3rd September Despite the optimism of the new cafe and shop at the Spencer family’s Spring Lane Farm it was a very sad day at the farm today when their oldest Labrador Tess gained a place at the forever farm in the sky 🐾 🤍 [ … ]
Tag: mapperley history
White Cottage and Pelham House
Tucked into the leafy slopes of Woodthorpe Drive in Nottingham stand two neighbouring properties that have quietly borne witness to more than a century of local transformation. White Cottage and Pelham House are fine examples of early suburban architecture. They represent the personal histories of [ … ]
The Little Shop With Many Memories
In July 2025, we came across this photograph of The Little Shop on the Old Nottingham Pictures group. 1983 The Little Shop, 876 Woodborough Road, Mapperley. Anybody remember this? Sally Williams certainly did. She was able to recall the various names that the shop had [ … ]
Coltsfoot Beer House
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 [ … ]
Clina House
The residential area of Mapperley is made extra special because of the variety of houses that were built over time, as plots of land became available. This haphazard way the area has developed, has given us a wide variety of dwellings, some modest and some [ … ]
Coppice Hospital To Hine Hall
The former Coppice Hospital in Mapperley is now named Hine Hall, after the architect and designer Thomas Chambers Hine. This was one of two 19th century mental health facilities in the Mapperley area of Nottingham. It opened as the Coppice Private Asylum in August 1859. [ … ]
Alexandra Park – A History
Alexandra Park is a small development of impressive houses off Woodborough Road, near to the junction with Magdala Road. The first properties were built in 1857 and the entrance to the estate was gated with a lodge. The winding road into the estate was originally [ … ]
The Battle of Mapperley Hills
On Tuesday August 23rd 1842, Mapperley experienced an event known as the Battle of Mapperley Hills. Troops were used to break up a peaceful rally by Chartists, the working class movement which emerged in 1836 in London and expanded rapidly across the country. During the [ … ]