Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and Good health in 2012.
Here are a few of the past residents of Selby Road with a little information about each of them. We know of two more Grammar school teachers from the pre-war era but have no photographs yet.
We are still looking for information, please help us if you can.
Meet the Neighbours
Denise Blunt No.39 Selby Road 1960s
Published Poet in 'The Lady' Magazine
The Powell Family 3 Selby Road 1957 -1973
Mr Jim Powell was the East Midlands Establishment Officer for the
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
Mrs Sylvia Powell was a dinner-lady at Jesse Gray Primary School.
Head of Maths & Senior Master, West Bridgford Grammar School
First owner of 107 Selby Road 1935-1966
The Bradshaw Family: William ,daughter Elaine, wife Sarah [Sissy]
During WWI Sissy and a friend formed the Advance Club in Nottingham 'to get girls off the street' [out of prostitution] Sissy taught the making of lingerie. The Advance Club later became Clarendon College.
Elaine became a teacher of Domestic Science.
Miss Forbes
Head of English & Senior Mistress at West Bridgford Grammar School.
'She was a formal rather prim person with a sense of humour. She came from Aberdeen and returned there after her retirement. She lived at Number 4 Selby Road with Miss 'Becky' Bake.
Ernest Frederick Gisborne
Number 19 Selby Road 1914/15-1920s
Warehouse Man [In charge of warehouse] for Trivet's Lace Makers, Trivet Square, Nottingham
The Lace Trade went down in the1920s and Ernest was made redundant.
Edith May Gisborne [nee Sissons]
Number 19 Selby Road, 1914/5 -1931
When Ernest Fredrick was made redundant in the 1920s he went south to find work. He was never heard of again. Edith May and her two young sons, Walter & Gerald took in paying guests to help make ends meet.
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