Welcome to the Goldings Guest Book ** We APPROVE all messages before they are posted ** Add a message : back to Goldings.org : Search There are now 5782 messages in our guestbook. <<< 1 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 1157 >>> Viewing messages 4411 to 4415. Alan Dearman 1955-59 | alan.dearman@ntlworld.com Cant't argue with you Pop as Table Tennis was your game. I know that the conservatory did contain a snooker table at one time because I spent a lot of my miss spent youth in there when I first went to Goldings and it was also where I learned(in a fashion) to play the piano. I can also remember we would burn any old rubbish on the stove to keep warm. Can anyone remember What happened to the snooker table when the room later became the table tennis room? Room 6 was the lounge but I new it as the quiet room. I only spent one christmas at Goldings but I can remember an open fire in there, can you remember it Pop? Look forward to seeing you at the next reunion, so in the mean time take good care of yourself 29 April 2008 - Nottingham Nixons choir Where's the Pantry We're looking for the Pantry But the Pantry is nowhere to be found We looking for it here! We're looking for it there! We're looking for the Pantry Everywhere! "Come on own up, who's nicked the Pantry?" 29 April 2008 - I bet it's empty when we find it Walkeden?? Clifford Steele Just to amend Alan Dearman's guided tour re. the ground floor plan on the History page. Room 2 was the Table-Tennis room, I do remember a pianola in there once. Room 3 Just off the Assemby Room. Room 4 The Assembly Room. Room 6 The Lounge. Room 9 The posh entrance, also used by Mr. Embleton as an office. Room 10 Staff Dining Room. Room 11 Mr. Wheatley's study. Room 12 Main Office. Room 13 Prefects Room. Room 15 Staff Billiards Room. Room 16 Staff Pantry. Room 19 Food Store. Room 22 Matron's Room. Room 23 Linen Room. Room 24 Sewing Room. 25/30 Kitchen. Can't find the Headmaster's pantry. Anyone got a better memory than me?? Pop 29 April 2008 - Looking for the Pantry Alan Dearman 1955-59 | alan.dearman@ntlworld.com Hi Dave I may be 66 in a few weeks time but the old grey matter is still working and I hope the following is of help but if anyone feels I need correcting, feel free to do so. ROOM 2 was the snooker room it also had a piano and a stove. ROOM 6 was used as a quiet room and I remember a log fire in there one Christmas. ROOM 11 I'm sure was a part of pin heads study. ROOM 13 was the office with the pay hatch. at some point it must have been split into two as it was also the prefects room at the side of the stone steps and also had a billiard table. 14 was the hallway at the bottom of the spiral stone staircase and was used as a meeting area and had seating in the bay window. The house trophy's and a notice board were also in this area. ROOM 15 Staff room with billiard table. ROOM 16 Staff Pantry and just outside in the passage was a public phone box. ROOM 22 I'm sure was a laundry store room where the Thursday laundry change took part and it was the only time we were allowed to use the Oak staircase at the end of the stone passage. ROOM 24 Sowing room. With ref to the stone passage: anyone remember sitting in the bay window darning socks on Jankers? I had too, more then once!! 27 April 2008 - Nottingham Jon Speedy Service - on Tuesday I email Dave about the layout inside the house and on Sunday plans of the first and second floor appear on the site. Using Rightmove I had looked at some of the apartments on offer - there are good pictures and an aerial view of the grounds. A month ago I conned my way into 3 viewings - the apartment at £650,000 - Apt 10 is all at the top field side of the house. Kitchen/ diner in rm 33. Lounge is rms 31 & 32, Bedroom 2 and bathroom in 28. A staircase leads upstairs to master bedroom & ensuite in 9. All the windows overlook the watertower and five new houses called North Green. Apartment 11 at £499,000 was on the top floor at the chapel end. A small staircase led off the panelled landing, 19 was the second bedroom, 20 was the lounge, the kitchen and bathroom was between that and the master bedroom was 18 with a marvellous view of the river and the bottom field. The best apt, I think as it had views on 3 sides. The most expensive apartment I saw at £880,000 was in the square tower and part of it I think would have been Somerset - though I am getting confused with the mezanine floor shown - it consisted of a cellar room beneath the kitchen/diner and stairs leading up to the lounge - possible 21 & 22, 23 was bedroom 3 and 24 was divided into 2 bedrooms. I hope lots of you can identify where your houses and rooms were and by the time of the re-union there could be floor plans coloured in house colours and a load of flags - I slept here !!! 27 April 2008 <<< 1 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 1157 >>> You can search this guestbook by: Message : - Name : - All : Please type some text: - Guest book sponsored by PC Home Help (01922) 626 366 - http://www.pchomehelp.net -