Roy Manterfield

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Valley Road, Basford, Nottingham, c 1950s Step back in time with this vintage photo of Valley Road in Basford, Nottingham. Experience the charm of the 1950s as you explore this historic street. #Nottingham #Basford #ValleyRoad #HistoryPhotos ...

5 August 1922► #Nottingham’s Valley Road, Basford, was opened.
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Whitehall's tenement factory, on Wollaton Street, Nottingham, was destroyed by fire on 5 August 1905. | Street, Street view, Nottingham Whitehall's tenement factory, on Wollaton Street, Nottingham, was destroyed by fire on 5 August 1905.

5 August 1905 ► Whitehall's tenement factory, on Wollaton Street, #Nottingham, was destroyed by fire.
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“America 2025. Where everything is a conspiracy to people who don’t understand how anything works…”

Nottingham’s Tom ‘Torpedo’ Blower swam the English Channel in 13 hours 29 minutes and 24.1 seconds on 4 August 1937. | Swimming, Lion's mane jellyfish, History Nottingham’s Tom ‘Torpedo’ Blower swam the English Channel in 13 hours 29 minutes and 24.1 seconds on 4 August 1937.

4 August 1937 ► #Nottingham’s Tom ‘Torpedo’ Blower swam the English Channel in 13 hours 29 minutes and 24.1 seconds.
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It's About Time: Beach - Waterside | Femme peintre, Peintre, Dames peintes Early peoples created Myths, when they could not explain how or why things happened. Traditional historians rely on man's written & drawn records to interpret past progress & myths. Archaeologists' sc...

4 August 1877 ► Dame Laura Knight, world famous for her vivid paintings of circuses, fairgrounds and the ballet, was born in Long Eaton near #Nottingham and brought up in the city.
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Your Paintings - Charles I (1600–1649), and Prince Charles (1630–1685) | Anthony van dyck, Prince charles, Portrait Charles I (1600–1649), and Prince Charles (1630–1685) by Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), c.1635, from English Heritage, Marble Hill House

4 August 1634 ► King Charles I made his first visit to #Nottingham.
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Scientists reclassify the shortest measurable unit of time as that which occurs between Tommy Robinson incident and the launch of his fundraising page The world of physics is in shock after scientists announced the reclassification of the shortest measurable unit of time after Tommy Robinson was involved in a violent incident at London’s St…

NEWS! Scientists reclassify the shortest measurable unit of time as that which occurs between Tommy Robinson incident and the launch of his fundraising page

Nottingham books — 22 interesting reads to add to your bookshelf Fiction, biographies, poetry, and more...

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Said “Ay up mi duck” to a crow on the Forest Recreation Ground, it didn’t look very happy about it (anthropomorphising on scant detail). Perhaps it was accusing me of speciesism?

To all political parties: Commit to no GP appointment fees EVER I just signed 38 Degrees’ open letter asking ALL political parties to commit to NEVER charging GP fees - will you join me?

I just signed 38 Degrees’ open letter asking ALL political parties to commit to NEVER charging GP fees - Please join me and share the open letter.
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Mission under way to save 'world's most beautiful' snails Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.

Prof Angus Davison of the University of #Nottingham is working with Prof Bernardo Reyes-Tur at the Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, to save what some consider to be the world's most beautiful snails.
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A unique brag...

Nottingham - The old Metropole cinema, Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham mid 1970s. Later became a Kwik Save before being demolished and replaced with a ne… | Nottingham, City hospital, Building The old Metropole cinema, Mansfield Road, Sherwood, Nottingham mid 1970s. Later became a Kwik Save before being demolished and replaced with a new build

3 August 1937 ► The Metropole Cinema opened in Sherwood, #Nottingham. It was taken over by the ABC chain in 1943 and closed as a cinema on 27 October 1973.
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Come closer…

Nottingham’s Mapperley Hospital, originally Nottingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, opened on 3 August 1880. Showing an origin… | Nottingham, Nottingham city, Old photos Mapperley Hospital, Nottingham formerly Nottingham Borough Lunatic Asylum. Designed by George Thomas Hine to a Linear Corridor Plan. Opened 1880 Closed 1994

3 August 1880 ► #Nottingham’s Mapperley Hospital, originally Nottingham Borough Lunatic Asylum, opened.
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George Africanus: Blue plaque will honour black entrepreneur - BBC News

3 August 1788 ► George Africanus, recognised as #Nottingham’s first black entrepreneur; employer, property owner and landlord, married local woman, Esther Shaw, in St Peter’s Church.
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Didn’t the Americans have a revolution at one time, because they didn’t want to pay #tariffs on tea?

Whatever you do, enjoy your #Caturday

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19th Century Nottingham (1800 – 1899) Return to the introduction and contents page Go back to Early Modern Nottingham (1500 – 1799) 1800 Nottingham’s population was about 29,000. 1802 A fever ward was built at Nottingham General Hospit…

August 1846 ► The Midland Railway opened the new line from #Nottingham to Lincoln along the Trent valley via Newark.
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What are we growing this year?

Cornerstone | National Ice Centre | Nottingham, National, Ice sports The UK’s first centre of excellence in ice sports, The National Ice Centre has two Olympic-sized rinks (60m x30m) and on opening was the National Headquarters for the British Ice Hockey Association, t...

1 August 2002 ► Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited #Nottingham as part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations and officially opened Nottingham Ice Centre, before watching a special ice gala choreographed by Torvill and Dean.
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Proposal submitted to upgrade Nottingham to Lincoln rail line A proposal has been submitted to the Department for Transport to upgrade the Castle Line, which runs between Nottingham, Newark, and Lincoln.

Proposal submitted to upgrade #Nottingham to Lincoln rail line.
The proposal is to upgrade the Castle Line, which runs between Nottingham, Newark, and Lincoln.
Midlands Connect is also supporting a proposed rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.
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Tom Lehrer

The Prince of Wales visited the Boots factory in Nottingham, during his tour of the Midlands, on 1 August 192… | Nottingham, Vintage travel posters, Prince of wales The Prince of Wales visited the Boots factory in Nottingham, during his tour of the Midlands, on 1 August 1923.

He also opened the Memorial Nurses Home at the General Hospital and laid the foundation stone for the war memorial and memorial gardens on the Victoria Embankment.
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The Prince of Wales visited the Boots factory in Nottingham, during his tour of the Midlands, on 1 August 192… | Nottingham, Vintage travel posters, Prince of wales The Prince of Wales visited the Boots factory in Nottingham, during his tour of the Midlands, on 1 August 1923.

1 August 1923 ► The Prince of Wales visited the Boots factory in #Nottingham, during his tour of the Midlands.
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