Quote:
Originally Posted by WharfedaleTiger
I'm going to big up two cities, both of which are almost certainly undiscovered delights (Actually, one of them isn't a city...) for most people. First off, Nottingham; when most people think of it they think of gun crime and the meadows estate but its also the most beautiful city in England;
Market Square; the biggest square of its type in Britian with the beautiful city hall in the middle.
The City Hall;
The Olde Trip to Jersulum, the oldest pub in the world in its original C11th building-carved into the rockface of Castle Hill. If you ever get a chance to visit it, do...
Nottingham Castle, where the King Charles raised his standard to start the Civil War;
The Castle and the famous Robin Hood statue;
Jubalee Campus, at my university;
Nottingham University, Trent Building
O' the mist blowing in o'er trent, I disire, is only to be at O' City Ground, O' City ground, O' the mist blowing in o'er trent...
 |
Nottingum, bloddyell.
I lived there for seven years, first in Lenton Sands, then in The Park.
I had a direct view of the castle some 600 meters away.
Since when has Robin his arrow back ?
It was stolen several times by tourists and not replaced in 1972.
I worked for Rediffusion then, the corner building under the Castle Rock.
At Lunchtime we went to the "old trip" to play a game tryeing to throw a copper ring on a string onto a bulls horn.
Does that still exist ?
The old Post Office in Market Street ?
Players at Redford Blvd ?
When they roasted tobacco there was no need to buy fags in Lenton.
Do they still sell Number Ten, the matchsticks with tobacco flavour ?
I was at the City Ground when the stand burned down in the game against Leeds in 68.
And I kicked for Clifton and the Magpies.
In the summer, we used to climb over the wall into the Universities pool at night and party til the cops kicked us out, usually around four in the morning.
Just tried to check up on Google maps and it seems, they pulled half Nottingham down.Whatever happened to London Road, Arkwright Street, Meadow Lane ?
Guess IŽll have to go and find out one of these days.
