SK53 16 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Long time lurker, first post!I've been intrigued for ages by a patch of waste ground next to the Fox pub on Valley Road. Recently driving past I noticed that it seems to have a patch of reeds growing in the centre. So on Sunday I stopped there and took a couple of photos. My first though was that this might have been where the railway crossed Valley Road, but this was quickly disabused when I looked at the line of the railway. Checking old maps on the city council website shows this as tennis courts either side of WWII, so it was presumably an old recreation ground. The land backs on to the site of the Vernon Road works so I wondered if the two were associated. More mapping here: OSM-Nottingham. Many thanks, SK53 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,166 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Will have to have a look SK53,..........I would think the water source is from the old 'Daybrook' which flows into the Leen............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 This is before The Fox was built (the red blob). Certainly looks like tennis courts there. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Welcome to Nottstalgia, SK53. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,607 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Hello SK53. Hope you'll enjoy being part of this forum, not just lurking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Would this have been part of Sketchley cleaners? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 In pictures and maps it appears to be within the grounds of the "Bleach Works". Maybe they had their own sports grounds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SK53 16 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Will have to have a look SK53,..........I would think the water source is from the old 'Daybrook' which flows into the Leen............... The Daybrook emerges from a culvert under the Fox and then does a right-angle bend along the east side of the old sports ground. All easily visible from the overflow car park of the Fox. I think it then turns again to run along the north side. I presume one reason this hasn't been developed is that it's in the 10 or 25 year flood risk area for the Daybrook: there's an Env Agency paper about this which I read recently. SK53 PS. Another project is to work out where the Daybrook culvert goes between the Fox & the High School playing fields. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Think you will find it runs under the front gardens of the council houses, I seem to remember some work being done on it a few years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SK53 16 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Thought folk might be interested in a view of the area created with modern(ish) Environment Agency Lidar (laser scanning) data; steet overlay from OpenStreetMap: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Using some old rags on a painting job..Bradrail label on the back!! (Edit) sorry thought I put this in Bulwell area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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