For centuries Nottingham people have enjoyed getting out of the town and walking up to Mapperley for the views, and of course some liquid refreshment. In the mid 19th century, there was a small beer house in Mapperley that had an unusual name, Coltsfoot Beer [ … ]
Charles Bell TAYLOR Of Beechwood Hall
Mapperley People likes to recognise the achievements of our residents, and Charles Bell TAYLOR is one that deserves his place in the area’s history. Charles Taylor was a surgeon oculist, the old term for what we now call an ophthalmologist. He lived and died at [ … ]
Johnson’s Pond
Following a discussion on a ‘school memories’ group about the Mapperley Plains Primary School, which moved to its new site about 30 years ago, someone commented that the new building was on a site known as ‘Johnson’s Pond’. We asked whether anyone recalls this and [ … ]
Crosslands Farm – Mapperley Plains
The residential area of Mapperley extended away from the city in phases. New housing developments were mostly built on what was farmland. Some of the original farm names have survived. Middlebeck Farm, Plains Farm and more recently the Chase Farm development. The name Crosslands Farm [ … ]
Pub Quizzes
The question is: Where are our pub quizzes? Can you fill in the gaps? This is a general list and may change, so check with the individual premises. Monday Bread and Bitter Mapperley – Four Bells Woodborough – Mapperley Social Club – Duke of Cambridge [ … ]
Club Balaton Remembered
It is generally accepted that in built up areas, the maximum walking distance to a bus-stop should be 400 metres. Up until the 1990s, the same could be said for our pubs, especially those located within housing estates that were easy walking distance for local [ … ]
The Aurora Polaris Comes To Mapperley
Mapperley was treated to the spectacle of the Aurora Polaris over the weekend of 12th October 2024. This was a rare occurrence so far south from the North Pole. The popular term for this phenomenon is the Northern Lights, but what causes them? The shimmering [ … ]
Chimney Sweep
Here’s what you told us when people asked for a recommended and local Chimney Sweep ADL Chimney Sweep – Based in Carlton – Tel 07866236900 – HETAS registered engineer for stove installations. Also chimney sweeping and lining. Daniel Hufton at DJ Sweeps – Tel 07845687755 [ … ]
The History Of The Punch Bowl
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 [ … ]