Arnot Hill Park, Daybrook, Notts.
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Arnot Hill Park, Daybrook, Notts.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 12 Jan 2014
The part of the route followed by the former Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension ("The Back Line") that ran from Netherfield & Colwick on the Grantham line to Derby via Kimberley and Ilkeston. The steps seen here rise to the top of the embankment and then, beyond it is the centre of Arnot Hill Park. This footpath and cycle route can also be accessed from Aylesham Avenue and from Greendale Road (both ahead). It seems that the line east of Daybrook was finally closed in April 1960 when Mapperley Tunnel was once again the subject of subsidence and repairs were deemed non-viable from an economical perspective.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.995119
Longitude
-1.13359