Mapperley Golf Club has existed for over 120 years, long before the urbanisation of the area. The club has grown [ … ]
Category: History
Birth Certificate Found Hidden In Mapperley
We were contacted by Olivia who has been renovating her home on Kenrick Road in Mapperley. After removing an old [ … ]
Wild Days Lodge – Mapperley’s Forest School
The magnificent former gate-keepers lodge on the Wells Road is to reopen as a Forest School in the summer. We [ … ]
Navarra – Our Favourite Italian Deli
Navarra Italian Shop at 92 Oakdale Road is our favourite Italian Deli. The restaurant may not have reopened after the [ … ]
Mapperley Says Farewell To Actor Peter Bowles
Mapperley can proudly lay claim to the career of actor Peter Bowles, who died recently at the age of 85. [ … ]
The Tragedy Of Hillsborough
On the day that Nottingham Forest take on Liverpool in the FA Cup, local author Jacques Morrell reflects on his [ … ]
Diary Of A Derbyshire Yeoman
Introduction On the 10th November 1942, the 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry Regiment sailed from the UK for North Africa. 19 year old Dennis [ … ]
Ernest Never Chucked His Dummy
This is the story of Ernest Dawson. His life started in tragedy, then through the great war and to settling [ … ]
The Tree Tops Public House
The Tree Tops is one of Mapperley’s best known public houses. It has had several refurbishments over the years, but [ … ]
Gedling Colliery in 1948
A short two minute documentary about our former Gedling Colliery in 1948. A documentary made in 1948 about Gedling Colliery, [ … ]