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 [ … ]
The History Of Mapperley Hall
Mapperley Hall on Lucknow Avenue was built in 1792 by the Wright Family. Ichabod Wright was the second generation of a family that were bankers on Long Row Nottingham. He and his wife Harriet had 3 sons and 10 daughters. They therefore needed a large [ … ]
Theatre Artist – The Mystery of Alex Toole
Having spent a good chunk of his life in the theatre business, local historian Bob Massey was doing a bit of research into some local equipment suppliers, when he came across an advert for the sale of stage curtains in the local area dated in [ … ]
A Migration Story – £10 Poms From Nottingham
Migration is a fascinating subject. Why do people pack their bags and move somewhere completely different? Whilst all will say they are seeking a better life. To seek a better life in a new country, there has to be a strong urge to get away [ … ]
Mapperley Plains by Christopher Isherwood
The acclaimed author Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) once wrote about Mapperley Plains, despite having not visited. This was whilst he was at Repton School in Derbyshire in around 1920. The school organised a balloon release, where a card with the name and address was attacked to [ … ]