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Nottingham's Tunnels
Many of the tunnels of Nottingham were built by three railway companies in and around Nottingham, England because their lines crossed substantial hills. The companies were the Great Northern Railway (GNR), the Great Central Railway (GCR), and the Nottingham Suburban Railway. The LNWR built a station in Nottingham on Manvers Street with its own lines and sidings running off the GNR; whilst it had no tunnel on its short route, it did have a large underground storage depot under the station site, and this is still there. The Park Tunnel was built for more fanciful reasons. Nottingham is home to many underground structures but only those built for transport are mentioned here. Great Central Railway *Mansfield Road Tunnel (south portal: , north portal: ) is a 1,189-yard tunnel with its north portal in a railway cutting (now filled in) which housed Carrington railway station (closed in 1928) and continued south towards central Nottingham. Its south portal is at the north end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekday Cross Tunnel South Portal
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Mapperley Tunnel Eastern Portal
Mapperley is a residential and commercial area of north-eastern Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Sherwood to the north-west, Thorneywood to the south and Gedling to the east. History At various periods the terms 'Mapperley' and 'Mapperley Plains' have been applied to lands, on either side of Woodborough Road (B684), from a point at the junction of Mapperley Road, north-east for a distance of some , to that point where the road forks towards Woodborough village. The stretch of Woodborough Road from Mapperley Road to Porchester Road is called 'Mapperley Plains' on Jackson's map of 1851–66, for example. This section considers the history of the suburb within the present day city boundary. The origins of the city of Nottingham suburb called Mapperley seem to be found in the fourteenth century. Writing in the 1670s about lands in the lordship of Basford,(i.e. west of present-day Woodborough Road) which were called ''cornerswong'', Dr Robert Thoroton, notes: :In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Castle
Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and occasional royal residence. In decline by the 16th century, the original castle, except for its walls and gates, was demolished after the English Civil War in 1651. The site occupies a commanding position on a natural promontory known as "Castle Rock" which dominates the city skyline, with cliffs high to the south and west. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle started to build the mansion in the 1670s; it was completed by his son, Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. This ducal palace was burnt by rioters in 1831, then left as a ruin until renovated in the 1870s to house an art gallery and museum, which remain in use. Little of the original castle survives other than the gatehouse and parts of the ramparts, but sufficient portions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Park Estate
The Park Estate is a private residential housing estate to the west of Nottingham city centre, England. It is noted for its Victorian architecture, although many of the houses have been altered, extended or converted into Apartment, flats. The estate uses gas lighting, gas street lighting, which is believed to be one of the largest networks in Europe. History The Park Estate started life as a forested Deer park (England), deer park situated immediately to the west of Nottingham Castle. The castle was, from its construction in 1087 until 1663, a royal castle, and the adjoining park a royal park. As well as deer, the park containing fish ponds and a rabbit warren, whilst Henry II of England, King Henry II, who was reported to be 'addicted to hunting beyond measure', added a falconry. The park would have provided both food and sport for castle residents. After the capture of the castle by Roundhead, parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, the park's trees were felled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Tunnel Viewed From The Park
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Accommodation Bridge
In the United Kingdom, an accommodation bridge or occupation bridge is one that preserves a pre-existing private road, path or right-of-way (transportation), right of access when a major transport route is built across it. Without the bridge, access would be disrupted. Accommodation bridges are usually built at the cost of the route developer, as part of the conditions for obtaining the land for building the new route. The term is not applied where the new route crosses an existing public highway. Canals The first accommodation bridges were built as part of 18th-century canal building. Most were provided for farmers, whose lands and grazing were separated by the canal. The first canals developed from rivers, with short lengths of canal built to bypass obstacles, such as weirs and millponds. The river represented a long-established and accepted boundary, but these new sections were resented by landlords. Unlike turnpike trusts, turnpike roads, droving, drovers could not simply c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire
Woodthorpe is part of the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England, next to the Nottingham city boundary and the areas of Mapperley, Daybrook, Sherwood Sherwood may refer to: Places Australia *Sherwood, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Sherwood, South Australia, a locality *Shire of Sherwood, a former local government area of Queensland *Electoral district of Sherwood, an electoral district from ... and Arnold. References {{Reflist Areas of Nottingham Gedling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorney Wood Railway Station
Thorneywood railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban railway in Thorneywood, Nottingham, England. It opened in 1889, regular passenger services ceased in 1916. Woodthorpe Grange Park opened to the public in 1922. On 10 July 1928 King George V and Queen Mary visited the park and 17,000 school children travelled to the event on the NSR to Sherwood and Thorneywood Stations (which had been re-opened for the event). An enthusiasts special ran on 16 June 1951 but goods train finished on 1 August 1951 when the line was abandoned. and the track was lifted in 1954. See also *Sherwood railway station * St Ann's Well railway station *Nottingham's Tunnels Many of the tunnels of Nottingham were built by three railway companies in and around Nottingham, England because their lines crossed substantial hills. The companies were the Great Northern Railway (GNR), the Great Central Railway (GCR), and ... References Further reading * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ann's Well Railway Station
St Ann's Well railway station was a station serving the suburb of St Ann's in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. It was located on the Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban Railway. The station was opened in 1889, only to be closed to regular passenger traffic on 1 July 1916 and completely to through traffic in 1951 See also *Sherwood railway station * Thorneywood railway station *Nottingham's Tunnels Many of the tunnels of Nottingham were built by three railway companies in and around Nottingham, England because their lines crossed substantial hills. The companies were the Great Northern Railway (GNR), the Great Central Railway (GCR), and ... References Further reading * *Marshall, J., (June 1961) "Nottingham Suburban Railway" Railway Magazine article Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916 {{EastMidlands-rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Railway Station
Sherwood railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban railway in Nottingham. The station lies within Woodthorpe Grange Park in Woodthorpe. The NSR was built mainly for the brickworks of Mapperley and Thornywood, however, there were passenger services to Daybrook and Sherwood Station. In 1905, Parry sold the estate to Godfrey Small a Nottingham City Councillor. Meanwhile, the railway was struggling with the opening of the electric tram from Nottingham City Centre to Sherwood. In 1916 the regular passenger service was withdrawn and Sherwood Station closed. Woodthorpe Grange Park opened to the public in 1922. On 10 July 1928 King George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Que ... and Queen Mary visited the park and 17,000 school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daybrook
Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bestwood. Landmarks ;Church of St. Paul The area is dominated by the spire and tower of St. Paul’s Church which rise to a height of . The church was designed 1892–1896 by John Loughborough Pearson and its construction started in May 1893. In December 1895 it was completed — except for the spire and tower, which were added in 1897. The church, located on Mansfield Road, was consecrated in February 1896 in honour of Paul the Apostle and is now a Grade II* listed building. ;Sir John Robinson’s Almshouses Adjacent to St. Paul’s Church are the Sir John Robinson Almshouses (commonly known as the ‘Daybrook Almshouses’), Mansfield Road. Built in 1899 in Daybrook by local businessman and philanthropist Sir John Robinson, they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sneinton
Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham city centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south. Sneinton lies within the unitary authority of Nottingham City, having been part of the borough of Nottingham since 1877. Sneinton existed as a village since at least 1086, but remained relatively unchanged until the industrial era, when the population dramatically expanded. Further social change in the post-war period left Sneinton with a multicultural character. Sneinton residents of note include William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, and mathematician George Green, who worked Green's Mill at the top of Belvoir Hill. In modern times, regeneration has seen most of the old telephone exchange converted into student accommodation, the market place replaced by a pedestrian plaza and the wholesale fruit and fish market units in the traditional avenue layout re-used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
