These are businesses offering printing services in the Mapperley area, recommended and suggested by followers of Mapperley People. From basic document printing (our libraries offer this service) to something more specialist such as Risograph printing at Dizzy Ink in Sneinton Market. Here’s what you told [ … ]
Monthly Blog June 2026
In June 2026 Mapperley People discussed an attic find, one of the oldest properties in the area, some old recipes, the farewell to a well known grocer. Attic Treasures During roofing work on a 1930s house in Mapperley, tucked away in the eve was a [ … ]
Welcome to our Sponsors – Carpet Style
Welcome to our sponsors Carpet Style the home of flooring in Nottingham. Born in Mapperley Carpet Style has been trading since 1981 — over 40 years. They started as a single carpet shop on Westdale Lane in Mapperley and have grown to three showrooms across [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Monthly Blog May 2026
Memories of Judge’s Bakery Thanks to the Bread and Bitter pub, we shared this photo after John Dean bought it in. John had taken it in 1976 showing the building when it was Judge’s Bakery. The door on the right is now the door round [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Monthly Blog – April 2026
April 2026 was a month of reflection Remembering Bodie On 25th April we remembered a popular local figure who died in February. Martin Bolus known to many as Bodie. His family and close friends invited everyone to an evening of music, stories, and togetherness to [ … ]