mercurydancer 1,104 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Not quite in Nottingham city, but there are some steep gradients around Selston. The main road near Lower Bagthorpe can be entertaining in winter, but also the dip close to the M1 from Kirkby to Selston (turn left at the Badger Box) is a little harsh. The highest point in Nottinghamshire is not far away from the Badger Box. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Not quite in Nottingham city, but there are some steep gradients around Selston. The main road near Lower Bagthorpe can be entertaining in winter, but also the dip close to the M1 from Kirkby to Selston (turn left at the Badger Box) is a little harsh. The highest point in Nottinghamshire is not far away from the Badger Box. The marker for the highest point near the Badger Box seems misplaced. The road is a tad higher 50 yards away! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,300 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 The top bit of Southy St leading up to Forest Rd is quite steep. I cycled up Breck Hill quite often but reckon Southy St is steeper near the top. I rode in a few bike races using the Melton Rd., Nether Broughton. Bit of a grind but going down was nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJBrenton 738 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 The top bit of Southy St leading up to Forest Rd is quite steep. I cycled up Breck Hill quite often but reckon Southy St is steeper near the top. I rode in a few bike races using the Melton Rd., Nether Broughton. Bit of a grind but going down was nice. The top bit of Southey St is where I did my hill start when I passed my driving test. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 The marker for the highest point near the Badger Box seems misplaced. The road is a tad higher 50 yards away! I have noticed that! I looked at the houses on the same side and they all appear to be of the same age so the sign can't be because there werent any other houses further up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,541 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 The marker for the highest point in Notts is well away from the Badger Box. It is beyond the traffic lights at the top of Shoulder of Mutton Hill. There are only another dozen or so houses further on than the sign before you come into open countryside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 373 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I have noticed that! I looked at the houses on the same side and they all appear to be of the same age so the sign can't be because there werent any other houses further up. This topic comes up periodically The highest point is reputedly Newtonwood Lane, just north of Huthwaite, near the motorway services. It is around 200m high. Silverhill colliery tip is also claimed to be the highest point. Strawberry Bank in Huthwaite has a plaque claiming to be the highest point, but is just a few feet lower. Shoulder of Mutton Hill is much lower. The top of the hill is 184m . I seem to remember reading somewhere that the plaque on the house was rumoured to have been put there secondhand from a demolished house in Huthwaite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,541 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Shoulder of Mutton Hill is much lower. The top of the hill is 184m . I seem to remember reading somewhere that the plaque on the house was rumoured to have been put there secondhand from a demolished house in Huthwaite. That wouldn't surprise me at all. It doesn't 'feel' that high! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Will this help? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-13630511 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 A great photo - even if it has a watermark - of another bus going up Breck Hill Road. Judging by the fashions of the couple on the pavement, I'd guess around the early 70s. The white church steeple on the right is St Paul's on Mansfield Road - near the old Brewery. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I lived on Lascelles Avenue, now that's a steep bit of road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 If I remember correctly, isn't Kent Rd Mapperley one of the steepest ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,539 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 #62 Several of those roads running from Westdale Lane to Porchester Road could win the 'steepest gradient' prize. I had to perform my driving test Hill Start on Kent Road in 1969 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Did you pass ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,795 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Funnily enough Lizzie's driving test hill start brought back my HGV test hill start memory on Gedling Road hill ! (passed) ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,539 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 #64. Of course I did FLY !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger peatman 337 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Freda Avenue off Westdale Lane ? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,759 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I honestly don't know. But a couple of good candidates would be Padstow Road, Bestwood Estate and Breck Road Woodthorpe/Mapperley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trevorthegasman 150 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 11 hours ago, roger peatman said: Freda Avenue off Westdale Lane ? Having carried the tools around Nottm,this is my pick ,anyone else remember the Totem pole in a garden on Freda Ave....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,795 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Freda Avenue gets my vote too. I had to deliver a load of bricks to a house there one day, I still wake up in the middle of a night with nightmares of that hill ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,547 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 This thread about the steepest gradient reminded me about another "steepest" thread from a few months ago. Not many replies, and another example of a newcomer starting a thread and then never coming back again........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I remember somebody driving a lorry loaded with coal down Lascelles Avenue and failing to negotiate the sharp bend at the bottom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue B 48 1,226 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Freda Av. is very steep and yes I do vaguely remember a totem poll. Break Hill is my worst nightmare if I'm going up behind a bus I have gone down it in the snow, not nice. Gedling Rd. is one I tend to avoid if possible, but I have come down Kent Rd. sideways in my car when it was snowing so that gets my vote. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,617 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Gretton Road opposite the top of Westdale Lane or Bonington Road next to it. Can't remember which one was steeper. The roads meet Coronation Road at a T junction at the bottom so, unlike the steep roads between Westdale Lane and Porchester Road, there's nowhere to go if you can't stop because of the ice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,759 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 For what it's worth. I knew a chap called John Loy (Sp?) back in the late 1960s, who was a hippy type and an artist. He claimed to have a Totem Pole in his garden but I don't recall where he lived. Col Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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