Mapperley Hospital on Porchester Road was founded in 1876. Set in 125 acres of land, it had its own farm, bakery and butchery. Although much of the hospital has been demolished, some of the old buildings remain, including the old theatre and chapel. This Grade [ … ]
WWI Zeppelin Raid – How Many Bombs Hit Mapperley?
In the early hours of Sunday 25th September 1916, a German airship bombed Nottingham city centre. The Zeppelin then passed over Mapperley where it dropped at least one high explosive bomb. A house on Hickling Road was badly damaged. A descendent of the Wilson family [ … ]
Charles Bennett – Mapperley’s Founding Father
Driving along Woodborough Road towards Nottingham, just before the Aldi Supermarket, you pass a house on the corner of Bennett Street, with a brick porch around the front door. This is where Charles Bennett lived until his death in 1909. Bennett was born in 1832 at St Werburgh [ … ]
Waxwings Have Arrived
This Waxwing was seen in Sherwood at the Winchester Street car park this morning (21st Jan) at around 11.30. Gill, the photographer using a Canon SX60 bridge camera waited patiently for the sun to come out. Then it happened. Waxwings in our area very rare. [ … ]
Mapperley and Brick Making
St Pancras Station celebrated its 150 year history in 2019, and we celebrate the Mapperley Bricks that were used to build it. Mapperley is central to the brick-making heritage of Nottingham Many thanks to Mike Chapman of the British Brick Society for the following information. [ … ]
Mapperley Author – Dorothy Whipple
The people behind Nottingham City of Literature keep finding stories about Mapperley connections to famous writers. A few weeks ago it was DH Lawrence and his relationship with a woman who lived on Private Road. Now it is the novelist Dorothy Whipple, who lived in Mapperley [ … ]
Sing It Bold Community Gospel Choir
Do you love to sing or listen to Gospel music? Sing it Bold’s repertoire consists of both Gospel and popular songs that you’ll love! We first posted about the choir in 2018 and since then they have one from strength to strength. Thankfully they are [ … ]
Memories of St Anns Allotments and the Circus
The recent article A Tribute to St Anns Allotments brought back some fond childhood memories for Eric Parker. “My father had an allotment, right at the top of the hill. I remember the circus coming to Nottingham, at the Forest Recreation Ground. My dad was a [ … ]
Mapperley’s World Famous Gymnasts
Did you know that Becky and Ellie Downie grew up and attended school in Mapperley? The sisters are both British Artistic Gymnasts competing nationally & internationally on the Road to Tokyo and beyond. Becky says, “Before gymnastics I studied ballet, tap and stage dance. The dancing didn’t really work out [ … ]
Mapperley Burglar Transported to Australia
On March 27th 1833 a burglar entered the Mapperley home of Mr Shelton. The burglary was discovered by Sarah Hill, a servant in the Shelton household. On entering the kitchen to prepare the breakfast, she found that the kitchen door was open. She had shut [ … ]