The Gentleman Magpie

[upthemaggies]

Is it my family you're thinking of UTM? My grandparents lived at no. 9 Meadow Lane. My Dad plus quite a few of his siblings were born and brought up there. When his Mum was widowed in the 1940s, money was really tight and she washed the Notts kit to bring in some extra cash. My aunties lived there until the housed were demolished. Despite being so close to the ground, my dad was the only Pie out of 11 surviving siblings.

There can't be many other pies left, if any, who have their roots on Meadow Lane itself.
Looking into the future though, it'll probably become much more residential again, which I think feels much more cosey than being surrounded by industry, retail parks or gigantic car parks.

[cher1]

There can't be many other pies left, if any, who have their roots on Meadow Lane itself.
Looking into the future though, it'll probably become much more residential again, which I think feels much more cosey than being surrounded by industry, retail parks or gigantic car parks.

Agree, probably very few left now. I can't remember when the housed were pulled down, but can remember the house itself (and the mangle!). It does feel very soulless now, it would be good to have homes there again.