Nottingham... and do you love your city?

Nottingham... and do you love your city?

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raceboy

13,082 posts

279 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Mmmm Yates hehe

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

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30,230 posts

234 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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raceboy said:
Mmmm Yates hehe
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biggrin I enjoyed a quality lager there this arvo

Square Leg

14,673 posts

188 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Nice view of The Park courtesy of Nottingham Post today.


2 sMoKiN bArReLs

Original Poster:

30,230 posts

234 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Great pic! I can see I was out when that was taken biggrin

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

Original Poster:

30,230 posts

234 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Just looked again...

....that photo is at least five years old! (My other half called me a blind old tt)

Louis Balfour

26,271 posts

221 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
It's called summat different now...

...but all Nottishamers of a certain age will have very fond memories of this view. 43 years ago this very day I dived off that mezzanine (only luckily to be grabbed by my mates). I can still see the crowd parting beneath me. biggrin

Is that Yates "wine lodge"

Square Leg

14,673 posts

188 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Just looked again...

....that photo is at least five years old! (My other half called me a blind old tt)
That’s typical of the ‘breaking news!’ of the Post…

RammyMP

6,729 posts

152 months

Wednesday 27th April 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
It's called summat different now...

...but all Nottishamers of a certain age will have very fond memories of this view. 43 years ago this very day I dived off that mezzanine (only luckily to be grabbed by my mates). I can still see the crowd parting beneath me. biggrin

I watched England beat Holland in Euro 96 from that balcony!

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30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 28th April 2022
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Louis Balfour said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
It's called summat different now...

...but all Nottishamers of a certain age will have very fond memories of this view. 43 years ago this very day I dived off that mezzanine (only luckily to be grabbed by my mates). I can still see the crowd parting beneath me. biggrin

Is that Yates "wine lodge"
yes now Slug and Lettuce

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Original Poster:

30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 28th April 2022
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RammyMP said:
I watched England beat Holland in Euro 96 from that balcony!
As I remember we let the Dutch score one goal which then eliminated the Scots. hehe

RammyMP

6,729 posts

152 months

Thursday 28th April 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
RammyMP said:
I watched England beat Holland in Euro 96 from that balcony!
As I remember we let the Dutch score one goal which then eliminated the Scots. hehe
There were a few Dutch supporters in Yates that night, they got a bit of stick but all a bit of fun!

I watched the Germany game in the Navigation pub down by the canal, after the match I walked back through town on my way home and was amazed at the fking idiots smashing shop windows in the city centre because we lost.

jfdi

1,033 posts

174 months

Thursday 28th April 2022
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RammyMP said:
the Navigation pub down by the canal
lick Annie's burgers when they were cooked and delivered to your table by Annie herself. Consistency just isn't the same since she's expanded.


BryanC

1,107 posts

237 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Louis Balfour said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
It's called summat different now...

...but all Nottishamers of a certain age will have very fond memories of this view. 43 years ago this very day I dived off that mezzanine (only luckily to be grabbed by my mates). I can still see the crowd parting beneath me. biggrin

Is that Yates "wine lodge"
Yes.

Back in the day, ( string quartet music times ),the upper floor walls were painted with scenes from Sherwood, Robin Hood etc. Sadly painted over in orange and mushroom emulsion paint and no doubt several extra layers since.
I went in when bouncers at the doors appeared, occupancy numbers controlled by a lass with clipboard, and ear busting techno music accompanied by flashing disco lights. I lasted 5 minutes ! Tell me its since changed ?

Gone were the 'characters, - anybody remember Albert Brown, who was in most nights.

I crossed the road to try The Bell ( I had my 21st there, upstairs courtesy of Mrs Jackson ) and found they had moved the back room bar from one side to the other. Nothing to offer reassurance to a guy familiar with the comfort of the old days.
I thought all was lost when The Corner Pin became the Disney shop !

Right now, The Trip is my last resort for sanity.



Louis Balfour

26,271 posts

221 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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BryanC said:
Louis Balfour said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
It's called summat different now...

...but all Nottishamers of a certain age will have very fond memories of this view. 43 years ago this very day I dived off that mezzanine (only luckily to be grabbed by my mates). I can still see the crowd parting beneath me. biggrin

Is that Yates "wine lodge"
Yes.

Back in the day, ( string quartet music times ),the upper floor walls were painted with scenes from Sherwood, Robin Hood etc. Sadly painted over in orange and mushroom emulsion paint and no doubt several extra layers since.
I went in when bouncers at the doors appeared, occupancy numbers controlled by a lass with clipboard, and ear busting techno music accompanied by flashing disco lights. I lasted 5 minutes ! Tell me its since changed ?

Gone were the 'characters, - anybody remember Albert Brown, who was in most nights.

I crossed the road to try The Bell ( I had my 21st there, upstairs courtesy of Mrs Jackson ) and found they had moved the back room bar from one side to the other. Nothing to offer reassurance to a guy familiar with the comfort of the old days.
I thought all was lost when The Corner Pin became the Disney shop !

Right now, The Trip is my last resort for sanity.


I am viewing this on my phone. What is the significance of Saturday Night Sunday Morning still?


BryanC

1,107 posts

237 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Only hinting at back in the day....
Shall I delete it ?

Edited by BryanC on Wednesday 4th May 14:28

Mr lestat

4,318 posts

189 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Louis Balfour said:
I am viewing this on my phone. What is the significance of Saturday Night Sunday Morning still?
Wasn’t it filmed in Nottingham ?

BryanC

1,107 posts

237 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Yes it was.
Our hero - Arthur Seaton is shown meeting his lady friend on the Nottingham Castle terrace overlooking the Meadows.
Back in the day, it was railway marshalling yards and industrial workshops with steam engine smoke mixing with the coal fired chimneys of the terrace houses.
All that has gone now, replaced by the Castle Marina business / retail park and HMRC complex soon to be University teaching space.

Square Leg

14,673 posts

188 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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I don’t know if Arthur Seaton had a car, but if he did, it’d be brown.

Louis Balfour

26,271 posts

221 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Square Leg said:
I don’t know if Arthur Seaton had a car, but if he did, it’d be brown.
It’s NOT brown.

Mr lestat

4,318 posts

189 months

Wednesday 4th May 2022
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BryanC said:
Yes it was.
Our hero - Arthur Seaton is shown meeting his lady friend on the Nottingham Castle terrace overlooking the Meadows.
Back in the day, it was railway marshalling yards and industrial workshops with steam engine smoke mixing with the coal fired chimneys of the terrace houses.
All that has gone now, replaced by the Castle Marina business / retail park and HMRC complex soon to be University teaching space.
Yes I remember it being a bit grim and depressing. I live in Bridgford so know the area well. As you say it’s all changed now. Didn’t know Castle Marina was a railway yard. Most of the industry has now gone, I used to go into Royal Ordanance which is now all units and car garages.