Mate, what a fantastic video. Born in 1965, I'm convinced I was born 60 years too late! Nottingham architecture was amazing back then (Watson Fothergill was sublime). I know you can't stand in the way of progress, but some of the decision the Corporation / Council have made over the years were tragic. No wonder the buggers are bankrupt today - couldn't organise a p*ss up at Shippos brewery! Nice one Paul. 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁
Great video When I was a young teenage girl, of 13/14 (1964/65)I would bunk off school and go and buy a platform ticket at Victoria station and spend the day in one of the waiting rooms, it was winter and there was always a lovey fire in the fire place, so it was very cozy place to be, I’d watch the trains go by as the day went by, I did this several times, I’ll always remember my secret treks to the station to sit in the warmth of the waiting room, much better than boring old school at the time, I’ve always loved steam engines since 😊
Great video pal brings back loads of memories. All the things we've lost! Before I was 10 I remember going to the Black Boy, seeing the old Victoria Station, going down Drury Hill and spending lot of summers at Carrington Lido. Most of them gone by the time I left school. The only good thing to go was the Basford flats. Used to live St Annes (which has also f**cing changed)!
I had no idea that beautiful building was demonlished to a build a bloody Littlewoods. I remember the Littlewoods. My brother got his first job there on the pick 'n' mix. I remember Trinity square before the latest revamp. We used to catch the buses that go up Mansfield rd and Hucknall rd next to the building adjacent to the car park. I seem to remember that the offices of The Evening Post were around the corner in the same block. I remember there was a stationers on the corner, and a news agent where we waited for the bus.
Lovely video, I lived at the sawyers arms ( dad was landlord) only for a short time though it was quite notorious. I was 14about 1962 . I remember dad hauling me out of the downstairs bar after befriending The ladies in there (I’m 78 now)
A great journey back through the years - started out in Bullwell living with Aunty Harriet & Uncle Ben in Tonton St in Bullwell in the early 1940's, then moved to Upton living with my Grand Ma and her Cousin in 'The Haven' - now called 'The Barn'. Averham Hall Farm next on the list and then back to Upton. - Moved away from Nottinghamshire for some years but came back to Nottingham in the early 1950's; married at St. Giles in West Bridgeford in 1958. Many visits to the Nottingham area over the years, many memories to bring back watching these pictures.
My mum worked at the Black Boy hotel. It was there she met my dad. They were married at the church on Derby Rd. A short time after they opened a cafe just up the road from that church . I wonder if anyone can remember being served there by my mum, Mona .
Wonderful .. being 80 now 2024 I remember Drury Hill..In the mid 60s i was interested in Photography after seeing the Movie Blow Up with David Hemmings .. I took a picture of Drury hill in the 60s just prior to emigrating to Australia .. and my brother in-law with his artistic skills did a pen drawing of it .. I still have it here in Australia .I need to get it to my sister (his wife) on the next trip to the uk.. thanks Paul .. many of the scenes we use to ride our Motor Bikes in the 60s ..also i remember as a kid say 13 on our bicycles me and my mate went to Bulwell Lido and my mate got beat-up ..so we soon scarpered ..thanks again .. from Queensland Australia..
Many thanks 👍 If you haven't already seen it, check out my Forgotten Nottingham Heroes video as well. I'm trying to work on more Nottingham videos, as well as my other videos as well. Cheers P
Error at just after 16 minutes. The voice spoke about the water feature at 'the East end' of the square, yet previously, he spoke about the fountains at the East end of the original Slab Square.
Nottingham born and bred. But I wish I had been born years earlier so I could have seen such grandeur. Times looked hard in places, but one thing I noticed is the lack of homeless people
@@mabrouk5058 I was out in Nottingham last night, and sadly am still shocked by the number of homeless people camping in shop doorways in the city centre. Scandalous 😞
13:05 yes a beeching report. the slaughter was all labour, they held the stick and remember labour did not close all the lines on beechings report but they did close 100's of extra miles NOT in the report
There are some errors in this. 30 metres is only just longer than a cricket pitch. Those platforms must have been more like 300 feet. In 1903 The King was Edward VII. His Queen was Alexandra. George V's Queen was Queen Mary.
£17 million for the square, not one of Nottingham's best investments which opened late because not enough paving was ordered from China! Another example of the Local Government no blame culture which all adds up to the present bankruptcy of my old home town.
As a Nottingham newby c1992 (a mass work relocation), I can still remember my surprise at how ugly and disorganised the town centre was - a prime example being Maid Marian Way, a people-unfriendly scar cutting through the landscape. The town hasn't really got any better - worse in some ways, even if the economic distress caused by the general closure of Nottinghamshire's pits has gradually lessened. The new tram system is a plus for middle-class commuters from West Bridgford, but the town square redevopment is plain and boring. As newcomers from London and the South East, we talked amongst ourselves of how the town centre seemed full of closed down (or closing down) shops - shoe shops in particular! - and of how unsafe/violent it was on Friday and Saturday nights: the policemen all went round in pairs, and police riot squad-type vans were parked tucked away in streets near the Marketplace "just in case" at nights. The town overall is still a scruffy chav-ridden dump, and far too expensive for what you get. I cheerfully advise friends and family to do their tourist thing elsewhere - say, Lincoln, Newark or Melton Mowbray.
Mate, what a fantastic video. Born in 1965, I'm convinced I was born 60 years too late! Nottingham architecture was amazing back then (Watson Fothergill was sublime). I know you can't stand in the way of progress, but some of the decision the Corporation / Council have made over the years were tragic. No wonder the buggers are bankrupt today - couldn't organise a p*ss up at Shippos brewery! Nice one Paul. 👍🏻👍🏻😁😁
Great video
When I was a young teenage girl, of 13/14 (1964/65)I would bunk off school and go and buy a platform ticket at Victoria station and spend the day in one of the waiting rooms, it was winter and there was always a lovey fire in the fire place, so it was very cozy place to be, I’d watch the trains go by as the day went by, I did this several times, I’ll always remember my secret treks to the station to sit in the warmth of the waiting room, much better than boring old school at the time, I’ve always loved steam engines since 😊
My dad always resented the Black Boy coming down. Guy Gibson and his fellow crews also visited during WW2.
Great video pal brings back loads of memories. All the things we've lost! Before I was 10 I remember going to the Black Boy, seeing the old Victoria Station, going down Drury Hill and spending lot of summers at Carrington Lido. Most of them gone by the time I left school. The only good thing to go was the Basford flats. Used to live St Annes (which has also f**cing changed)!
I had no idea that beautiful building was demonlished to a build a bloody Littlewoods. I remember the Littlewoods. My brother got his first job there on the pick 'n' mix.
I remember Trinity square before the latest revamp. We used to catch the buses that go up Mansfield rd and Hucknall rd next to the building adjacent to the car park. I seem to remember that the offices of The Evening Post were around the corner in the same block. I remember there was a stationers on the corner, and a news agent where we waited for the bus.
Lovely video, I lived at the sawyers arms ( dad was landlord) only for a short time though it was quite notorious. I was 14about 1962 . I remember dad hauling me out of the downstairs bar after befriending The ladies in there (I’m 78 now)
@@jeffreybamford 🤣🤣🤣
A great journey back through the years - started out in Bullwell living with Aunty Harriet & Uncle Ben in Tonton St in Bullwell in the early 1940's, then moved to Upton living with my Grand Ma and her Cousin in 'The Haven' - now called 'The Barn'. Averham Hall Farm next on the list and then back to Upton. - Moved away from Nottinghamshire for some years but came back to Nottingham in the early 1950's; married at St. Giles in West Bridgeford in 1958. Many visits to the Nottingham area over the years, many memories to bring back watching these pictures.
My mum worked at the Black Boy hotel. It was there she met my dad. They were married at the church on Derby Rd. A short time after they opened a cafe just up the road from that church . I wonder if anyone can remember being served there by my mum, Mona .
Wonderful .. being 80 now 2024 I remember Drury Hill..In the mid 60s i was interested in Photography after seeing the Movie Blow Up with David Hemmings .. I took a picture of Drury hill in the 60s just prior to emigrating to Australia .. and my brother in-law with his artistic skills did a pen drawing of it .. I still have it here in Australia .I need to get it to my sister (his wife) on the next trip to the uk.. thanks Paul .. many of the scenes we use to ride our Motor Bikes in the 60s ..also i remember as a kid say 13 on our bicycles me and my mate went to Bulwell Lido and my mate got beat-up ..so we soon scarpered ..thanks again .. from Queensland Australia..
By far the best and most informative video on lost Nottingham buildings and with some great photos that I’ve never seen 👍
Very, very good. I'll be watching the rest. Thankyou.
Thank you Paul, what a lovely nostalgic journey you have taken us on.
Brilliant watch. Lots of local history I’ve never heard before.
16:50 left , old school copper tug. he was the best
Great video, Paul. Well researched.
Brilliant inrush of memories, thank you. I remember the steam trains (somehow smelling of vanilla) and the roof of girders.
Fascinating upload. More like this please. Thanks for the effort you put in.
Many thanks 👍 If you haven't already seen it, check out my Forgotten Nottingham Heroes video as well.
I'm trying to work on more Nottingham videos, as well as my other videos as well.
Cheers P
Love the term 'Adam's Ale'.
Very interesting, cheers!
fantastic video.
28:15 the time ball, there is one in New zealand too , Lyttleton harbour if i remember correctly, built by a Nottingham chap. same person?
Excellent video "youth" 😂
From sunny South Africa but my first 20 years lived in Nottnum.
Error at just after 16 minutes. The voice spoke about the water feature at 'the East end' of the square, yet previously, he spoke about the fountains at the East end of the original Slab Square.
What happened to the Windmill Theatre at trinity square? It was there before the car park was built.
Tug Wilson at 16.30!
I'm the car park trinity Square, and the old evening post building.
Nottingham born and bred. But I wish I had been born years earlier so I could have seen such grandeur. Times looked hard in places, but one thing I noticed is the lack of homeless people
@@mabrouk5058 I was out in Nottingham last night, and sadly am still shocked by the number of homeless people camping in shop doorways in the city centre. Scandalous 😞
drury hill and the circular broad marsh bus station destroyed . Unbelievable
13:05 yes a beeching report. the slaughter was all labour, they held the stick and remember labour did not close all the lines on beechings report but they did close 100's of extra miles NOT in the report
There are some errors in this. 30 metres is only just longer than a cricket pitch. Those platforms must have been more like 300 feet. In 1903 The King was Edward VII. His Queen was Alexandra. George V's Queen was Queen Mary.
Cheers me duck.
What were the original two buildings either side of trinity church?
Hiya. If you're referring to the picture at 03:15, it's the Mechanics Institution and the Baptist Chapel, picture from 1840.
£17 million for the square, not one of Nottingham's best investments which opened late because not enough paving was ordered from China! Another example of the Local Government no blame culture which all adds up to the present bankruptcy of my old home town.
As a Nottingham newby c1992 (a mass work relocation), I can still remember my surprise at how ugly and disorganised the town centre was - a prime example being Maid Marian Way, a people-unfriendly scar cutting through the landscape. The town hasn't really got any better - worse in some ways, even if the economic distress caused by the general closure of Nottinghamshire's pits has gradually lessened. The new tram system is a plus for middle-class commuters from West Bridgford, but the town square redevopment is plain and boring.
As newcomers from London and the South East, we talked amongst ourselves of how the town centre seemed full of closed down (or closing down) shops - shoe shops in particular! - and of how unsafe/violent it was on Friday and Saturday nights: the policemen all went round in pairs, and police riot squad-type vans were parked tucked away in streets near the Marketplace "just in case" at nights. The town overall is still a scruffy chav-ridden dump, and far too expensive for what you get. I cheerfully advise friends and family to do their tourist thing elsewhere - say, Lincoln, Newark or Melton Mowbray.
Newark and Melton are small market towns,not a city like Nottingham.Most cities in Britain are chav-ridden dumps now.
Well why don't yo bogger off back dahn sahf then mi'duck we can well manage wi'out ya 👋
yes all gone. basford flats hyson green flats *except the one tall one) balloon woods flats, terrible and horrible
the water fountain etc would have been removed anyway, woke socialist rubbish councils edit> sorry walter fountain