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Is this the old Windmill at Farndon (near Newark) ??
Is this the old Windmill at Farndon (near Newark) ??
Hope someone can help identify this photo
Farworth
Farworth
A Lost Village
J T Eyre - Ironmonger of Bingham
J T Eyre - Ironmonger of Bingham
A Peep into the Future from 1910
A Peep into the Future from 1910
Mansfield to Sutton by air for just one penny
Mystery Church
Mystery Church
Can You Help?
The Bears of Nottingham
The Bears of Nottingham
Nottingham brown stoneware
Sutton-in-Ashfield Streets
Sutton-in-Ashfield Streets
Lanes, Streets, yards and Terraces
Retford - The Broadstone or is it 'Breadstone'?
Retford - The Broadstone or is it 'Breadstone'?
A Relic of the Great Plague, 1665
Who Remembers Hay-Box Cookery?
Who Remembers Hay-Box Cookery?
The wartime 'Slow Cooker'
Teversal
Teversal
An Introduction
Kick Partners
Kick Partners
Nottingham band from the 1980s
Curative Humours in Nottingham
Curative Humours in Nottingham
The power of 'tanner's ooze' in curing fever
1524 B.A.T. Flight, July 1943, Newton Airfield ,Notts
1524 B.A.T. Flight, July 1943, Newton Airfield ,Notts
Tom Abbott, 1385101, front, 2nd from right
Clogs
Clogs
Derelict shop
Sutton-in-Ashfield's WWII warship
Sutton-in-Ashfield's WWII warship
HMS Belvoir
Memories of many people
Memories of many people
Are you or family mentioned - hoping so
St Saviours Youth Club
St Saviours Youth Club
Melton street and arkwight school
Melton street and arkwight school
MRS
MRS
First Helicopter Landing in Mansfield
First Helicopter Landing in Mansfield
Promotion for R. L. Jones & Co. Ltd.
Ellen Pownall D N A connection
Ellen Pownall D N A connection
Kirk white street, the meadows
Kirk white street, the meadows
Grass-track motorcycle racing in Notts and Lincs
Grass-track motorcycle racing in Notts and Lincs
Do any of these riders names stir memories?
Grass-track racing
Grass-track racing
The early days of motorcycle sport in Mansfield Woodhouse
First World War wall art at Beeston
First World War wall art at Beeston
Recently spotted 2018
Barton Buses of Chilwell
Barton Buses of Chilwell
Luxury tours advert, c.1973
The Sound of Langar Airfield in WWII
The Sound of Langar Airfield in WWII
Wynford Vaughan-Thomas narrates a raid on Berlin in 1943
The old meadows
The old meadows
Peter Brannan in London
Peter Brannan in London
An artist connected with Notts and Lincs exhibits in London
Ann (Dawn) Paulson
Ann (Dawn) Paulson
1841 London Census
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Farworth
Farworth
A Lost Village
Interesting. What are your sources? I'm...
By Ludethedude Michalek
On 17/11/2020
Circular Saw invented in Notts
Circular Saw invented in Notts
By Joseph Murray of Mansfield
My Great-grandmother, Sarah Ann Marriott Shead...
By Charlie Wheatman
On 16/11/2020
Chilwell: An Early Garden Suburb
Chilwell: An Early Garden Suburb
The route does not "Cut right through" the Inham...
By Derek Cox
On 16/11/2020
Nottingham City Fire Brigade
Nottingham City Fire Brigade
Hi Paul.  Many thanks for getting in touch...
By Website Administrator
On 10/11/2020
Nottingham City Fire Brigade
Nottingham City Fire Brigade
As a proud ex serving member of Nottingham City...
By Paul Reynolds
On 10/11/2020
Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurses VADs
Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurses VADs
Where is the picture taken?
My great grandmother is there Mrs Caunt and she...
By Melanie Sentance
On 09/11/2020
Meadows life of old
Meadows life of old
Rupert Street and Bosworth Road school
Think the third lady on the right with dark hair...
By Carl dennis
On 06/11/2020
Meadows life of old
Meadows life of old
Rupert Street and Bosworth Road school
hi all,i lived in rupert street from 1965 to 1972...
By David Chadwick
On 06/11/2020
A - Z Dictionary
A - Z Dictionary
Nottinghamshire Words and Dialect
‘Dialect’ section on the very last...
By Edna Welthorpe
On 26/10/2020
The Dukeries Academy (formerly Dukeries Comprehensive School)
The Dukeries Academy (formerly Dukeries Comprehensive School)
50th Anniversary - Did you attend the school?
I attended Dukeries comprehensive school from...
By Linda Barker
On 12/10/2020
Mystery Church
Mystery Church
Can You Help?
Kilvington ?...
By Shaun
On 07/10/2020
Hell at Tuxford Hall
Hell at Tuxford Hall
The remarkable story of a Georgian house
Could the person who currently owns this...
By Aimee
On 06/10/2020
Newton Airfield
Newton Airfield
I was stationed here, in Air Traffic Control,...
By David Windebank
On 30/09/2020
A - Z Dictionary
A - Z Dictionary
Nottinghamshire Words and Dialect
SNI or SNIDED-OUT – meaning ‘full...
By edna wellthorpe
On 21/09/2020
A Pulpit for Duck Hunting
A Pulpit for Duck Hunting
Curious historical use of church furniture
Many thanks for pointing this out, Alan. ...
By Website Administrator
On 16/09/2020
A Pulpit for Duck Hunting
A Pulpit for Duck Hunting
Curious historical use of church furniture
The attached photo is not of this church,...
By Alan Murray-Rust
On 16/09/2020
Local Ice Sports champions & Nottingham Ice Stadium
Local Ice Sports champions & Nottingham Ice Stadium
as well as the 1956 Winter Olympics, I also...
By Rodney Ward
On 15/09/2020
A - Z Dictionary
A - Z Dictionary
Nottinghamshire Words and Dialect
NYND - pronounced "nigh-hand" meaning close or...
By edna wellthorpe
On 15/09/2020
Arkwright School London Road Nottingham
Arkwright School London Road Nottingham
To Susan Campbell. Did you have blonde hair and...
By Philip Hotchkiss
On 14/09/2020
Local Ice Sports champions & Nottingham Ice Stadium
Local Ice Sports champions & Nottingham Ice Stadium
I was not an ice dancer.  I was a pair...
By Rodney Watc
On 14/09/2020
Sconce Hills Secondary School, Newark
Sconce Hills Secondary School, Newark
Memories
I taught at Sconce Hills from 1963 until 1976....
By Nick Maltby
On 08/09/2020
Basford United Football Club - pre First world War
Basford United Football Club - pre First world War
Can you help?
My grand-dad Arthur Elliott (1888-1974) played...
By Chris Beaumont
On 07/09/2020
The old meadows
The old meadows
My mum is Lavina Murphy who lived on rupert...
By Rebecca Mccartney
On 02/09/2020
Arkwright School London Road Nottingham
Arkwright School London Road Nottingham
We lived 31 Hartford St behind arcky,  Iris,...
By Grenville Astill
On 28/08/2020
Sneinton: A general history
Sneinton: A general history
History, landmarks and famous people
The year of birth appears to be a typo. William...
By Leanne Atkinson
On 25/08/2020
Red Hill Tunnel, Thrumpton
Red Hill Tunnel, Thrumpton
Great article ...
By St
On 17/08/2020
Clogs
Clogs
Derelict shop
I've only just seen your post and was...
By Valerie Saunders
On 13/08/2020
The old meadows
The old meadows
Hi Dawn, I hope you see this, I'm Lavina...
By Lavina Murphy
On 13/08/2020
The Dukeries Academy (formerly Dukeries Comprehensive School)
The Dukeries Academy (formerly Dukeries Comprehensive School)
50th Anniversary - Did you attend the school?
hi Michal,lots of people on Facebook from our era...
By Stuart Brown
On 12/08/2020
Meadow Foundry, Mansfield
Meadow Foundry, Mansfield
The history of one of Mansfield's oldest foundries
I have an apprenticeship contract dated 13 July...
By Joanne Slaney
On 12/08/2020