Meadows life of old

It was nice to read Andrews comments I remember all the people you mention and often wonder what's happened to you all. I was born 13 Royston terrace hawthorn street and went to school at bosworth. I moved to Wilford when they demolished my home. I to have wonderfull memories of the meadows. Growing up with my cousins in the next terrace. Greenhalghs one side and Haywoods the other good time and carefree as a child

I grew up on Kingsmeadow road, went to Bosworth road school and then on to Deering in Wilford. Fond memories of not having to lock your door, neighbours helping each other out. Far cry from today!! I lived next door to the Leepers and the Blackham family. Georges shop was on the corner next to the chippy opposite Salvation Army.

I have bad memories of Bosworth Road school. I got the trap 3 times a day for not getting my sums right. My Maths teacher was Mr h****** ( nubby h*******) His false teeth were always loose causing him to mubble. I used to hate going to school.I was off school for a fortnight once I think that was when the others were taught new sums so obviously I always got them wrong

My friend Wanda Musson lived at 88 Rupert St. Her dad ran the chip shop and had 3 brothers. Derek, Tony and Peter

Andrew Ackroyd's piece has brought back some wonderful memories of the old Meadows. In fact Andrew and I were childhood friends....I lived at 19 Rupert Street...next door! I also went to Bosworth infants and junior school and then onto Trent Bridge and Roland Green Comprehensive. I fondly remember Richard and Hilda Ackroyd and a load of other great people that were our neighbours. We used play hide and seek, tin can lurkey and dobbie at all hours of the day and night. Life was carefree and safer for kids then. We lived opposite Mr Sneeps shop in the corner of Rupert St and Watt St.

Other names to remember...Edward Needham, Saverio Baldasari,  Godfrey Hibbert, Oliver Wediburn.

We moved to Sneinton in 1975 when our street was finally demolished.

I wouldn't trade those magical and beautiful childhood memories for all the gold in the world.

Issan Ghazni

I was born at 136 Rupert St (right next to the Gun Factory) lived there with my Grand parents and my mum when she divorced my dad. I think I was nine so 1966 when I lived there. Went to Bosworth Junior school, and later Roland Green. Though we had moved to Clifton when my mum re married.

I grew up in the Meadows and went to Bosworth then Mundella school. I lived on Rupert St  in Moss Terrace. I  Remember Andrew Ackroyd, (think he's on a school picture) Clifton Bushay and Oliver Wedderburn and his brother frankie.

It was a Fantastic community.I Remember lots of children and adults including the older folk. Also clergy from St Georges church who got involved in the community.

Happy days spent on Queens Drive rec and down the embankment. Out in the streets playing all day with friends.

Happy days.

Bev

I lived in the Meadows on Anmer Terrace off Castleton Street overlooking the Nursery Garden and then the playground of Bosworth Road. I remember the name Andrew Ackroyd and Oliver Wedderburn. I also remember Tony Jackson & Tony Allen. Still have some old football photos some where. Can you remember playing Stoolball at Bosworth? Never came across the game again. Playing football on the park outside the ROF gates and the Youth Club? Great times, great memories.

Stephen Payne

we lived in cary cottages in Hawthorne street near Mary Halams shop,we left there in 1953 and moved over to Calverton,I went to bosseyed Kippers I remember Miss Gamble,a right tyrant too fond of beating you black and blue with the strap,it was a salt of the earth community bonfires in the street,people were poor but looked after each other

On a whim I typed Bosworth School Nottingham into Google and found this site. There are names here I haven't heard for over forty years. Fantastic. I lived at 8 Moss Terrace, Rupert Street and went to Bosworth and then on to Mundella (one of six I think in 1968). Yes I remember playing those games and hiding out on the railway land, and playing around the coal bunkers when there were steam engines. That rob dog Sneep and Mrs Hill's sweet shop, the apprentice boys lining up at Mrs Akers' chippie getting in the orders, Mr Offiler's news agent shop with it's rack of DC comics and saucy magazines, the parade of men going up to the Gun Factory in the morning and their return at five.

I lived willersley st and wilford grove ,welbeck and trent bridge the brilliant old meadows,andy charlesworth

Baldasari I remember fernando,some hibberts lived on willersley street,a lot of years back,I would love to walk down arkwright st of old ,look into andy bones cycle shop or perhaps bens book shop,nip into roy or archs sweet shop next to heasons furniture on kirkwhite st, roy and arch later became s and a removals,some good people down the owd meddas.

Mundella trent bridge or roland green

Meddas kids all looking mean

Spoilt kids were hard to find

Dead end kids springs to mind 

United by what they did not have

Except  a tin bath and a outside lav

Back to back run down slum

Clip round the tab hole from ya mum

But most from the meddas would go back

To that sense of belonging,that today we lack

It wasent all pleasure among the rats and mice

But my memories of the meadows will always be nice

Re the comments above, I lived on Colliery Road for a few years and went to Mundella with Ollie Wedderburn and Tony Allen.  I seem to remember that Tony played football for Parkhead back then and Ollie came with us to Newcastle for the FA Cup 6th Round pitch invasion match in 1974, Us being me and Robert Johnson [another Mundellian] and his dad who drove us up there in his Hillman Imp.  the Johnsons were from Birmingham but lived on Pyatt St for a couple of years before heading back to Brum.  Happy Days!

I lived on Wilford road, though my mates lived all over meadows. Richard Sims, Alan white, Malcolm devlin, Peter sparks, Wilf voces

The photo of the street party at Rupert Street. The lady with the cardigan is My friend Richards man, Mrs Sims, I also recognise Arthur Sims and what looks like Diana Sims, it looks like the whole of the family are there. They all lived at number 69 Rupert Street

I LIVED AT NO 10 ROYSTONE TERRACE AND I TO WENT TO BOSWORTH, HAD MY FIRST CRUSH WIT H AN AMERICAN TEACHER MISS CRABTREE I THINK. WE LATER MOVED TO BROXTOWE IN DEEPDENE CLOSE.

I lived at number 3 Bosworth road, I went to Bosworth school, happy times.

I was born at 167 Rupert street. I went to bosworth road school and then onto deering (Roland green) I recall Derek & Ray blue who's dad was caretaker at bosworth. Others I knew were Dave & Margaret cutts, John King, the scrimshaw so, the betteridge family (John robert & Katy), the jenssons, tony cross who,lived at the corner (bottom end) Alan fisher who's dad owned the chippy. My great friend Mike Waldram (deceasd) who dies tragically at the age of 18. There was also Derek littlewood whi was good football and cricket player. Graham sharrot, val watts, cal grey, the boardman. Bentleys hait dressers but can't remember the name of the paper shop where I had paper round. The magna chart, the locomotive pubs. Yes good memories..jm

I lived at 11 Seaton Terrace  on Goodhead St.

Went to Bosworth Road and Roland Green as did my brother Paul.

Great memories can remember the Guys.Pyketts. Trev Rood.

i went down the meadows today 28th June 2016 after leaving here 42 years ago and was just able to fathom out where our house was on queens drive . What a change beautiful Nottingham . I'm sure there's plenty memories out there and people I went to school with . 

My name was summers at the time I went to welbeck Jr. School  Trent bridge for a short while and then Roland green . 

I lived in Rupert St, in the mid 60's The last house before the Gun Factory. With my Grandmother, Grandfather and Mum (Divorced). Henry and Annie Watts, Mum Jo, Aunt Val Watts. Went to Bosworth Junior and then Roland Green. My friend Pete Akers lived at the chippie and I used to sometimes help preparing the chips lol. My mum met someone and married again, we moved to St Annes and then Clifton, Farnborough Rd, near the Winning Post. Mum still lives there. I got married and moved to Hinckley working for the Gas in IT. Been here 38years and had 4 children (1 killed in the Egypt bombings in 2005). Now retired and wondering how I ever managed to find time to work.

I lived in Rupert St, in the mid 60's The last house before the Gun Factory. With my Grandmother, Grandfather and Mum (Divorced). Henry and Annie Watts, Mum Jo, Aunt Val Watts. Went to Bosworth Junior and then Roland Green. My friend Pete Akers lived at the chippie and I used to sometimes help preparing the chips lol. My mum met someone and married again, we moved to St Annes and then Clifton, Farnborough Rd, near the Winning Post. Mum still lives there. I got married and moved to Hinckley working for the Gas in IT. Been here 38years and had 4 children (1 killed in the Egypt bombings in 2005). Now retired and wondering how I ever managed to find time to work.

I forgot to say that I was also born that house, though my parents moved to Keyworth as dad worked down the pit.

Interestingly, I live in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth lol.

One of my first jobs was at Blacknell Motorbikes on Arkwright Street was cleaning their bikes in a run down storage building.  They had two sales showrooms on Arkwright Street; of course, those were the days when Britain dominated the world of motorbikes.

Being the "lad" I also fetched gourmet delights from the "Tinpot Cafe" for the mechanics.  I do miss some of those Nottingham industrial smells - you could tell which part of town you were in by the type of smell in the air.  Not much left from the 1960's.

I lived on queens drive and middle furlong road I went to Roland Greene 67 my name back then was Moira Billson I was in Mr reads glass.

I remember Bosworth road school went there in 1952 hated every minute of it teachers too fond of beatings I too remember Allen white Richard Sims Peter sparks and lots others too many to mention. Also went to deleting school I loved in Essex street loved the life in those days hide and seek stealing other streets bonfire rubbish on bonfire night knock and run what a life then realised girls existed hay ho.

Great to read these comments,I remember there names,it's strange how get pleasure from past memories,I suppose we are trying to cling on to our past memories and in our minds we are reliving the past,and it's always good memories,I hope I can find this site again,Brian Staples.

I see Clifford Bullivant,is. Still knocking about,pulled him out of Portland swimming baths,almost drowned. I'm on face book if you'd like a chat.Brian Staples.

John Blackwell, do you remember Barry Bass

Hi went to welbeck junior school then on to roland green till 1968 great memories.

I went to Bosworth school then Roland green. I remember a lot of the names that have been mentioned. Great times and memories. I lived on Bosworth road untill it was demolished. EZ9EB

Didn't go to Bosworth but I do remember having great games of football on the school back field Bosworth had a great little footballer surname Smith I think.I lived on waterway street

Can anyone remember Mr Frear at Roland Green welsh sports teacher always had a size 10 slipper in his drawer called it a Dapper

For Brian Staples asking if I remember Barry Bass.

Not sure if the  name rings a bell, where did he work?

We lived in Meredith terrace, went to Bosworth school early 70s. Good memories 

Would love to hear from CLIFF BULLIVANT as we have a family connection through his grandparents!

would love to hear our paul and cliff bullivant are getting on 

I went to Bosworth school,1962-68. Lived at 217 wilford road. I have so many good memory's of my life down there as a child. My friends, Jane Dakin, Muriel Brown, Jakie Tooby, Dianna Doors, o god so many, but best not put them all, be here all day. I left to go live on a farm in 1968, But we still use to go back down to the Meadows a lot. Till it was all pulled down, so sad. I live in the Scottish Highlands now. Far away. But the meadows will always be in me. Love to all i new there.

I lived at 83 Rupert Street, with my sister Kathleen and mum and dad. I went to welbeck infants and junior school, then deering when it was first built. lovely memories of the meadows, queuing outside the Imperial picture house on wilford Rd on a saturday afternoon,knew the Sims family and Ida Smith,Mrs Bilbie and lots more. Great times  

Hi Ron/Danny

I dont do facebook but email c.bullivant@btopenworld.com

We lived on kingsmeadow rd and went to Bossworth rd and then Deering school I remember the barbers shop which all the kids used to be in and out remember Fred's shop mum got stuff on the Book ,paid at the weekend ,days out at The paddling pool down Embankment didn't cost owt Also if we was lucky we got to go to the pleasure park down the Trent , remember Trickets where mum and auntie Joyce took rags in exchange for money.Times were hard but we were happy .I remember the crocus pub were mum and dad went on a Saturday night 

Does anyone have any information on 120 Kings Meadow Rd? I have a friend looking for a relative that lived there in 1966 and has lost touch. The house is no longer and he was wondering if anyone had any info about the house or the person that lived there?? 

I lived at 51 Rupert Street from 1960 to 1968. My mum was one of the dinner ladies at Bosworth Road at the time. I remember Mr Gent was the head, fatty Francis and Mr Stanton. I'd love to hear from Ivan Dolynskj, Tina Plewinski, (might have spelt the surnnam incorrectly), Christine Stapleton, Martin Salmon, Saverio Baldassare, Reggie Patterson, Eric Philipson, Pedro Richards and any one else who might remember me from the Meadows.

I was Rose Sheardand lived at 13a Wilford Cres West above the bookies and then moved across the road to 36 Wilford Cres West from 1961 to 1965 went to Trent Bridge school a d Roland Green my nephews who I lived with were Jonathan,David Sheard and one more but can't remember his name their mum was Shirley and dad was Kenneth and Auntie Audrey lived a street away.I remember Stephen Tyzet and his brother Paul?

I've remembered my other nephews name Mark.I also used to sing in St Saviours church choir and went to the church youth club.BE6Qz

Bradshaw you son of a gun! How the hell are you? Write to me at Idolynskyj@gmail.com

HI, I BOUGHT A POSTCARD TODAY 1909 THE ADDRESS IS 133 RUPERT STREET, IS THIS HOUSE WILL THERE? 

My family lived on Rupert street the meadows around the war years the Musson family.They ran a chip shop and cafe. My mum ‘Wanda Musson ‘ is still going strong at 91 

she still talks fondly about her formative years spent in this close community 

ted the fishman  peter taylor  etc 

John blacknell Barry bass or   Barry rust, his mother remarried,so he changed name

please does anyone remember Patricia Phillips, that lived at 102 Kings Meadow Road, in the 1960s, was there in 1966. and do they know what happened to her.

Found this site today! I was born 1951 in 23 Rupert Street, eldest son of Audrey & Dennis Albery, we moved to West Bridgford (Bread & Lard Island) in 1952. Dennis was also born there, in 1919, as the only son of the unmarried Katherine Albery. She & her parents moved there in the 1880s from just south of Bedford. My great Grandmother was a lace maker, her husband was a Tailor and had his shop in Wilford Road, they both died during, not of, WW2 and are buried in Northern Cemertery. My father could, even in his later years, recite the names of all the families and their children in the terrace of 20 houses accessed by the one gunnel (tunnel) between Nos 29 & 31. this included the Swanwicks. Doris nee Albery was my great aunt, Sid my great uncle. By the time I was old enough to know them they lived on Lenton Lane, on the Corporations City Engineers Sports Ground, and had 5 children, Maureen, Sylvia?, Keith, and twins Neil & Susan. Sid was steward of the City Engineers Social Club, then on Greyhound Street (above where the public toilets are now) in the city center.

Thats all for now, hope it clangs a few old chains!    Richard Albery

glad to find this site my name was ann waring when I went to Bosworth road school

Brian Staples, my friend has been trying to find information on Patricia Philips. he thought she had lived at 120 Kings Meadow Road. please let me know if you have found anymore information on her, thank you

just a question for andy charlesworth do you have a relative called david about 65 years of age went to welbeck

I lived on essex street and went to Bosworth but hatred it. I was pushed down the concrete stairs.

but loved my street I remember an old lady called Minnie living 2 doors down always had a white cat sat on her window sill and a girl called Adele Dale 

spent most of my time at her house 

slums they may have been but you really had the sense of community 

Julie Curwood, I remember a girl called Adele Dale, she always wore her hair in pigtails, wonder if it is the same Adele?
We were in the same class at Bosworth Juniors

i went to bosworth loved the meadows with a passion,my mum was kathleen smith(formaly Hayes)l lived at 41 kingsmeadow rd my dad was malc smith uncles where ron alan gerald stan hayes aunty was carol and angela hayes played football for bosworth in our green and white kits remember few people karen wyhatt margeret magraph karen mason loved going down the pad swimming in the river leen lenton dump and dogs alleyremember the bus trips from the pubs santa at the clifton miners xmas party at the ROF my uncle alan,Tiger has he was called

Hi there...i was wondering if you could help me please?

My Nanna passed away yesterday and i know she lived here many moons ago, but i cant work out which terrace..the writing is hard to understand, it begins with a K? 

Her name was Gladys Bowser (also called herself Audrey)

My family lived at 13 Rupert St from 1962-1974. We were Mam (Janet), Dad (Bill), me (Patrick), brother (Derrick) and sister (Julie). Our grandparents, Hilda and Len Keetch lived 2 doors away at No. 9.  Dad’s brother (Alec) lived in Watt St with his wife Renee.  Lovely to see all those names from our past. Wherever I have been in the world, I have never forgotten and always remain immensely proud of how ‘The Medders’ made me the man I am now. 

Wow! So impressed with this site. I lived in Morrisons Terrace  Essex Street from 1955 and went to Bosworth Road School then Deering Secondary which was later called Roland Green. My maiden name was Allen. Have some good ... and bad .... memories of my time in the meadows. A few of the names above I recognise as being in the same year/class as me when I attended both Bosworth and Deering. 

I had a tough time at school but pleased to say that as time went on after leaving I made a success of my life. 

Hi. I’ve just found this site and saw Brian Staples. Wondering if you are any relation to Glenys. I was at Deering School from when it opened 1955 . Also there was Anne Haywood, Pat Feeley. Mary Richardson ,Jacqueline Townsend. it would be great to get in touch after all these years. I left Deering in 1958. 

Hi to all.

I was born at  179 Rupert Street in 1959   - lived there with my mam (Jessie), sister (Katy), and 2 brothers (John and Robert)   -  our surname was Bettridge and it's nice to see that one contributer to this site still remembers us.

Living close to us in little Rupert Street was Mrs. Sewell, the Parr family (Sam, Cath, Chris and Maria), the Jessons, the  Akers.

We lived close to the gun factory wall  (lost so many balls over that damn wall),  great memories of Bosworth school (we were allowed to take a little nap on their canvass beds if we got tired), remember Mr. Gent, the headmaster  - he was so kind at Xmas  - handing out presents etc.

Remember eating chips and peas with a large helping of batter-bits from Akers chip shop on the corner    -  OMG I can taste them as I type.

Also remember older sister, Katy,  sending me to the beer-off on opposite corner to buy a couple of fags - in those days you could buy fags loose.

Remember all the snow which fell during the winter of 1962/63  - I was just 3 years old and was the first time I saw snow. Mam opened the front door just for a few saconds to show me, and I was hit by this cold blast of air and the brightest of light  -  I still remember that morning so vividly.

In the winter,  mam would light a fire in the bedroom, and also put one of those round,  ceramic hot-water bottles in my bed   -  what luxury  -  snuggling under the blankets with the warm glow of the fire filling the room.

Favourite playtime activities in the street were :  marbles, skipping, football, mud pies and looking for daddy-long-legs under the window sills.

One outstanding memory from living in Rupert Street   -   Mam shouting from our doorstep calling us all in for tea   -  you could hear her whichever house you were playing in.

We left about 1968 to move to Carrington, and then moved to Cinderhill in 1976  - where we were reunited with the Parr family who remained such very good friends.

Happy days and treasured memories still clear in my mind even at 60 years old.

Hi to all.

I was born at  179 Rupert Street in 1959   - lived there with my mam (Jessie), sister (Katy), and 2 brothers (John and Robert)   -  our surname was Bettridge and it's nice to see that one contributer to this site still remembers us.

Living close to us in little Rupert Street was Mrs. Sewell, the Parr family (Sam, Cath, Chris and Maria), the Jessons, the  Akers.

We lived close to the gun factory wall  (lost so many balls over that damn wall),  great memories of Bosworth school (we were allowed to take a little nap on their canvass beds if we got tired), remember Mr. Gent, the headmaster  - he was so kind at Xmas  - handing out presents etc.

Remember eating chips and peas with a large helping of batter-bits from Akers chip shop on the corner    -  OMG I can taste them as I type.

Also remember older sister, Katy,  sending me to the beer-off on opposite corner to buy a couple of fags - in those days you could buy fags loose.

Remember all the snow which fell during the winter of 1962/63  - I was just 3 years old and was the first time I saw snow. Mam opened the front door just for a few saconds to show me, and I was hit by this cold blast of air and the brightest of light  -  I still remember that morning so vividly.

In the winter,  mam would light a fire in the bedroom, and also put one of those round,  ceramic hot-water bottles in my bed   -  what luxury  -  snuggling under the blankets with the warm glow of the fire filling the room.

Favourite playtime activities in the street were :  marbles, skipping, football, mud pies and looking for daddy-long-legs under the window sills.

One outstanding memory from living in Rupert Street   -   Mam shouting from our doorstep calling us all in for tea   -  you could hear her whichever house you were playing in.

We left about 1968 to move to Carrington, and then moved to Cinderhill in 1976  - where we were reunited with the Parr family who remained such very good friends.

Happy days and treasured memories still clear in my mind even at 60 years old.

Hi I used to live in watt street meadows, does anybody have any pics of watt street having difficulty finding where I lived in the 1960s           thanks 

I went to Bosworth 1962 to 65 the on to Roland Green 65 to 69 I lived on Castleton St with brother 

John and sisters Susan and Pat.Best days ever I remember playing footie on many a night between 

Bosworth school and the gun factory either on the field or on the waste ground next to the 

youth club. I remeber lots of the kids all around the streets of kings meadow,Castleton st

Goodhead st, Hawthorne St, be good to hear from any one who played football or cricket from

1965 to 1970 Gary Cotton

Yes trevor I do have a brother dave charlesworth

i lived at beardsley ter goodhead st with my brother lance and kane.played football every night and day.old mates were pat brett,phil palmer,the guys.the bullivants,dave fairholme,.great times

i have a old football photo of bosworth school football team 1961.no names on it and i was in the year below.iIt was the year they won there cup final which i can remember going to.Bosworth won i think 3.0 or 3.1

i can still remember most of there names captain graham morell.golie steve walters.treve rood,steve middleton,garath lloyd,derek bell,mick price,tony cross,joe gilbert.mick bracey,barry archier,malcolm layton,eric stevenson and one more i cant put  a name to.

most of the above team went to deering school where a few of our 1st year was good enough to play for the 2nd year where most of their team consisted of.  [ me and peter hirst ]

I TRUST THIS MAY JOG FEW OLD MEMORIES.. any reponses sent to ournottinghamshire@gmail.com will be forwarded to Danny Williamson.

Hi Andrew.Thanks for replying hope your ok as to I hope  is Dave.Went to Welbeck school with Dave Then I went to Roland Green not sure if dave went there

Hi, I lived at 117 Middle Furlong Road, with my twin sister Deborah, and two younger sisters Wendy and Julie, parents were Vera and John Gibson, loved living in the medders,  climbing over walls to save walking all way round to Rupert Street.  Went to Bosworth infants/juniors, also remember having a nap on those little canvas beds.Had lots of friends,  I remember Paul Musson, Mark Payne, Debra Wilcox. Mandy Foster, and lots more... such great memories, especially the chippy and batter bits,. has anyone got any photos of Middle Furlong Road opposite the offices that were there, have searched but cant find any :(.. be grt if anyone has :)

Beverley Gibson

My Name is Margaret Bedford my Maiden name was Haigh I was looking at the Nottingham site and found some interesting stories.  I lived in the Meadows in the 1950.My Parents had a Newspaper Shop in Wilford Road Doyle’s was the name.I lived with my Parents and 2 Brothers. Tony and Maurice. I remember a Furniture Shop on the other corner and a Lace Factory on the other side of the Road. I believe the Chemist was next door and a Barbershop a few doors down. My Dad would have served a lot of workers from the Gun Factory especially in the early mornings the Shop was open at 5am.They opened 7 day’s a week. I went to Bosworth Road School I have a Class Photo sitting next to me. I remember Miss Gamble and the Blackboard Rubber I certainly learnt my Times Table. My best friend at School was Thelma White she sits next to me on this photo. 1964 we set sail on the Canberra Ship to Australia     but my Family didn’t settle. They returned back to the UK and bought a General Store in Kirby in Ashfield. I met my late Husband on the Ship and turned around and got married in Melbourne Australia  in 1966. I have been back to Nottingham quite a few times in the last few years and always end up somewhere near the River Trent. So many memories. 

I remember Doyles paper shop on Wilford Road. I started work on Wilford Road in one of the mini supermarkets. You will no doubt also recall Astles the greengrocers, Battersby's hardwar shop, Toulsons butchers all along the road?

I think the name of the textile firm was Stokes and Sewell known affectionately as "Stokeys"

I lived on Briar Street so it was easy to get to work with no buses to catch.

I ALSO REMEMBER DOYLES PAPER SHOP,I DELIVERED PAPERS FOR THEM FROM 1965/1966,MISSED WORLD CUP FINAL EXTRA TIME TAKING PAPERS.

REGARDING THE BOSWORTH RD FOOTBALL PHOTO, THE PLAYER I MISSED OFF WAS THE RIGHT FULLBACK ROY HARDY/1961 CUP FINAL,I THINK. ERIC STEVENSON {BEANO, MICK PRICE AND JOE GILBERT SCORED THE GOALS. THE SCHOOL HIRED A DOUBLE DECKER BUS TO TAKE SUPPORTERS TO THE GROUND/, CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH GROUND IT WAS.

I HAVE AN OLD SCHOOL PHOTO FROM 1961, BOSWORTH RD 

I NOW KNOW ALL THE PLAYERS NAMES /  CAPTAIN GRAHAM MORRELL. TREV WALTERS GOAL KEEPER.TOP GOAL SCORER JOE GILBERT. ERIC STEVENSON {BEANO} STEVE MIDDLETON AND HIS SIDE KICK TREV ROOD. MICK PRICE. DERICK BELL{DING DONG}. GARETH LLOYDE. TONY CROSS. MICK BRACY. BARRY ARCHER AND THE ONE PLAYER I COULD NOT PUT A NAME TO WAS ROY HARDY,BACK ROW OF MY PHOTO STANDING WERE HEADMASTER MR GENT AND P.E. TEACHER MR SMITH.

Great stories from a great place. We lived in the bass beer-off at 42-44 Kingsmeadow road, next door to a little chippy i think i can remember. I was aged 5-7 so cant remember names but loved living in a shop. Went to Bosworth and can remember buying the best ever toffee apples from a little old lady in a shop opposite.  If anyone knows of any books or websites with pictures from 71-73 then Id love to know the details.

Thanks All,

It was 44-46 Kingsmeadow road, I've just seen a map on FB !  And I can remember kids jumping onto the back of lorries that went towards the gun factory if they slowed down ! And playing marbles everyday on the pavements.   

HELP!  I have been looking for information on 102 Kings Meadow Road.  The information that I can find is that there was an Arthur Taylor that lived in the home and that he had 2 sons named Arthur Hall and Harry Edward Taylor that may have lived in the home including their sons who were Arthur W Hall Junior and Harry Richard Taylor.  My question revolves around whether or not anyone knows if  they used to rent rooms in their house to the Salvation Army for unwed mothers?
(As this request relates to a personal family story please could anyone with memories or information to share make contact via the Our Nottinghamshire email address:
ournottinghamshire@gmail.com
and we will pass information on to Mr Johnson)

                                                 MY LIFE DOWN THE MEADOWS

                                          *********************************

I WAS BORN IN 1944, MY MAMS NAME WAS ELSIE, MY DAD STAN, I ALREADY HAD A BROTHER STAN AND THREE SISTERS, BERYL, ANN, AND FRAN, WE LIVED IN A TERRACED HOUSE DOWN HAWTHORN ST IN THE MEADOWS TWO UP TWO DOWN, I DON’T KNOW WHERE WE ALL SLEPT, I KNOW MAM AND DAD SLEPT IN THE FRONT BEDROOM, SO I MUST HAVE SLEPT IN THE SAME ROOM, BUT WHERE DID THE REST SLEEP, I THINK MY ELDEST SISTER WAS MARRIED AND LIVED A FEW TERRACES AWAY, SO THAT LEFT AN ELDER BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS,THEN ALONG CAME TWO MORE KIDS, FRANK AND THEN PAT,THIS ONLY ADDED TO THE DESPERATE OVERCROWDING SITUATION.

 I HAVE HARDLY ANY RECOLLECTION OF BEING A BABY, TRAGICLY, THERE ARE NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANY OF MY BROTHERS OR SISTERS AS BABIES, NON OF MY PARENTS AS YOUNG PEOPLE, NO WEDDING SNAPS, NOT EVEN ANY INFORMATION PASSED DOWN BY WORD OF MOUTH, SO THE ONLY RECORD FOR ME IS IN MY OWN MEMORY BANKS.

AS YOUNGSTERS OUR WORLD REVOLVED AROUND THE BACK YARDS AND TERRACES, WE HAD NO TELEVISION,BUT WE DID HAVE VERY FERTILE IMAGINATIONS, AND INVENTED LOTS OF GAMES, OF COURSE WE PLAYED ALL THE USUAL GAMES HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS, HOPSCOTCH,.DICKY DOB, TIN CAN LURKY, HIDE AND SEEK, BRITISH BULLDOG, MARBLES, SNOBBS, FAG PACKETS, TALLY HO TALLY HO, SPIRIT TAPPING, WHIP AND TOP, CONKERS, MAKING TROLLY’S FROM PRAM WHEELS.

 WE STARTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL AS SOON AS WE COULD WALK,, AND AS WE GOT OLDER, SWIMMING IN TRENT OVER SANDY BEACH WAS THE ORDER OF THE DAY, THE LUCKY ONES WERE THE ONES WHO MANAGED TO ACQUIRE A CAR OR LORRY WHEEL INNER TUBE TO FLOAT ON.

THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT MY PARENTS HAD WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO WHEN THEY HAD THE TIME, AND THE ONLY RADIO PROGRAMMES I CAN RECALL ARE ONE CALLED THE MAN IN BLACK, RAYMOND GLENDENNING AND 2 WAY FAMILY FAVOURITES, BUT MAM AND DAD USED TO GO OVER THE ROAD TO THE CLIFTON MINERS INSTITUTE, OR STUTE AS IT WAS COMMONLY KNOWN, WE NEVER NEEDED BABYSITERS WE JUST PLAYED IN THE STREET TILL MAM AND DAD CAME HOME, AND WE NEVER SEEMED TO BE IN ANY DANGER, CARS WERE A LUXURY THAT ONLY A FEW COULD AFFORD, SO TRAFFIC IN THE STREET WAS VERY LIGHT, THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROTECTIVE FEELING AMONGST THE MAMS AND DADS, NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN BUT FOR ALL THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, EVERYBODY KNEW EVERYBODY’S KIDS, AND I DON’T RECALL ANY CHILD BEING IN DANGER AT ANY TIME IN MY CHILDHOOD, UP TO THE AGE OF ABOUT FIVE WE VERY REARLY VENTURED FROM BEYOND THE STREET WHERE WE LIVED, THE ONLY TIME WE DID, WAS FOR OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO GOOSE FAIR, THE LOCAL PICTURE HOUSE, THE IMPERIAL DOWN WILFORD ROAD, OR AN UNFORTUNATE TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT’S VERY SAD THAT MY GENERATION, WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940’S, KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT OUR PARENTS BACKGROUND, COMMUNICATION WAS LIMITED TO BEING TOLD TO BEHAVE, AND COME IN BEFORE IT GOT DARK, OR THE TEN OCLOCK HORSES WOULD GET YOU, BUT WE DID STAY OUT LATE, UNTIL MAM CAME TO THE TOP OF THE YARD AND SHOUTED US IN, IN MY CASE I COULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN THE NEXT TOWN, AND I WOULD HAVE HEARD MY MAM SHOUTING FOR ME.

BUT WE HAD LOTS OF FUN PLAYING IN THE BACK YARD, IN THE TERRACE AND IN THE STREET, OUR BEST FUN WAS PLAYING OVER HOLLOWS, IT WAS A LARGE AREA OF WASTE LAND AND WE PLAYED FOR HOURS AND HOURS ,WE MADE DENS AND FIRES, AND THE GYPSIES USED TO COME EVERY YEAR WHITH THEIR WONDERFUL CARAVANS, THEY NEVER CAUSED ANY MESS OR BOTHERED THE PEOPLE, THEY CAME AROUND SELLING PEGS AND LUCKY CHARMS, ON ODD OCASSIONS SOME OF THEIR HORSES WENT WALK ABOUTS AND WE USEDS TO HELP ROUND THEM UP, WE SAT WITH THEM AROUND THEIR FIRES AND LISTEND TO THEM TELL STORIES, AND THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WOULD GO OUT AND THEY HAD MOVED ON. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO LIVE IN A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY LIKE THE MEDDERS, AND THE MEMORIES WE HAVE WILL LAST FOREVER.  

THE ONLY ENTERTAINMENT MY PARENTS HAD WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO WHEN THEY HAD THE TIME, AND THE ONLY RADIO PROGRAMMES I CAN RECALL ARE ONE CALLED THE MAN IN BLACK, RAYMOND GLENDENNING AND 2 WAY FAMILY FAVOURITES, BUT MAM AND DAD USED TO GO OVER THE ROAD TO THE CLIFTON MINERS INSTITUTE, OR STUTE AS IT WAS COMMONLY KNOWN, WE NEVER NEEDED BABYSITERS WE JUST PLAYED IN THE STREET TILL MAM AND DAD CAME HOME, AND WE NEVER SEEMED TO BE IN ANY DANGER, CARS WERE A LUXURY THAT ONLY A FEW COULD AFFORD, SO TRAFFIC IN THE STREET WAS VERY LIGHT, THERE SEEMED TO BE A PROTECTIVE FEELING AMONGST THE MAMS AND DADS, NOT JUST FOR THEIR OWN BUT FOR ALL THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, EVERYBODY KNEW EVERYBODY’S KIDS, AND I DON’T RECALL ANY CHILD BEING IN DANGER AT ANY TIME IN MY CHILDHOOD, UP TO THE AGE OF ABOUT FIVE WE VERY REARLY VENTURED FROM BEYOND THE STREET WHERE WE LIVED, THE ONLY TIME WE DID, WAS FOR OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO GOOSE FAIR, THE LOCAL PICTURE HOUSE, THE IMPERIAL DOWN WILFORD ROAD, OR AN UNFORTUNATE TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL.

IT’S VERY SAD THAT MY GENERATION, WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940’S, KNEW VERY LITTLE ABOUT OUR PARENTS BACKGROUND, COMMUNICATION WAS LIMITED TO BEING TOLD TO BEHAVE, AND COME IN BEFORE IT GOT DARK, OR THE TEN OCLOCK HORSES WOULD GET YOU, BUT WE DID STAY OUT LATE, UNTIL MAM CAME TO THE TOP OF THE YARD AND SHOUTED US IN, IN MY CASE I COULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN THE NEXT TOWN, AND I WOULD HAVE HEARD MY MAM SHOUTING FOR ME.

BUT WE HAD LOTS OF FUN PLAYING IN THE BACK YARD, IN THE TERRACE AND IN THE STREET, OUR BEST FUN WAS PLAYING OVER HOLLOWS, IT WAS A LARGE AREA OF WASTE LAND AND WE PLAYED FOR HOURS AND HOURS ,WE MADE DENS AND FIRES, AND THE GYPSIES USED TO COME EVERY YEAR WHITH THEIR WONDERFUL CARAVANS, THEY NEVER CAUSED ANY MESS OR BOTHERED THE PEOPLE, THEY CAME AROUND SELLING PEGS AND LUCKY CHARMS, ON ODD OCASSIONS SOME OF THEIR HORSES WENT WALK ABOUTS AND WE USEDS TO HELP ROUND THEM UP, WE SAT WITH THEM AROUND THEIR FIRES AND LISTEND TO THEM TELL STORIES, AND THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WOULD GO OUT AND THEY HAD MOVED ON. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO LIVE IN A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY LIKE THE MEDDERS, AND THE MEMORIES WE HAVE WILL LAST FOREVER.  

hi all,i lived in rupert street from 1965 to 1972 my name is david chadwick i was 5 years old but can remember living there, was just wondering if any one new my mum ettie chadwick my brothers kevin,wayne, sister tracey chadwick,thanks

hi all,i lived in rupert street from 1965 to 1972 my name is david chadwick i was 5 years old but can remember living there, was just wondering if any one new my mum ettie chadwick my brothers kevin,wayne, sister tracey chadwick,thanks

Think the third lady on the right with dark hair,leaning over is my grandma florence scrimshaw who lived at 189 Rupert street ,, 

Well well well, My name is Pauletthe Bushay , lived at 55 Rupert street and Andrew is a very good friend of my bro Clifton Bushay.  Read all the comments and memories of some with rose coloured glasses and some the real truth running through it.

My recollection of growing up on Rupert street is a bitter sweet memory . Made some great friends like Andrew , Oliver, Vicki Booth who I believe has recently passed , Liverington (fantastic musician) Brown,  who went on to do great things in the music industry and so on! 

Also remember being chased a lot , most days going to school by dogs  that the racist owners who would set free on us as black kids. Remember being abused by neighbors and passers by yes teachers to, Yes I too remember the rats from the demolishment of the houses. 

Always remember the pop man, ginger beer and cream soda my fav! The rag and bone man and the pru (insurance man).  Can anyone remember the lecie man that used to empty your gas and electric meter ?

But most of all remember the community of mainly good people. Especially the Queens jubilee party!

I then went to Bosworth Junior school again met some great people !  Kim Charlesworth, Paul and Peter Campbell , Philip (sorry cannot remember surname)? Some good teachers Miss Witts ( who appeared on Miss world ( or some Beauty competition ) she was very glamorous , mini- skirts and high heels! 

Thank you Andrew for starting this post , not sure if you keep up to date with postings but really hope you see this one!

To all you good people who contributed to my memory of Rupert Street, Thank you!

Hi everyone . i lived on kings meadow Road with my mum Jeannie Cosgrove . my sister Angela, and brother Clifford , must of been between 1970 & 1975 as i remember i was about 6 or 7 when we left and moved to Clifton. i can remember the corner shop and bosworth school as we all went there .. been trying to find some old photos but not had much luck ... certainly is nice to hear all your comments and reminiscing, they were the good old days !

Nice to see so much about so many of the old places, where I grew up. I lived in Furlong Terrace and went to Queens Walk school, some names of staff that I remember were Mr Pulfer, Mr Raven and Miss Costa' The name of the school later became Welbeck. I then moved on to Trent Bridge, to a new group of teachers  like Mr Bateman Mr McGough Mr Tatman Mr Spencly and Mr Green. I left Trent Bridge in 1957 and wonder now if there are any survivors from that era.. If there are , please let me know..

I went to Welbeck but I do remember football matches between the two schools I think the sports teacher at Bosworth was Mr Smith. I'm sure there was a good foolballer  there called Dave Smith think he signed for Notts County.

We lived 40 Rupert street I was Wendy my oldest sister Christine, younger sister Desireen and younger brother Colin 

Went to bosworth Rd then Roland Green 

My sister Des was born there and Colin. 

We left when the council wanted to buy the land back 

We migrated to Australia June 1967.

What great memories I have down the bath house for sixpence bonfires in the street beautiful fish and chip shop 

Dressing my brother up as a guy on guy forks night going down the gun factories collecting penny for the guy. 

Playing in the railways yards. 

Sixpence to go to the Saturday pictures, 

Going to the castle and spend the whole day there. 

Going to the football with my uncle John screaming shouting singing 

What lovely memories and I was the only one who never went home for a holiday. 

Of course I'm near 70 now 

And even to this day I feel I don't belong here. 

My dad and I are still poms he's in his 90s.

But I have been told you wouldn't recognise anywhere now.

It was so nice reading all these memories and yes I remember most name's Thankyou stay safe over there with this covid. Cheers Wendy cough 

We lived 40 Rupert street I was Wendy my oldest sister Christine, younger sister Desireen and younger brother Colin 

Went to bosworth Rd then Roland Green 

My sister Des was born there and Colin. 

We left when the council wanted to buy the land back 

We migrated to Australia June 1967.

What great memories I have down the bath house for sixpence bonfires in the street beautiful fish and chip shop 

Dressing my brother up as a guy on guy forks night going down the gun factories collecting penny for the guy. 

Playing in the railways yards. 

Sixpence to go to the Saturday pictures, 

Going to the castle and spend the whole day there. 

Going to the football with my uncle John screaming shouting singing 

What lovely memories and I was the only one who never went home for a holiday. 

Of course I'm near 70 now 

And even to this day I feel I don't belong here. 

My dad and I are still poms he's in his 90s.

But I have been told you wouldn't recognise anywhere now.

It was so nice reading all these memories and yes I remember most name's Thankyou stay safe over there with this covid. Cheers Wendy cough 

Wow thank you for all the contributions to this page so glad to hear from you all.

Just found this page, my name was Lynda Sissons i lived at powell terrace on rupert street, iremember Andrew Ackroyd Andrew Burton Debra Wilcox Mandy Hawley Mandy Foster Karen Clay also the Dooley family, i left the meadows in 1971,