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SNEINTON SCENES
all images © 2001 C W Richards
One hot summers day in 1988, I finished work at 5.30pm and strolled through the deserted market area behind Victoria Centre. The first pub I came to was the Duke of Devonshire on Carlton Road. Pouring a pint of Home Mild for me, the brash barmaid said 'you're in the Madhouse now me duck', and this place soon filled up with Friday night revellers and became my regular watering hole. Never far out of sight was the Byron Court flats complex where Grandma Lucy had lived until 1969. Along with the Earl Howe, King Billy, Lamp, Duke of Cambridge, Market Side, Vine, Bath Inn and March Hare, this pub shall be forever in my memories. Unfortunately I did not record any people having fun (see Radford Publife) but shall always remember the many wild nights out of 1988.
All images taken in 1988 unless stated otherwise
I am about to start my new Sneinton book - would anyone with old photos or tales please contact me via email.
READERS REQUESTS
Ann Day also would like a picture of the Paul Pry (Shipstones) pub and the old Duke of Devonshire on Carlton Road. Can anyone help?
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Lord Alcester pub, St Matthais Road |
The Bath Inn, Handel St (beyond is Bancrofts factory) | Gents Hairdressers | The Duke of Devonshire
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Duke of Cambridge |
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| The Earl Howe, Carlton Road | Kimberley Street Newsagents | eThe Lamp pub | A Sneinton Street, 1988 (even though it looks like 1958!) | Queen Adelaide, Windmill Lane |
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| Bank - Carlton Road | Sneinton Market - 1990 | The Vine, Handel Street | Sneinton Boxing Club |
Some fine signage!! |
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| Trent Dog Parlour - 2001 | Sign, Denstone Rd - 2001 | Victoria Leisure Centre - 2001 | Butchers shop, Sneinton Boulevard, 2001 | Fine Archways, Sneinton Hermitage 2001 |
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| Demolition of Sneinton Hermitage Viaduct, 1991 | Ladies enjoying a drink outside the Vine pub on Handel St, 2001. Situated at the Liverpool St junction | |||
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The pictures below have kindly
been supplied by Helen Carlin.
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Brand St - 1963
Evelyn Bedford (standing) and sister Sheila Brewitt with children Gary, Christine and Helen |
Brand St - 1945
Left to right - Sheila Brewitt, Margaret Hollingworth, Evelyn Bedford |
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Holme St - 1957
Left to right, cousins Jennifer Smith, Linda Bedford, Janet Smith - in front of Bitterlings factory |
Brand St - 1953
Nance Smith - Grandma and Linda Sadler (nee Bedford) |
Have you enjoyed my Sneinton Scenes?
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