Nottingham
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- 40 photos on Nottingham appear in 7 Frith books - View photos of Nottingham
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Holidays from the Past
I have so many happy memories Of Nottingham. My parents would take me to visit an aunt & uncle there in the early 50s. My aunt lived in Ratcliffe, my uncle had the Ratcliffe Golf Club and they lived on the premises. I was very friendly with their neighbours, and the one thing that really stuck in my mind was how beautiful Mr & Mrs Kettlebank's garden was, the array of flowers and the perfume from them was so beautiful. When my aunt & uncle left Ratcliffe they went to live in Hucknall and I remember staying with them on vacation and my Aunt Paddy taught me to do embrodery. Many happy memories too of visiting Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. ...read more here
Contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
Samuel Page - Umbrella maker.
This photo shows my great grandfather's shop, nearly opposite the one owned by Jesse Boot. The shop has (on the left hand side of the photo) the name S. Page (Samuel Page) just above the wooden statue of Jonas Hanway holding an umbrella and the name of the shop was Hanway House; Samuel Page being an Umbrella Manufacturer and Dealer in Ladies and Gentlemen's waterproofs and all kinds of Travelling Requisites. Jonas Hanway brought the umbrella to this country from China and Japan. He was laughed at for carrying such an item as it was considered effeminate. Samuel Page was a noted umbrella maker because of the excellent quality of the silk that he used in ...read more here
Contributed by J Hammond
Nottinghamshire memories
Holidays from the Past
I have so many happy memories Of Nottingham. My parents would take me to visit an aunt & uncle there in the early 50s. My aunt lived in Ratcliffe, my uncle had the Ratcliffe Golf Club and they lived on the premises. I was very friendly with their neighbours, and the one thing that really stuck in my mind was how beautiful Mr & Mrs Kettlebank's garden was, the array of flowers and the perfume from them was so beautiful. When my aunt & uncle left Ratcliffe they went to live in Hucknall and I remember staying with them on vacation and my Aunt Paddy taught me to do embrodery. Many happy memories too of visiting Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. ...read more here
A memory of Nottingham contributed by Brenda Vanderwert
Samuel Page - Umbrella maker.
This photo shows my great grandfather's shop, nearly opposite the one owned by Jesse Boot. The shop has (on the left hand side of the photo) the name S. Page (Samuel Page) just above the wooden statue of Jonas Hanway holding an umbrella and the name of the shop was Hanway House; Samuel Page being an Umbrella Manufacturer and Dealer in Ladies and Gentlemen's waterproofs and all kinds of Travelling Requisites. Jonas Hanway brought the umbrella to this country from China and Japan. He was laughed at for carrying such an item as it was considered effeminate. Samuel Page was a noted umbrella maker because of the excellent quality of the silk that he used in ...read more here
A memory of Nottingham contributed by J Hammond
Extracts From Nottingham & Nottinghamshire books
Beyond the last building in
Poultry, with its colonnade over
the pavement, is Victoria Street,
with its grand Victorian palazzos
of commerce. The corner building
survives, although without the
oriel, as do most of the buildings
further up Victoria Street, which
are still used as commercial offices.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Pocket Album".
The Calendars of State Papers Domestic for 9 May 1651 record the proposal for the demolition of Nottingham Castle and the despatch of a troop of dragoons to undertake the task. On 9 June 1651 the report was approved, and demolition of the castle, all outworks and fortifications was ordered to be commenced within fourteen days and completed not later than 10 November 1651. The buildings we see here were built by the Duke of Newcastle as a private residence in 1679, but were burnt out during the Reform Bill Riots of 1831.
An extract from from"English Castles".
Passengers boarded vessels at the landing stages to take trips to Colwick Park. A lock linked the river and
Nottingham Canal at the projection near the end of the walkway. Lady Bay Bridge, half a mile downstream, was
built by the Midland Railway Company in 1878 to carry their line to Melton. It was closed to railway traffic in 1967 and reopened as a road bridge in 1979.
An extract from from"Down the Trent Photographic Memories".
On the right is the old Exchange,
built in 1726. Besides numerous
shops within the building, there
were over 60 butchers’ stalls
or ‘shambles’. This friendly,
unhygienic mix was replaced in
1927 by the present Council
House, in an overpowering,
municipal baroque style with
a giant portico and towering dome.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Pocket Album".
This bustling scene offers a microcosm of life a century ago. Though it seems we are looking back into an era long past, already the trams are electric-powered. However, the cabs and carts are still relying on horse-power. Note the complexity of building styles along the street line – the Victorians had no concern for harmony or for what was appropriate.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".