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 [ … ]
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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 [ … ]