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Addison Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 4HB

One of the teaching blocks and the tennis courts of Nottingham Girls' High School taken from Baker Street - a short cul-de-sac - used by bus drivers when picking pupils up. The tower in the distance is on the Nottingham (Boys’) High School site from where it overlooks the city centre.

There is an OS benchmark Image on the wall at the left hand side of the image

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm42706

Addison Street branching off from Forest Road East. The large white painted property (Nos 49-51) has been converted into offices and the Confederation of British Industries (East Midlands section) occupies space within it.

An eerie, ghost-town like stillness appeared to be hovering over the Addison Street end of Arboretum Street when this picture was taken on a Saturday morning in April. These buildings house the junior section of Nottingham Girls' High School, an independent fee-paying girls' private school that was established in 1875. The roll embraces approximately 1069 girls of between 4-18yrs of age and it counts Gina Birch - bass player with The Raincoats, Helen Cresswell - the children's author, Helen Karagounis, née Thieme - the Olympic athlete, Sudha Kheterpal - the percussionist, Stella Rimington - the former Director-General of MI5 and Julie Myerson - the author & writer for the Financial Times among its past pupils.

From its Addison Street end to its Waverley Street end in the distance this image shows clearly how most of the southern side of the road is occupied by buildings belonging to The Girls' High School. The construction site entrance for the new Performing Arts Centre is clearly obvious. Although members of the Arboretum Tenants' and Residents' Association expressed concern that this development would lead to increased traffic, noise pollution and be out of keeping with the Victorian architecture of Addison Street, the Council gave permission for it. The premises are expected to provide better accommodation for pupils for performances, assemblies and teaching. It will include a 275 seat auditorium, improved back-of-house facilities and a reception foyer. In addition, a smaller 70 seat studio will provide for smaller performances. The facilities will be predominantly for school use, although will include an ancillary element to provide for commercial and community use, i.e. occasional performances or rehearsals by external theatre companies, amateur dramatic groups, local schools or by local community groups. The budget is approximately £6.5m and it is due to be completed in 2016.

Anyone travelling along Arboretum Street in the Waverley Street direction will inevitably pass this greenhouse-like structure housing the Main Reception and the Senior School premises of Nottingham Girls' High School. This is an independent fee-paying girls' private school established in 1875. The roll numbers 1070 girls of between 4-18yrs of age and it counts Gina Birch - bass player with The Raincoats, Helen Cresswell - children's author, Helen Karagounis, née Thieme - Olympic athlete, Sudha Kheterpal - percussionist, Stella Rimington - former Director-General of MI5 and Julie Myerson - author & writer for the Financial Times among its past pupils.

Nottingham Girls' High School buildings line the road, backing on to The Arboretum. The nearest building, on the corner of Addison Street, is a performing arts centre - David Hallam-Jones’s Image] shows it under construction in February 2016.

There is no shortage of gesticulating seraphs among the High Victorian monuments in this large cemetery, which was developed on the site of sand mines and quarries.