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By Katie James

... horse-cabs, the horse-trams, the first motor car, a Coventry Motette driven by Joseph Grose in Marefair in 1896, the electric tram service, the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the reign of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrations marking the Coronation of George ...

Published: Friday 05 December 1986
Newspaper: Northampton Chronicle and Echo
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 294 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

– A perfect wedding after 1940's separation Two halves of former tramcar are reunited again

... miles apart - in London and Derbyshire - and were finally ‘wedded’ at the National Tramway Museum at Crich. The London tram- service to alleviate iday homes, chicken car (No 1622) was the post-war trans- coo Ops etc. part of a fleet of port problems, but ...

Published: Friday 28 October 1994
Newspaper: Matlock Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 301 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

14 ewark II bvertiscr FIFTY YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY. NOV. 23. 1•04

... YEARS AGO WEDNESDAY. NOV. 23. 1•04 advertisement we publish to-day of an application for powers to construct an electric tram service through the streets of Newark will be read and discussed with much interest. The enterprise has not been organised by the ...

Published: Wednesday 24 November 1954
Newspaper: Newark Advertiser
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Earlier cablecars never left ground NEARLY a century before Matlock Bath unveiled its Alpine-style cablecar ..

... business from tourism must now regret the controversial decision of the old Matlock Urban Council in 1927 to scrap the tram service because of growing financial losses For the bus and car loads of visitors who will queue for a thrilling flight across ...

Published: Friday 27 April 1984
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 1196 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

DERBY EVENING Friday June 5 TERMINUS-ALL CHANGE! Another peep at Bygone Derby SCENE in Victoria Street Derby ..

... Street Derby not long after the introduction of an electric tramway system in 1904 This superseded limited horse-drawn tram service which had operated since 1880 As yet the new-fangled internal combustion engine had made no impact on Derby for horse-drawn ...

Published: Friday 05 June 1970
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: | Words: 280 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

“DISPATCH,” FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1985 THE CHANGING SCENE WHICH IS BULWELL

... between Bulwell and Nottingham, having a stable where the Trustee Savings Bank now stands. He added that Bulwell also had a tram service in those days from as early as 5.15 am. Mr. Palmer and Mr Chilton were introduced by the chairman, Mr John Smith and thanked ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1985
Newspaper: Hucknall Dispatch
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 322 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Down memory lane Youths were just the same in 1903

... difficulty was to bridge the Crossing Meanwhile the company manager received a petition from 2,000 Woodston residents for a tram service who also asked why the tram company did not build the bridge itself. The manager tactfully replied that such a venture ...

Published: Thursday 07 June 1979
Newspaper: Peterborough Advertiser
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 356 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

“DISPATCH,”’ FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1985 THE CHANGING SCENE WHICH IS BULWELL

... now vale and Forest Side areas stands. before extensive demoli- He added that Bulwell tion was carried out to also had a tram service in pave the way for those days from as early redevelopment. as 5.15 am Mr. Palmer and Mr Chilton were introduced by the ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1985
Newspaper: Hucknall Dispatch
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 314 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Turner. Fletcher & Essex BELAOTR HOUSE ABBE' ASI/OCKTON. With ACANT POSSESSION cn Complet'.rn TURNER. FLETCHER ..

... Nett Rateable Value Last half - year’s Rates Water Kate 13/- quarter. NOTES The House close the Station with frequent tram service to Nottingham. Gmntham and King’s Cros*. and within five minutes of the bus. Aslocktrn delightful village in unspoilt rural ...

Published: Friday 15 September 1950
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 320 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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... Dark-lane. Stockhilllane, Basford. North-gate. Bentmckroad. Canning-circus, finishing at the terminus Parliament-street (2) The tram service ended in latter part of TDPPENY. —Wedding expenses: Bridegroom usually pays for the banns licence, all wedding fees (clergy ...

Published: Tuesday 17 October 1950
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 607 | Page: 4 | Tags: none