Basford: Lauriston Drive and Gabrielle Close
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Basford: Lauriston Drive and Gabrielle Close
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 18 May 2015
This housing estate stands where there was once a high railway embankment carrying the Great Northern Derbyshire Lines which brought Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire coal to Colwick Yard for forwarding and carried the passenger services from Nottingham to Derby Friargate and Pinxton.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.990027
Longitude
-1.18911