Many of you will know of the name Hateley. Not only are there three generations who have played football at the highest level, they also have strong links to the area. Tony Hateley is an iconic name for Notts County fans. He played for them [ … ]
The Catfoot Lane Tragedy of 1944
Nottinghamshire is home to more than 20 memorials dedicated to aircrew who died during the Second World War. The details of these are found on various publications and websites. Memorials such as those in Annesley, Blyth, Calverton, Cotgrave, Farnsfield, Gonalston, Halam, and Hoveringham. One incident [ … ]
Mapperley’s Litter Pick
Calling all residents and organisations. Why not organise your own Litter Pick and help to keep our area litter free. The #MapperleyLitterPick is now up and running and we can assist you in arranging future events. Thanks to the support of private individuals, HSL Direct, [ … ]
Christmas Offer from Mapperley Publisher
Mapperley publisher Porchester Press is offering free delivery on orders of suspense thriller ‘The Showman’. Set in Nottingham during two week in 1978, the short introduction of novel reads: England 1978.A number of deaths occur. All are sudden and bizarre, but none are treated as [ … ]
The Little Shop With Many Memories
In July 2025, we came across this photograph of The Little Shop on the Old Nottingham Pictures group. 1983 The Little Shop, 876 Woodborough Road, Mapperley. Anybody remember this.? Sally Williams certainly did. She was able to recall the names of the shop from the [ … ]
Nurse Waddingham – The Sherwood Murder Of 1936
Despite being almost a century ago, the name Nurse Waddingham is still remembered in Nottingham. Convicted of murder in 1936, she was the last person to be hanged at Winson Green Prison and there were 10.000 protesters outside the prison. Local Author Reviews The Case [ … ]
Recommended Fencing Contractors
In April 2025, we posted a request for recommendations for someone to supply and install fencing in their garden. Here’s what we were told: KAB Best Fencing – Netherfield – Tel: 08001931717 – Email: enquiries@kabbestfencing.co.uk Inline Fencing Ltd Barnard Fencing Beechdale Fencing Ltd – Nottingham [ … ]
Tree Surgeons And Arborists
Tree Surgeons are also referred to as Tree Climbers and Arborists. Tree surgeons work in towns and the countryside, assessing tree health, removing branches, planting new stock and felling unsafe trees. There are several ways to train and operate as a tree surgeon, so qualifications [ … ]
Florence Paton – Our First Woman MP
Here’s the story of Florence Paton, an influential woman and politician whose contribution to women’s health and the teaching of SEN children is recognised at the Garden For The Blind on Carlton Hill. Born Florence Widdowson in 1891 at Somerset, she moved to Wolverhampton where [ … ]
Private Kenneth Wagstaff (1925 – 1944)
Kenneth Wagstaff lived with his parents in St Anns Nottingham. Like many of his peers, he joined up to serve in the Second World War, but unlike most of his peers, he never returned Pte Kenneth Wagstaff was ‘killed in action’ just three days before [ … ]
Memories Of The Metropole
Located on Mansfield Road in the Sherwood district of Nottingham, the Metropole cinema was a wonderful art-deco gem. Here it is in the early 1970s, not long before it closed. Note the Esso petrol station on the corner of Elmswood Gardens, and ‘The Candy Shop’ [ … ]
Local Walks – Ploughman Wood
Whenever the sun is out in Mapperley it seems everyone gets out for a stroll. It took us 3 hours to walk from Mapperley Top along to Dorket Head, down through Woodborough and back to Lambley via the historic Ploughman Wood where we tookthis panoramic [ … ]
Mapperley Brickyards – The Final Years
This extract is from the book Clay Stealers to St Pancras Station – A History of Nottingham’s Brick Makers, by Jeff Sheard. Published in 2012 and not available in a digital format, it is published here with kind permission of the author. Top Yard – [ … ]
JGM Limited – Mapperley Property Developer
Mapperley People always looks to celebrate our area’s successes, and property developers JGM Limited are in that category. A local family business with over 20 years of experience in the property industry. JGM have grown into a progressive, privately-owned developer of homes nationwide, but with [ … ]