PHOTO ANDREW MINA
The Hartopp Road pub grew to become an everyday hang-out for many individuals residing in neighbourhoods south of the city.
Thousands of individuals took half within the Burmese Cat’s annual enjoyable run which raised very important money for native causes over a number of years.
Readers having been sharing their recollections of the pub, which opened in 1963, on our Facebook web page.
Aaron Grant posted: “Practically grew up in the Cat. My christening was there, spent my 18th there and worked there. Fun runs, 5-a-side footie tournaments, the place brought the community together. Christmas Day it was always rammed and you’d struggle to get one game of pool because there were that many 50ps on the table.”
Pea Lee-Bugby wrote: “My dad (Alan Bugby – who was the pool secretary for some years in the 80s) used to play pool here. On some weekends, the family would spend many an hour here ‘hogging’ the pool table. Great memories with the added bonus of the chippy across the road!”
Memories for Michael Fish return to the Sixties: “I came home on leave as a 16-year-old, went round there in my Navy uniform and was served a pint of bitter in 1965, think it cost me 1s 10p.”
Hilary Atkins posted: “The fun runs were always popular and a good family day out – myself and my children took part several times.”
The Burmese Cat was well-known for its reside music – Pete Wilkinson remembers taking part in his first gig there and James Asbach practiced there together with his band.
Linda Gibbs lived along with her household at close by Princess Drive. She remembers: “My mother Avis Gibbs was the cleaning lady at the Cat for so many years, she loved her little job six days a week. She saw many landlords and landladies come and go, lovely people. I was there when it opened and it was a sad day when it closed. It was our local, many hours spent there.”
Only the recollections stay now because the land was redeveloped by Nottingham Housing Association after it was knocked down.
