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I once bought a leotard from there, and a bottle of Guerlain eau de toilette (It was £10, which shows how long ago it was!) Also sometimes used to buy tea from the Food Hall, but nothing else that I can remember, as it was an expensive place. But yes, walking through was a very nice experience...

It sounds awful! And remembering what Rackhams used to be like...

Not quite Celia Johnson, but going in that direction. It was partly the way she pronounced the 'h' in words like 'what.' I thought I spotted Susan Hansen in the last scene, so checked and she was there, also Tony Adams, who I didn't spot.

Definitely posher than they were! I didn't know she was from the East End (or so she says in the 'Nolly' script).

Has anyone seen the series? I've seen the first two episodes, and it's quite fun. Helena B-C seems less posh than I remember Miss Gordon being, but the sets seem very authentic recreations.

I do remember the Golden Egg! What replaced it, I wonder?

I heard a bit of this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_fourfm Helena Bonham-Carter talking about Nolly.

I had a recipe ages ago (which I made) for a Bournvita malt loaf.

Quite eerie.

I would have liked one. I did have a Triang tricycle.

It looks so elegant.

Thanks Lady P. I assumed it was open because they don't seem to be doing the online lectures they started during lockdown.

I thought it had been open recently? I don't live in Birmingham now, so perhaps misunderstood.

I don't think I ever went there, but wish I had.

How interesting. The 'uptairs,downstairs' type of division is a bit shocking.

It sounds fabulous.

I read it a long time ago, when books like this were available in public libraries.

There's a very short clip here https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a42131869/helena-bonham-carter-nolly-first-look/

Was it Miss Griffiths, perhaps?

Mr King was still there in 1965 when I started, and I remember making lino cuts with him.