davidh2308 6 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Can anyone help find my Grandfathers birthplace. Crown Yard Lenton. It apparently had a school within the yard and a canal wharf and was off Ilkeston Road just before Crown island Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 It isn't specifically named on old maps, so it's a good job you mentioned a school yard and canal wharf. That helped me to identify it; it must be this place. Kennington Road helps locate it today. And that would have been classed as being Radford - no way is it Lenton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 And this might be the best photo of it you'll ever find. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Great stuff, must be 50-odd years between the map and photo. The school would presumably be Wollaton Rd Council School? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 I believe it was called that in its earlier days, although on later maps (around 1950s) it's named Southwold Primary School. That name has now been transferred to a new school on the other side of Wollaton Road. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidh2308 6 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 Thanks for the information, its much appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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