Bygone Nottingham - Images Of The Past

From a 1994 VHS Video.
"Compiled from a unique and extensive collection of old film of the city and surrounding area, this video gives a fascinating insight into the Nottingham of a Bygone era, as seen though the eyes of local cine enthusiasts.
Highlights include:
Royal visits, The Goose Fair, The Empire, the Old Market Square, Lord Baden-Powell in the 1920's, the changing face of the city and much more."
Narrated by Andrew David
Produced by Emma Edwards.
The video was made by Bygone Films of Doncaster and sponsored by The Nottingham Imperial Building Society.

[@henriettahenson]

Though I don't live there now my heart is, still waiting by the lions in the square for my friend's to go to GOOSE fair in October. My great grandad was the main attraction selling chickens, and geese in the old market square . Great memories.left with my family in 1975 to live in DEVON...my DAD WOULD HAVE LOVED ❤️TO SEE THIS Sadly he died exactly 8 years ago its as if he brought me here today..it . Came into my feed out of the blue... Perhaps he's watching with me. Rip DAD @MUM ❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@johnbellamy6449]

I grew up in Nottingham Clifton estate worked at Raleigh for a few months ,then the naffi.by exchange x walk .then worked at the lovely boots factory beeston. Left with parents to atherstone ne nuneaton warks my twin brother stayed at Nottingham with aunt and uncle as he had an apprenticeship. So to see this lovely.film of my youth is fantastic thankyou. Goose fair was brilliant hook a duck when your little was great .hello all Nottingham people xxx love from Linda dexter. Age 69 2021

[@millyriley9615]

I was born at home on thistledown road in Clifton in October 1958 and I’m still in Clifton is changed too much the shops haven’t though not much and most pubs are gone now not that I’m a drinker but the two social clubs went years back with the pubs x

[@jamessorrie7023]

I love that very succinct commentary in Part One - 'The Old Market Square'. I'm fairly sure that was the voice of well-known BBC broadcaster Frank Phillips. They used his wartime broadcasts in a few war post-war films. eg ~ If you have ever watched the 1955 film 'The Dambusters' then you might remember his voice from this: ( morning after the raid ) " This is London. The Air Ministry has just issued the following communique. In the early hours of this morning, a force of Lancasters of Bomber Command, led by Wing Commander G.P. Gibson DSO DFC, attacked with mines the dams of the Moehne and Sorpe reservoirs. These control two-thirds of the water storage capacity of the Ruhr Basin. Reconnaissance later established that the Moehne Dam had been breached over a length of 100 yards, and that the power station below had been swept away by the resulting floods. The Eder Dam, which controls the headwaters of the Weser and Fulda Valleys, and operates several power stations, was also attacked and reported as breached. Photographs show the river below the dam in full flood. The attacks were pressed home at extremely low level with great determination and coolness in the face of fierce resistance. Eight of the Lancasters are missing."

[@harryplummer6356]

Thank you for the memories. I grew up in Nottingham and left for Canada in 1964. It was a great city to grow up in (in my opinion).

[@ajs41]

I live near Birmingham but I had a short visit to Nottingham last Thursday by train. It still has its own distinctive atmosphere compared to other cities. Very down-to-earth.

[@mickydimos]

No doubt it was a fantastic place to grow up, I had a helluva time as a teenager there.

[@stevenpellegrino]

lived there 1973-1990 and loved it very much.

[@barblessable]

Thanks Nigel ,grew up in Hyson Green in 50s/60s before moving to Broxtowe ,now live in Lancs , lovely old films and history lessons , thanks me duck .

[@williampercival7662]

My dad William Harold Percival was born there in 1919, after World War 2 he settled in the Cook Islands living in Rarotonga. He passed away in 1978 aged 59 years old . Children are William Kathleen John June Rosemary All now living in New Zealand and Perth Australia. Kia Orana.

[@annskinner8467]

Wonderful, thank you! My favourite Goose Fair delicacy was peas in mint sauce!

[@craighodgson4060]

Victoria center pie and pees

[@JAWS-dn8fm]

@@craighodgson4060 That's gone now. Nottinghams character is being slowly incinerated by a greedy council and crappy designs.

[@Nottsboy24]

Yay 🙌 my lovely city of Nottingham in the old days ☺👌

[@vanytitwone9687]

Yep 👍

[@margeryharper7837]

Precious footage.

[@julietcusimano9967]

I loved this. Born in Wollaton in 1955. A great beginning

[@mandycaldwell3749]

I was born in wollaton in Nottingham 1963. Western bolavard.

[@karenbrown1097]

I was born in 1959 there. Loved it as a kid. Great video

[@catherinemitrenas-mo8qd]

My goodness, people loved to go into town in Nottingham. It was always buzzing. Love the man that quickly dusts off his shoes after the guy was sweeping. No arguement, he just dealt with it practically.

[@sallycatlin5903]

wow. Sledding in 1961 at Wollaton Hall. What great memories

[@PiousMoltar]

"And even more familiar are the many people whose job it is to clean and scrub any trace of yesterday" Some things never change.

[@peterlido9501]

Thank you so much for this film I was born in Notts Cowlick road my mum worked in Yates wine lodge. Me and my brothers sisters loved goose fair long gone are those days live at mablethorpe with my other half.

[@JAWS-dn8fm]

You're not missing much by today's standards. Lincolnshire East Coast is beautiful. Wise decision!!👍

[@gloriathompson4010]

Yates wine Lodge in the city

[@user-wt1pe7gk7j]

Thank you very much for sharing this video! It is interesting and very exciting to see! I wish you all the best, dear sir! Kind regards from Moscow, Russia. P. S. I am always interested in England, its history, culture ( especially, music, literature and cinematography) and of course, in English people as a nation. So, many thanks again!👋👋

[@PiousMoltar]

Wow been watching a lot of Nottingham history stuff lately but this is the first I've heard of an English half and French half!

[@stevenpellegrino]

me too

[@rogerwoodhouse7945]

me too!

[@Brutaga]

With what’s been happening in today’s world, it makes me wonder if the same loyalty to the Crown and ruling elite would be the same. That aside, thank you for uploading this wonderful set of remembrance’s

[@dorothy792]

I think I remember the newspaper sellers in the square in the 60's and 70's .

[@rogerwoodhouse7945]

I remember them in the 50s!

[@dinahjackson8146]

Just WONDERFUL !!! ❤😁😘

[@mickydimos]

As a Nottinghamian of advanced years I wept a little bit through all of this so much so I intend to have a few days back there. I thank the producers of this video for reliving a lot of my history👍🏼

[@jiasiyang4513]

Boss video mate. Stuck it in the mix. Well good.

[@Brutaga]

As for that Riley death trap, what an interesting way of launching its passengers into oblivion 😂

[@lamo1724]

Old Market Square part 2 was brilliant! The little blowing bubbles stole the show xxx

[@almonkey1]

lol! the narrator says those pillars are unlikely to ever go, whilst the film is of the black boy hotel (demolished 1969)

[@stevenpellegrino]

lol

[@bushwhackeddos.2703]

It’s so much better now, look at all the different food you can eat.

[@briantaylor7743]

Hard working women

[@mandycaldwell3749]

I really enjoyed watching the footage of the coronation celebrations in wollaton Park. My mam only lived around the corner .she would have been almost 12 and was properly there with her mam and sister .

[@PiousMoltar]

"from the Fens in East Anglia" I always knew there was a connection between us. Forget about the north-south divide. What about the east-west divide? I've always lived in the east. East Anglia, the North-East, and now the East Midlands. Easterners unite!

[@LONGINTHETOOTHtv]

A most enjoyable production- thankyou

[@juliebrooke6099]

I would have liked some titles stating when each film was made (if known).

[@AlanDawson]

Great footage. Would be great if it could be split and published in the individual sections.

[@cbjgdicad1]

It doesn't feel like Nottingham anymore

[@JAWS-dn8fm]

It certainly doesn't. It's heart breaking looking at those lions in a respectful time period. I remember a few years back BLM broke a part of the one on the left and sprayed painted BLM on it. Filthy bastards. If those lions had a voice, wow the stories!!!

[@romystumpy1197]

Nottingham had class and elegance,now it's just a shell

[@gloriathompson4010]

Lived in Nottingham from 1960. Goose Fair in October near Mansfield Road. Bus fares were 3 half penny. Brewery Ship Stone Ale, Beeston Boiler Jersey Copwood for clothes and Nottingham Lace one of the best in the world. We lived in Woodborough Road. The last time I went there old houses were replaced with the most disgusting carboncous that devalue the street in the name of modernisation

[@stevenpellegrino]

i have been watching so much old film on here of Nottingham from way back and it just gets my mind thinking of just what little time we have here. I lived there in 1970-1990.....just 20 years which is nothing really. Does anyone know what is the oldest film that we have of Nottingham? what year would it be?

[@honda4004]

the slums of europe .lord byron stated .butslums make fighters. and people that have to adapt . old basford /ison green

[@familyislife36]

And Covid-19 now added to the closure

[@angelakelly4722]

I love the commercial for Truman’s......careful don’t touch that engine, it’s hot 🥵. !!

[@kenstevens5065]

I left when I retired ten years ago, wouldn't go back if you paid me.

[@ahmedbachir8975]

🙌👍👏

[@admin1815]

What is candy floss and coconut shines

[@angelablackwell4711]

Poor bears :(

[@christinewiery1330]

My ancestors left Nottingham about 300 years ago. Does anybody know of people named Clover?

[@NigelKing]

I don't know of anyone by that name I'm afraid.

[@christinewiery1330]

@@NigelKing thanks for taking the time to answer

[@joannecooper5220]

Fabulous memories thank you, quite emotional to see my late mum Josie with her brother Jack collecting her mug at time point 22:51. Will always treasure this.

[@NigelKing]

@@joannecooper5220 I'm so pleased to hear this Joanne!

[@IvowtoTheemycountry-my6nz]

No Blacks

[@gregoryvnicholas]

But how would the city have recovered after the war without their vital contribution?

[@JAWS-dn8fm]

@@gregoryvnicholas You're talking about the Windrush generation. And yes they contributed. We would have still recovered, it ticked over during the war so would have still eventually recovered regardless. But I'll agree they did their part. Unfortunately many of the gangster wannabes and the victimhood woe is me generation that exists today are a vile bi product of the hard working blacks that would probably turn in their graves.

[@user-sw7em1xq3o]

Anyone know of Newton's or Farnsworth's?

[@Johndoe14812]

Wonder what happened ay

[@lionelnottingham29]

We’re still here making the best movies how’s the empire ???? Lionel still 29 111 still a Lord . Jhon 111 12-24