Mapperley: Horology Terrace, Ransom Road
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Mapperley: Horology Terrace, Ransom Road
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 15 Jun 2014
A terrace with an intriguing name at the Woodborough Road end of Ransom Road. It was built in 1894, as Image] shows. Rob Noble has offered a possible explanation for the name: "The initials are suggestive of Francis Frederick Cope (1845-1901) of the Nottingham clockmaking firm G & F Cope. I'm not sure why this terrace is in Mapperley when the family was based in the Radford area, but I suppose as a successful businessman it is possible he would have invested his money in property across the city."
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Image Location
Latitude
52.976162
Longitude
-1.135012