St Ann's Allotments is a group of
allotment
Allotment may refer to:
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s, in use since the 19th century, in
St Ann's, Nottingham, England, about a mile north-east of the centre of Nottingham. It is listed Grade II* in
Historic England
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's
Register of Parks and Gardens. The entry listing remarks that this site, comprising Hungerhill Gardens, Stonepit Coppice Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens, "represents the most extensive surviving detached town garden site in England".
History
Land including Hunger Hill was granted to the Corporation of Nottingham by
Edward VI
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and King of Ireland, Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his thi ...
in 1551; the revenue from this was applied to the upkeep of the
Trent Bridge
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. Hunger Hill was enclosed in 1604 to 1605, and plots were let to 30
burgesses and their widows. This continued until 1842, when the Nottingham Independent Cottage Garden Society petitioned the corporation for allotment gardens because of poverty and hardship; they were granted 50 gardens in Hungerhill Gardens. By the late 19th century there were many more gardens, separated by hedges or fences, many with
summerhouses and glasshouses. In the 1880s the Corporation considered developing parts of the gardens, but were opposed by the Independent Cottage Garden Society, and the plan was dropped by 1900. Sycamore Recreation Ground was created in 1909, and some gardens were lost in the area now separating Hungerhill Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens.
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Nottingham, in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. Nottingham has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous ...
, still providing revenue for the upkeep of the Trent Bridge.[
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Description
In Hungerhill Gardens there are 456 plots in an area of about ; the terrain has slopes to the west, south and south-east, and there are wide views of surrounding areas. Stonepit Coppice Gardens is immediately north of Hungerhill Gardens, lying on north-east and south-east facing slopes; it has 201 plots in about . Gorseyclose Gardens, on level ground, about west of Hungerhill Gardens and separated from it by Sycamore Recreation Ground, has 50 plots in about .[
The plots are rectangular, enclosed by high hedges; in Hungerhill Gardens and Stonepit Coppice Gardens there is terracing to provide level plots. Most remain in cultivation as allotments. Many plots have summerhouses, built in the mid 19th century to the early 20th century. There are glasshouses, some dating from the 19th century.][ The building on plot B305 of Hungerhill Gardens, a timber shed with an interior fireplace, dating from the late 19th century, is a Grade II ]listed building
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.[
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Other listed garden allotments
* Bagthorpe Gardens, Nottingham
* Hill Close Gardens, Warwick
Hill Close Gardens is a group of 18 surviving Victorian detached gardens on a hillside in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens.
History
The gardens were set up in the 19th ce ...
* Stoney Road Allotments, Coventry
* Westbourne Road Town Gardens, Birmingham
See also
* Listed buildings in Nottingham (St Ann's ward)
References
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Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Nottinghamshire
Nottingham