Hucknall Road, Nottingham
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Hucknall Road, Nottingham
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 13 Feb 2016
Built during the 1930s Townsend Court was initially a public house called The Quorn Hotel, and later The Hubb public house and gig venue. Its car park was the site of the fatal stabbing of Malakai McKenzie in 2012. Following its closure it was converted into an apartments block in 2014-15. John Richard Townsend (1930-2013), the Nottingham artist born in Sherwood NG5, studied at the Nottingham College of Art. He and his girlfriend - later his wife - spent some of their courting days, socialising in The Quorn in the 1930s. In 1970 Her Majesty The Queen commissioned a portrait of herself to be painted by Townsend which now hangs in Nottingham Council Chambers. The apartment block was named Townsend House in 2015 in his memory.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.980006
Longitude
-1.157127