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West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
West Bridgford photos
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West Bridgford maps
Historic maps of West Bridgford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all West Bridgford maps
Historic map of West Bridgford
Illustrated Victorian map of Nottinghamshire
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West Bridgford books
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Nottingham Photographic Memories
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Memories of West Bridgford
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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.
Shared on 02 April 2008
Nottinghamshire memories
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... [more]
Shared on 25 July 2008
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
Extracts From West Bridgford & Nottinghamshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about West Bridgford, inspired by Frith photos.
Nottinghamshire Living Memories
The core of the old village lies at the north end of Central Avenue, where the road becomes Bridgford Road. Here stands the Hall and the parish church of St Giles, where my uncle was married in August 1955. The tower and part of the south aisle are medieval. The rest, much larger in scale as befitted this now prosperous suburb, was started... [more]
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Down the Trent Photographic Memories
This downstream view, taken from almost the same vantage point as N50079, shows the ugly and large hotel built in the intervening fifteen years close to both Trent Bridge cricket ground and Nottingham Forest's FC football stadium. The hotel has now become a civic centre and tall stands for spectators surround the stadium's floodlights.
This is an extract from Down the Trent Photographic Memories.
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Nottinghamshire Living Memories
East of the Central Avenue/Bridgford Road junction is Bridgford Park; the house's extensive grounds are now a very popular public park. The house itself, now the offices of Rushcliffe Borough Council's Social Services and the Register Office, was , but extended later. This view shows the south front; behind the house, in the northern half of the park, are tennis courts, sports fields and... [more]
This is an extract from Nottinghamshire Living Memories.
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