Whenever we ask about our old buildings, the people of Mapperley never disappoint. We recently asked: Can anyone explain the history of The Punch Bowl public house on Porchester Road? The question arose when we noticed the name on the original pedestrian entrance gate at [ … ]
Mapperley – Nottingham’s Last Lace Factory
In 1910, Nottingham was the world capital of the lace industry. There were around 40,000 people working in the industry, a third of the city’s working population. One-by-one the factories have closed down and in 2011 the last of Nottingham’s lace manufacturers switched the machines [ … ]
Body And Ear Piercing
We are often asked where are the best places for body piercing. In particular parents ask where to take their child to have an ear piercing. Here’s what you told us. Child Ear Piercing The overwhelming response was for Punktured Piercing at the bottom of [ … ]
Mapperley’s Memories Of Freddie Mercury
Mapperley will always be grateful to have been home to Freddie Mercury’s family for over 20 years. Some knew the family, some knew where they lived. Some had heard the rumours and weren’t sure it was true. It was true and we want to share some [ … ]
The Baron, Ballet Dancer, Bond Girl And BBC Doctor
Mapperley Remembers The Grant Family – Woodthorpe Drive Many of you will remember Dr Michael Grant and his family that lived at the top of Woodthorpe Drive during the 1980s. Michael’s first wife, Isabel Padua was from the Philippines, where they lived in the 1970s. [ … ]
The Soil Is All The Richer
A Poetic Tribute To Hungerhill The soil is all the richer, to have formed on Hungerhill Years of cultivation and domestication, with little time to play Industrial winds and those of change, supplemented the gardener’s skill Brick, coal and human dust, now settled on Mapperley’s [ … ]
Welcome To Our Sponsors – Key Mortgages
Welcome to our sponsors Key Mortgages – Nottingham’s 5 star rated Mortgage and Insurance broker. Key Mortgages was only formed in 2020 but has gone from strength to strength. With a team of mortgage advisors and client managers, and with clients all across the country, we [ … ]
Electricians
Here is a list of electricians in the Mapperley area recommended and suggested by followers of Mapperley People: Daniel Cook – DC Electrical Services – Based in Mapperley – Tel 07522 935449 – dkucook.elec@gmail.com East Midlands EV – Experienced electrician, specialising in domestic EV charge [ … ]
Urban Foxes – Friend Or Foe?
Foxes are a regular sight in the Mapperley area. They have lived among us for generations. Being wild animals, they naturally fear humans, and keep themselves to themselves. That said some do become more tame (either due to a health issue or that they are [ … ]
Alan Henshaw BEM
Congratulations to long term Mapperley resident Alan Henshaw, on receiving the British Empire Medal for services to the Environment Fisheries. Alan was presented with the award earlier but attended the celebration garden party at Buckingham Palace today. As team leader at the National Coarse Fish [ … ]