Steepest gradient in Nottm.?

[Compo 10,328]

What are the candidates for the steepest graded street/road in:

1. The city of Nottingham and

2. The whole county.

[catfan 14,793]

Freda ave. ?

Georges Hill. ?

[Cliff Ton 10,449]

I know where Freda is, but where is George?

And possibly answering the original question..............see post #8 here http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11066&hl=%2Bdonkey+%2Bhill

[LizzieM 9,503]

George is going into Calverton

[FLY2 10,108]

Upstairs to bed always seems steep when I've had a couple of large Jameson's

[Compo 10,328]

I thought Emanuelle Avenue, off Porchester Road, might be a candidate for the city. Somersby Road is also steep if I remembr correctly.

[Compo 10,328]

Actually.....now that I think of it, I lived on Arundel Street between Derby Road and Ilkeston Road and that was very steep.

[FLY2 10,108]

Lots of little closes in the Porchester Rd area are very steep and some around Westdale Lane .

[DaveN 1,118]

I'm not aware of some of the above but at one time I'd have thought Drury Hill was one of the steepest before it was 'demolished'

[Rob.L 1,086]

Having ridden up them more than a few times on my bike, I'd say these are the steepest:

St Bartholomews Road (Donkey Hill)

Kenrick Road, Mapperley

Marshall Hill Drive, Mapperley

Elmhurst Avenue, Mapperley

Freda Avenue, Gedling

Beech Avenue, Mapperley (off Plains Road, opposite Westdale Lane)

I'd say that George's Hill is not quite as severe as any of those.

[loppylugs 8,427]

Seems like I remember Breck Hill rd. going down from mapperly towards Mansfield rd as being pretty steep. Some of the kids called it "brek Nek."

[Karlton 582]

I was led to believe County road was a postman's nightmare

[Bilbraborn 1,594]

Skerry Hill in Mansfield is very steep. Often called locally 'Scary Hill'.

[FLY2 10,108]

When dad delivered meat for Wheatleys of Carrington St in the late 50's or early 60's, I remember him cadging ashes from a house on Breck Hill in order to get some grip on the icy road surface. I was with him during the school hols.

[Rob.L 1,086]

Somersby Road isn't really that steep, but as we can see it from our house, it gives hours of entertainment in winter as we watch cars pirouette down it on the ice.

One or two doing it, I can understand. But like lemmings, and even when they can see its impassible, they keep on coming.

[LizzieM 9,503]

Basfordred, that's stirred my memory when you mention Wheatleys. Although we lived in Netherfield when I was little my Mum always bought meat from Wheatleys, probably because my Granny lived near the Midland Station and we were always visiting her. One time we were in the shop waiting to be served and a big man came in dressed as a Red Indian Chief, frightened me to death and I remember clinging onto my Mum's skirt! Apparently he was a well known horse racing pundit, here for the Nottingham Races.

Sorry to go off topic here!

[carni 10,094]

Loppylugs #11,

In the early 60s my friend lived in the Labour Club on High Street Arnold. We would travel from Gedling on the bus route many times up and down Breck Hill. There were times when we thought the bus would never make it to the top, especially when you got to the very steep part and the Driver had to change Gear! When it snowed in the Winter it was hair raising at times.

[loppylugs 8,427]

I think that's what made it scary, Carni. It is a fairly steep grade coming up from the Mansfield road end, but then near the last hundred yards or so to Plains rd. it becomes even steeper. Changing down just there could be fun.

[StephenFord 866]

And in the other direction it looked as though the bus was being driven over the edge of a cliff.

[carni 10,094]

When I lived in Nottingham, I never gave the Hills a second thought, it was just a way of life.

After living in Flat Wolverhampton for so many years, it amazes me when I come home, just how Hilly it is on the Gedling, Carlton and Arnold side of the City. I don't think I could walk up Freda or Breck Hill these days.

Steven, We used to try to sit on the front seats upstairs for the thrill, as good as a scary ride at the Goose Fair any day.

[Cliff Ton 10,449]

Breck Hill Road in the 1950s.

And Stephen Ford will tell us what the bus is.

[carni 10,094]

That's the one CliffTon. We did the very same bus route when we came over for the Meetup in May.Those Hills were even steeper than I remember! Seeing the picture of the Bus really stirs up some memories of my teens!

[... 1,411]

Milford hill there's people dieing to climb that

[Fynger 841]

Very top part of Pearson Ave' in Chiwell

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Mutton Hill Kirkby, short but very steep.