Green Dragon Yard looking towards Georgian Theatre. Taken 9th March 1981.
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Green Dragon Yard looking towards Georgian Theatre. Taken 9th March 1981.
I worked for J F Smith ltd the boiled sweet makers [NEBO] from 1959 until 1961. I was a warehouse youth. The second door on the left was the warehouse, Mr Brown foreman, with a young man called Lewis. The white building on the left was the office and in the background to the right was the where the boiled sweets were produced including the best seller Munchie Crunchie Toffee .I used to take the orders on a handcart to the shops in Dovecote Street.
I thought this particular area was called Theatre Yard?
I think I’ve seen this yard called several things, but it’s technically not Green Dragon Yard, that’s further along through the passageway. Calvert’s Yard/Square is more likely as it was off Calvert’s Lane.
Is/was Wasp’s Nest Yard around this area, or did it disappear during demolition for the Riverside Road?
Wasp’s Nest yard is still there and now home to a micropub called “The Wasps Nest”, the entrance to the yard is right next to the pub. There are also several houses/flats off the yard.
I think Wasps Nest Yard was off Silver St because there was a regular Flea Market there.
Yes it is, it goes from Silver Street through to Calvert’s Lane, next to the Wasps Nest pub. There is still a Flea Market but it is in Hodgson’s Yard which you can get to from Finkle Street or the passageway between Green Dragon Yard and Calvert’s Yard.
I have many happy memories of playing around here when I was a boy.