Nottingham, NG5 - Sherwood
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Nottingham, NG5 - Sherwood
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 24 Nov 2012
In 1895 Alfred Manchester, a Nottingham tea merchant, built a private residence behind these now-defunct gates on Mansfield Road (a.k.a. the A60). Between 1926-86, "The Firs Maternity Home", and later on "The Firs NHS Maternity Unit", was developed on the site with an entrance in Elmswood Gardens - i.e. the road that the brown car is coming out of. Some of the newer houses in Hooley Street were actually built upon the tea merchant's kitchen garden around the corner, the land having been bought by developers during the 20th century. Thereafter, the street was renamed Elmswood Gardens. An Abbeyfield Society Retirement Complex is now situated behind these gates, albeit that its entrance is in this neighbouring street. Directly ahead is a section of Sherwood's main shopping promenade known locally as "Sherwood Shops", with Nottingham City Centre being 10 mins journey further on (by car).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.984137
Longitude
-1.143939