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Hill Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG11 0LD

On Leake Road.

This road, constructed to enable lorries to avoid Gotham village when travelling to and from the gypsum works, was built on the formation of a railway line that once served a gypsum mine to the west of the village.

A relief road around the south east of Gotham. The name suggests it was built largely to remove traffic of the nearby Gypsum mine and factory from the village. The tip of the chimney of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station is visible toward the right.

Originally the depot of the South Notts Bus Company and built in 1926. In 1991 the company was taken over by Nottingham City Transport who continue to operate some routes with South Notts branding. The bus is on the South Notts service 1 between Loughborough and Nottingham

With South Notts Bus Company garage entry, offices, and a No 1 bus from Loughborough to Nottingham. The South Notts Bus Company was taken over by Nottingham City Transport in 1991.

This is the stop outside the former South Notts bus company garage which closed in March 2021, with operation being transferred to Nottingham City Transport's other garages. It records the whole history of South Notts from its formation in 1926. See Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Notts_Bus_Company#

The former South Notts garage was closed on 27 March 2021 as part of Nottingham City Transport's need to reduce costs as part of a post COVID recovery plan. Started as a family business in 1926, the South Notts Bus Company was taken over by Nottingham City Transport in 1991. The traditional service between Nottingham and Loughborough continues to operate under the South Notts brand.

Nottingham City Transport’s Gotham bus garage as seen from Leake Road, part of the 'main road' system through the village. In 2011 this garage won the award for ‘Top National Bus Depot’ at the acclaimed UK Bus Awards ceremony. The South Notts Bus Company Ltd originated here. It commenced in 1926 and became a limited company in 1929. Its major service operations have always been those between Nottingham and Loughborough via East Leake. The company was bought by Nottingham City Transport in 1991.

Nottingham City Transport’s Gotham bus garage as seen from Leake Road, part of the 'main road' system through the village. In 2011 this garage won the award for ‘Top National Bus Depot’ at the acclaimed UK Bus Awards ceremony. The South Notts Bus Company Ltd originated here. It commenced in 1926 and became a limited company in 1929. Its major service operations have always been those between Nottingham and Loughborough via East Leake. The company was bought by Nottingham City Transport in 1991.