Nostalgic memories of Old Basford's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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I hope someone can help me. I am trying to identify which houses were designated Lansdowne Villas on Waterford Road in Old Basford. My relatives lived there in 1911, but the census just says Lansdowne Villas, no house number. The address didn't make sense until I googled Waterford Street and saw that one of the terraces still has the plaque for St Aidan Villas. I'm assuming that ...see more
At the junction of westgate and percy street there were 2 shops, one each side. Swifts the beer off one side and on the other side was Walkers, they were related to the Robinsons who went to Australia C1964. I lived on Westgate and went to Ellis school until 1963.
I lived in the shop on the corner of westgate and percy street old basford.till we moved to australia in 1965.I went to guildford leaving at 15 in 1961.We kids had great times together the Bigham boys Sue Robinson who lived at 111 percy street.and lots of others whos names escape me.Ellis was the boys school in those days.I loved living there and have wondetful memories.
I lived at 21 Rydal Grove and went to Southwark Street school in the 1960,s. Left in early 70's. My dad's name was Derrick Routhan he worked at Bairnwear then the NAAFI on Bottle Lane sadly he died in 1985. Remember so much about Old Basford, the Wakes the houses before the flats were built. The old Co-Op on David Lane, the shops on Lincoln Street.... Happy days
In 1976 my partner and I rented the ground floor flat of number 73 Radford blvd,Radford Nottingham,I was pregnant at the time and this flat was my baby's first home,I can,t say that I was happy living there ,I was only 18 years old and had a lot to learn about life and bringing up a baby in a bedsit. I married the father of my son (while we were still living in this bedsit).we are still together ...see more
My grandparents, George and Clarinda Meakin lived in Vernon Avenue, I visited regularly. Grandad put up a ladder at their back wall so I could climb over into the park. My mum was their eldest daughter; she had two brothers and a sister Linda, who went to Australia. My grandad was a miner and chimney sweep, he did lots of things to support his family. He had two allotments and several greenhouses, I was ...see more
I too lived in Bell Street, Bell Terrace number 4. I lived next door but one from the Turners. I went to school with Teddy Turnner, and his brother. My mother was great friends with Ellsie. My family name is Walker, there were six of us dad, Bill, Mam, Edith, me, Don, Janet, Beryl and Nigel. One of my mates was John Longstaff, also of Bell Terrace, some other neighbours of ours were Olive Arnold, the ...see more
I lived in Westgate then moved to Wicklow Street. I remember the floods on Lincoln Street in 1947, we had to go in little rowing boats. I was in Mrs Evans's class at Percy Street School. After Goose Fair we had on on Billy Bacon's field near the post office, the lady working there was called Mary. It was a great place to live. I left in 1965.
My brother and I are twins, born 1958 in Nottingham, we find our mum Barbara Sanderson. but she d in 1986. we did not see her. We looking for our dad Ron or Ronald Smith. He has ginger hair, he lived at 3 Chatham Terrace, Chatham Street, Bulwell, Nottingham in 1986. We are Rosemary and Peter, we are Foster.
I was born at Cheltenham Street at home, my mum and dad were George and Margaret Fisher. Across the road lived my grandad Reg Jenkins. My great grandad lived in Bell Terrace, bless him, he served in the First World War, I can remember him quite clearly even though he died when I was 3. The Turner family lived in Bell Terrace too, there were seven of them in one tiny house, they were a lovely family and we ...see more