and uncles would be there. When I was about 5 or 6 I watched my first TV programme ever- The Railway Children- at the house in Burton Joyce I cried my eyes out. My grannys' sister Grace (my great aunt and also my godmother) lived in Lambley Lane and we used to walk from my granny's house to visit her and stop and say hello to my uncle and aunt - Gordon and Kathleen Greenfield I don't remember the name of the road they lived in but it was very close by. I think Kathleen grew up in Burton Joyce I seem to remember her family lived very near my grandparents. I was a flower girl and my cousin Monica was a bridesmaid at Gordon and Kathleen's wedding which I'm sure must have been held in Burton Joyce - I was about 6 at the time. I remember on the one visit we made back to the Uk in 1960, we travelled on one of the Union Castle ships and the captain very kindly made up a day on the trip - so that the passengers could watch Princess Margarets wedding - we drove from Southhampton to Burton Joyce as quickly as we could after docking so that we could watch the wedding on TV. My parents Garth and Nora Greenfield and my young brother William also lived in the same house in Bridle Road in the early seventies - the house must have changed owners a couple of times as my grand parents sold the house and bought a smaller house nearer the village. Last edited: 24/05/2008 12:20 by Marge Saunders |
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