Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 The streets and buildings which disappeared under Victoria Station. The road down the left is Milton St; along the bottom is Parliament St; and up the right it’s Glasshouse & Huntingdon St The black arrow marks “Urinal” at the corner of Charlotte Street. It featured in a large number of photos such as this… ...and this, looking down Charlotte St towards Glasshouse St. 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I have a larger scale map(1/500) of the bottom third of the area. It's hard to imagine what disappeared when "The Victoria Station" was built About 1,200 dwellings(back to backs) The Union workhouse The ragged school Saint Stephens church (entrance remained till the 1970s) A slaughter house And over twenty public houses The area was considered Nottingham's worst slum area & the Great Central Railway did the city a favour in constructing the railway. The row of houses in the middle of Parliament Street were demolished around 1885/6 before the railway arrived. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Charlotte Street from the Glasshouse street end. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Another interesting point Haughton Street became Clinton Street East & Clinton Street became Clinton Street West. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 To put things in a present day perspective, the famous Urinal is approximately on the site of the Clock Tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Therefore the entrance of Milton Street is where Charlotte Street was. Don't forget when you are on the ground floor of the Victoria Centre you are about 30 feet above "Rail Level" of the station. And here's another map Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 It was at about this time that Melbourne Street became the lower part of Mansfield Road And caused some confusion on renumbering which has been mentioned in an earlier thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Very impressive BW,thank you my friend! Cliff,also notice Exeter Hall on the corner of Peacheys st.Ta- Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #6 most of you will know the map need turning through 90 degrees Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I have some maps of "The Medders" before the GCR cut a great swathe through the area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Very interesting thanks. Is the Mechanics Institute the same building that I remember from my youth? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Here is the only know picture of Parliament Row (the houses in the middle of Parliament Street) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #11 I don't think the Mechanics Institute was rebuilt since the map was published around 1880/81 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Is the Mechanics Institute the same building that I remember from my youth? The Mechanics Institute marked on #1 would have been this place. It was demolished in the early 1960s and replace by Birkbeck House, which has itself been demolished. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #14 Which building was the greater loss? It's a no brainer really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #14 Yes that's the one I was talking about I remember it from the very early 1960s 61 maybe 62. A wonderful old building. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,165 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Mam took me to see 'Gone with the Wind' there..............fell in love with 'Vivien Leigh'...........and 'frankly my dear she didn't give a Damn'............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Another Milton Street loss ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Me mates mam owned that cinema..ate about Six fruit parfai's one day..never again!! When I was really small -5 maybe,a beat group called the caveman or mad men appeared.. the place went nuts and I was very scared! My Dad had gone to York and the Brother was ' minding' me...he took me into the snug in The Peacock for an Apollo and crisps. There is a Vic Station snap in a Nottm book with me in it and the Moulin in the background. Great memories until '72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I suppose the Victoria Centre was better than using the site as landfill but only just. Or you could call the Victoria Centre the most expensive land fill ever 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #14picture could be 1902,victor Andre's exhibition of a Journey to the Moon toured music halls around this time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 This is the Workhouse which disappeared to make way for the station. Today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 And the "new" workhouse at Bagthorpe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 #18 Crept in there a few times as a young green teenager.................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I wonder why so much water was cascading from the tunnel roof half way under Mansfield rd? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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