1. The bottom of Brunts Street, showing the old Grove House before it was demolished. 2. Junction of Stockwell Gate and Bancroft Lane, about 1955. 3.Belvedere Street, with the Bell Vue pub in distance. 4. Top of Stockwell Gate, opposite the Community Hospital. 5. I think this is Rosemary Street, between St. John Street and Newcastle Street. 6. Rosemary Street, just pass where the Rosemary St. School use to be.

Agree with all locations, but would question date of picture two. The second of the two vehicles, looks like an Austin or Morris 1100; (the picture is not that clear to confirm), if this is the case, this model of car did not appear until the early to mid sixties, so I think the date would be closer to that period.

Picture 3. Is the 3 story stone building the former Midland Arms prior to demolition in the early 70's.

Kevin I do apologise, yes you are correct. The photo was taken in 1969 by J W Purdy. There is a similar photo that was taken in the 50's.

The 3 storey building in photo 3 was Stainforth's General Store which was established in 1883. It was demolished in the 1980's. The former Midland Arms pub was further up Belvedere Street, nearer to the railway station bridge.

No 4 is of top of Stockwell Gate, I believe one of those cottages still stands.

P 2 - I agree corner of Bancroft Lane the shops opposite The Shoe Company In the background the tall Building would be The Red Lion then Trent Motor Traction Office, then Midland General Buses had an Office .

The hoarding which ran down to the Empire Cinema. Behind which both Bus Companies had the wooden destination boards before the more modern system of having a system of illuminated indicators as an integeral part on the Buses and Coaches Before the Bus Station Trent operated their Alfreton Service whilst the MGO operated all of their services from outside the Shoe Company opposite It was the Mansfield Terminus for that company although both Companies had a Rest Room Upstairs and access to the area behind the hoarding was made.

Naylors Bus Company from South Normanton ran a Service to Alfreton from Radford Street adjacent the said Shoe Company. I also remember a small Cafe which did good business with passengers and the drivers and conductors - always very busy, at the bottom of Radford Street.

Before double deckers Trent ran The Nottingham services but moved by reason of the low bridge on Belvedere Street. The first double decker from Nottingham was fully loaded and had no problem but on its return journey was virtually empty and it got stuck the problem being due to the suspension and the differing weights.

No 6 is Newgate Lane. No 3 is the main entrance to the old Meridian Factory where the new bus station is going to be. No 2 is the bottom of Bancroft Lane across from the old Shoe Co building.

Picture 3: Mrs Stainforth lived in the three storey house part of which was the sweet shop, with her son. The sweet shop had a stable type door and inside she had original Victorian sweet jars with glass stoppers. The cottage next door was uninhabited but the other two closer in the picture had no electricity and were only lit by gas. The building nearest on the right became part of the factory on Belvedere Street owned originally by Foister Clay and Ward of Frog Island Leicester- producing ladies nylons and stockings after WW11 and later owned by Courtaulds as Meridian producing knitwear. Before that it was Urqhuarts the Chiropodist , run by Mr and Mrs Urqhuart, which relocated to Nottingham Road near St Mark's Church. Before the Foister Clay and Ward days the factory had long ago been on the site of an orchard and a house called Sherwood Cottage and jam was produced on the site. The Salvation Army marched down Belvedere Street every Sunday on its way to the Market Square from its Citadel and the sight of miners on crutches with one leg missing and trouser leg pinned up was a regular one as they got off the bus from Berry Hill, where the rehabilitation centre was, and made their way from Station Road near the original and re-opened town station.

Pic 2 photo taken where super bowl is looking across the road. Think it was the old empire picture house which was knocked down next to shop red lion pub not bel vue old a and c bicycle shop was were photo taken