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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

West Bridgford map

Historic map of West Bridgford

Nottinghamshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Nottinghamshire

West Bridgford map

Historic Map of any West Bridgford postcode

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West Bridgford books

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Nottingham Photographic Memories
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West Bridgford books
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Memories of West Bridgford

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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.

Shared on 02 April 2008 by Helen Gordon-Smith.

Nottinghamshire memories

Memories of Sneinton

Betty and I were brought up in Davidson Street, Sneinton just before the Second World War. It was a small back-to-back terraced house with an outside toilet. One of my first recollections was being bathed in the small kitchen sink and the woman who lived next door talking to Mum. It was snowing. Later they made a snowman and put a... [more]

Shared on 07 November 2009 by Fred Pearson.

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... [more]

Shared on 25 July 2008 by Janine Toulson.

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... [more]

Shared on 11 April 2008 by Brenda Vanderwert.

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... [more]

Shared on 11 May 2006 by J Hammond.

Cotgrave Memories

Our grandad George Boultby was a miner at Cotgrave. Because we didn't have a car, we had to go on the old type Barton buses. We would walk from the bus stop to our grandparents' house. They used to live in two different locations, the first I am not sure of the street/road name but it's from the main shopping area,... [more]

Shared on 19 February 2009 by Jean Smith.

Balloon Woods, Wollatton

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 by Jean Smith.

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... [more]

Shared on 28 January 2009 by David Gainey.

Extracts From West Bridgford & Nottinghamshire books

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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.

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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]

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