There’s quite a bit of history in the streets around Blyth Street, Staples Street and Querneby Road. Names that represent the families who held land in the ‘Maperley Closes’ going back 400 years. These families were also reported to be related to Lord Byron. One [ … ]
Category: History
150 Years of St Jude’s Church in Mapperley
As St Jude’s Church approaches its 150th anniversary, we have taken a look at a copy of the 1977 Centenary Publication of St Jude’s History. Originally written by Mr Ken McLennan, we have edited it a section of it here. Nottingham Expands Imagine it is 1857 [ … ]
The Travellers Rest
The Travellers Rest on Mapperley Plains is a historic pub with a rural-feel that dates back to the 18th century. It famously served as a halfway house for drovers herding geese into the city for the historic Goose Fair, offering a vital resting point for [ … ]
Judge’s Bakery – Mapperley
Mapperley people remember Judge’s Bakery fondly. The name is synonymous with Nottingham and the historic bakery and shop on Mansfield Road (directly opposite the junction with Woodborough Road) in the city centre. Mapperley though was the centre of the bakery operation from 1912, with the [ … ]
What History Lies In Your Loft?
Tucked away in the loft of a 1930s Mapperley house, next to the eve, roofers found a dusty old woollen overcoat. On closer inspection it was found to date back to the second world war, and issued to a Civil Defence volunteer. Could it have [ … ]
In The Mapperley Footsteps of D.H. Lawrence
In June 2026, James Walker published an article by John Pateman about a walk through Mapperley by a group of academics and members of the D.H. Lawrence Society on his Substack Blog – An Absolute Necessity To Move Mapperley Park The D.H. Lawrence Society, in [ … ]
Mapperley’s Florence Nightingale
Josephine Louise Angois was a volunteer nurse in the 20th century’s bloodiest war, who lived an extraordinary ‘ordinary’ life. With assistance from the Royal College of Nursing Service Scrapbooks, Mapperley can proudly claim this remarkable woman as our own ‘Florence Nightingale. Angois’ father, Paul Angois, was [ … ]
Nottingham General Cemetery
We are pleased to promote the great work done by a group of volunteers in clearing and tidying the area around Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves at Nottingham General Cemetery. The Facebook Group states its purpose as: To promote the many interesting private and military [ … ]
Mansfield Court an Art-Deco Gem
Mansfield Court is an art-deco apartment block situated on Mansfield Road at the edge of Mapperley Park, opposite The Forest Recreation Ground. They are one of the earliest apartment blocks in the city and the design looks great even today. A reader messaged us after [ … ]
White Cottage and Pelham House
Tucked into the leafy slopes of Woodthorpe Drive in Nottingham stand two neighbouring properties that have quietly borne witness to more than a century of local transformation. White Cottage and Pelham House are fine examples of early suburban architecture. They represent the personal histories of [ … ]