Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hope they don't mind me doing this link, but the Lenton Times website have recently put up an old aerial photo of the area around Sutton Passeys Crescent. Wollaton Park gatehouse is an obvious reference point in the bottom left corner, with no houses yet on Wollaton Hall Drive; the thing which looks like an ornamental garden on the left edge is the Derby Road/Ring road junction; the canal is still in place - running left to right here (complete with a lock half way along); WOLLATON Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 There is another picture on that site showing, Bramcote lane, May avenue and Russel drive, I think from the 50s, as half the houses on May avenue are not built yet, and there is hardly any houses on Russel drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 You're right. I think THIS is what you're referring to. They also have an almost unrecognisable photo of CROWN ISLAND Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 One of my mother's brothers (my uncle) lived on Hawton Crescent. I don't think the rose thing is the Derby Road/Ring Road Island, it is the junction of Lime Tree Ave./Wollaton Hall Drive and the ring road. The island would be further to the left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I don't think the rose thing is the Derby Road/Ring Road Island, it is the junction of Lime Tree Ave./Wollaton Hall Drive and the ring road. The island would be further to the left. Now you point it out, I see what you mean. My sense of direction went a bit off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 My apologies another Nottingham post from a postcard dated 1916, as you were Pretty much the same today/ 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 @radfordredWe were hoping .you were going to appear at this meet up, but unless you were sitting in a dark corner, we didn't see you! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Us youngsters have to go to work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 That's what we thought, but we missed you.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 58 minutes ago, radfordred said: My apologies another Nottingham post from a postcard dated 1916, as you were I've been inside there. it's an absolute tip! I'm sure with bit of imagination it could be put to good use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Thanks RR for resurrecting this topic started by Cliff Ton back in 2011, I read through it and I followed the links to the photos. The two I found most informative were the one which shows the Gatehouse and the drive up to Woolaton Hall where we went today , didn't he own a huge amount of land. the other was of Crown Island , hasn't it changed, I always knew there was a canal there but never seen a photo , so thanks for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 This is also relevant in the Meet-up thread. Another view of Wollaton. This is late 1940s, and the X is the place where the Wheelhouse pub would eventually be built. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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