Genealogy Chat

i can find info on a pub called the royal oak,mansfield.apparently my dad was born there,and its been knocked down.the co-op has a connection aswell,would be very gratefull for any help,xx joy

Joy have you tried googling to see if Mansfield has any history societies? I did this for Shropshire, and they had a bit about pubs past and present, and one named landlords. Also Curious Fox, lets you post for information on individual villages, even if you haven't paid subs.

google the name of the pub along with the word 'History' and town name

there is a mansfield local history group-they meet in the library.

hi,ive tried looking in mhs but no luck dont know if im looking in right places grrr.ive got up piccys of mansfield pubs but none say the royal oak.will try curious fox,xxthankyou

I've tried and 'Edwinstow' keeps appearing

Joy someone a little while ago put up a webaddress that gave old pictures of places in Nottinghamshire. Sorry for the life of me can't remember what it was but it had Sutton in Ashfield in it so would think Mansfield is there as well. I will keep racking my brain to see if I can rem,ember it.

Joy website is www.picturethepast.org.uk in search bit I tried Royal Oak Mansfield but nothing came up but there are over a 1000 pictures of Mansfield something on there might help Dawn

thanks guys ,its sending me mad xxjoy

I will ask my Dad tomorrow as he was born and brought up in the area. The response will either be: A) How the bloody hell should I know? or B) When I was working on the farm/chicken factory/Chip Shop so and so used to drive me past there............................ very boring story. I shall be going to my grandmother's tomorrow evening so might not be able to reply until tomorrow night but I will ask him. Pippa

Perhaps there is a local branch of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) that you could contact. Someone may know about it.

If you know approximate location of the pub, you might find it by 'walking' round in a census. It could easily have been renamed. One near here has changed name twice in the last 2 years.

Have you tried the local studies library? They are often very helpful and might give you some pointers if they don't have any info. themselves. Good luck Helen

My Dad only replied that he was too young to go into pubs so didn't take any notice of them (?). Anyway Mansfield library has an excellent local studies section and you could always contact Nottinghamsgire Archives. To be honest I would suggest Mansfield Library first as the Archive Centre seems to be more Nottingham centred. Good Luck, Pippa