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On 12/06/2020 at 17:40, Heartshome said:

Ah yes! I remember it well!  17-12-1977

Married at 2pm.  Wedding Breakfast and pic's 3pm. Home to change 5.30pm.

Met up with everyone at the Stonehouse 7pm. Graduated into the 'Yard' for the rest of the night, under the 'Stars'.  Fab place ! Great atmosphere ! Brilliant finale to our big day.

You should share some pictures!

On 20/12/2004 at 09:58, Ned Ludd said:

The Stonehouse in the courtyard phase...a theme pub before they were invented! Unlike modern chained themes I thought it worked well. It was good Tetleys at that stage but I remember before the courtyard was introduced that it was almost undrinkable so that was another improvement at the same time.

The pub existed BEFORE the courtyard was introduced? I never knew that. I went in the 1990s after the starry sky and courtyard had gone.

On 20/05/2013 at 16:40, sedith said:

Gay Paris was the name of the bar under Marples, I think the name Tivoli came in a few years after.

I remember my uncle and aunt telling me they met there in 1972 or thereabouts. They got married in 1973 anyway. 

On 12/11/2007 at 07:01, jomarch said:

Dunnes stores is an Irish firm, I'm not sure why it sold out to Wilkos, but I do know that back in the old days it was a huge Woolies with an enormous cafe upstairs.

I remember most of these shops folks- so thanks for the memories!

My experience of Chapel walk in the seventies is that there were lots of book shops- a methodist one where you went downstairs, and it also had a sort of mezzanine floor above.

Richard shops was on the corner of Chapel walk and Fargate, and Van Allen, where I think Macdonalds or HMV is now.

And Saxone shoe shop that had a windy staircase, where the Halifax is now... and... and... my God! I've slipped back in time!

Unfortunately I heard today that Mick had a heart attack yesterday and didn't make it.

I know someone who lost her virginity at Ray Stuart's house. This was to another member of the Radio Hallam team who was married! Ray Stuart was not in the house at the time but his colleague obviously used it for assignations.  Back in the 70s and the Money Mountain days. 

I went in 1984 I'm sure as I was 10. 

Brother and sister, not husband and wife.

If you are Heather or Jamie, or know them, could you please get in touch. Feel free to PM me if you like.

Thank you!

I came across this thread in a search for the history of the Navigation pub. I appreciate that it is 14 years old now (the thread) but I genuinely thought the OP was a teenager with the attitude and grammar.

On 05/03/2009 at 23:02, Plain Talker said:

 

In times gone by, I'd often be found "scrattin' " for a few pence to get a loaf and some milk!

 

 

 

My Gran would describe something as "tozzin" if it was a "Bobby-Dazzler" ;)

I've heard older people say they were so skint they were "scrattin' our arses"

My Nan used to say:

Rain rain go away

Bugger off, it's washing day

On 07/06/2019 at 16:16, Phili Buster said:

More likely be up Spital Hill

Ha ha! It's historical, WW2 time. 

£12,900 a year when I got my first "proper" job (1995). I thought I had won the lottery when I got my first payslip. 

Hello - I heard about this recently, and that it was in Cambridge Street. Does anyone know anything about it please?

Thanks. 

Hope someone can suggest somewhere that we can use without - how can I put it - people coming scrabbling about, haggling and wanting to pay 10p for something as this will be for charity and we won't be selling rubbish. I don't want a car boot for this very reason. I was going to write "chav free zone" but thought that might be rude! 

Thanks!

On 31/08/2018 at 08:21, bracken said:

I worked there as apprentice Painter & Dec 78-82 . Formen were Keith Dixon and Nev ?... Main man was Eddie Daglass who i rarely saw. One of the highlights was painting at the Trent Bridge ground of Nottingham Forest after they had just won the League and European Championship Cup 1980 !!

I also painted the white Transit and mk1 & 2 Escort vans with the Signwritten BRADBURY name in orange !

Alwyn Hackney

Steve Savage

John someone (looked a bit like Jon Snow from Game of Thrones)

Walt Cartwright

My ex was a cyclist for Sheffield Racing Club and went to cycle round the States in 1995 with his friend, and was sponsored by Wilsons on City Road.

I never found out what happened to him as I dumped him ........ I think he stayed out there and married someone!

If you had a white bra on the lights would pick it out - very embarrassing.

We went in circa 1986?? when Gary Glitter was there and he fell off his shoes and couldn't appear, did his back in I think.

Wouldn't pay 10p to see him now!

Now I don't remember this, but I do remember my friend's older sister going on about this place and some boyfriend taking her to it but where it was I don't know - can anyone fill me in?

Thanks.

Venus Steak House - oh yes I remember it well!

Have lots of pics from my younger days there, we used to think it was a big night out!!

We went one Xmas, a huge crowd of us, girls and partners. Some charlie ordered a couple of bottles of wine and then acted dumb when the bill arrived - we all ended up chipping in but thought he was a complete Scrooge. My friend dumped him shortly afterwards.

(Martyn from Parson X you know who you are!)

did you know Mrs Simmonite

Can't remember Dodds - any other names?

I remember David Farmery

Gary Bottomley

his brother Mark

I know a Gillian Eblet who married a chap called Les Benn, I used to know his brother Stuart.

I know Gary Bottomley.