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I remember when...
"Mr Ball was the wet fishmonger on Arkwright Street. Every
kind of fish and shellfish. I used to boil lobsters when I worked
there. The crabs would scream. Then I worked at the abatoir. A beast
ran away because I didn't do my job properly." Geoff Pearce
(Arkwright Street)
"I was born at No. 3 on 06.10.1920. I remember Tom Taylor,
breaking his windows when playing ball. I left Royston Terrace aged
six and moved to St. Ann's. I've vivid memories of playing near
the Trent on a swinging tyre and getting spanked for doing it. I
used to enjoy watching the coal trains from the nearby Clifton Colliery."
Molly Whitebread. (Royston Terrace)
"Dr Cooper's surgery was on the corner of Wilford Grove and
Wilford Crescent East. There was also a library across the road."
Geoff Pearce. (Wilford Grove)
"I remember climbing over the gate and getting a good hiding
for doing it." Jean Humphreys. (Rupert Street)
"My dad, Ernie Burrows, was one of the workmen who pulled down
the bridge." Jean Humphreys. (Crocus Street)
"On Crocus Street there used to be a parade of every kind of
shop... butchers, hairdressers, greengrocer... best shops in Nottingham."
Geoff Pearce. (Crocus Street)
"I remember yards like this and having to fetch water from
stand pipes. I was one of 14. My mother and five siblings caught
diptheria from the taps. One died." Annie Dodds. (Queens Grove)
"The Rifleman public house on Kirkwright Street was the
major attraction here. There was a contest for singers. £10
prize." Beryl Pearce. (Blackstone Street)
"Cairns on Lamcote Street was a Fish and Chips shop. Chips
and fish bits for 6d, fritters 1d. Best chippy around." Geoff
Pearce. (Lamcote Terrace)
"Bill and I lived on Lamcote Street. Painter decorated their
house for 2s6d. Rene worked at JB Lewis on Hayden Road. Women would
buy the drinks as they earnt more than men." Rene Albrey. (Lamcote Terrace)
"I was a barmaid at the Greyhound Inn when I was 16 (1930).
I remember my duties involved looking after the landlord's children
and taking them to school. On the other side of London Road was
a wood factory that made window frames." Annie Dodds. (Ryehill Street)
"Bob Evans was the landlord of the Greyhound Inn for 40 years.
He was a toastmaster and he used to tell jokes." Geoff Pearce.
(Ryehill Street)
For more old photographs of The Meadows visit the Picture
the Past website.
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