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Palmer Avenue, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7AN

A typical terraced street in this primarily mining town.

A row of former (C19th?) malthouse cottages a stone's throw from the newly created mini-roundabout at the town centre end of Annesley Road. A new 'town centre relief road' (opened in November 2016), that provides motorists with a way of avoiding the soon-to-be-opened pedestrianised section of High Street, passes in front of these houses, separated by a new 6ft tall sandstone wall. Prior to the commencement of the town centre improvement scheme - started in January 2016 and due to be completed in May 2017 - these houses were much less visible to passers-by by virtue of being situated in a secluded mill lane (a cul-de-sac). The property occupiers now have a 14-16 ft tarmacked area between their boundary walls and the relief road's boundary wall. Behind them lies Palmer Avenue and another residential street called The Connery.

A feature of the town centre improvement scheme (TCIS). The project aims to develop a pedestrianised section of the High Street between Baker Street and Watnall Road. The scheme received final funding approval from the Department for Transport in February 2015 ("procured using the Medium Scheme Framework 2, through the Midlands Highway Alliance"). Carillion/Tarmac JV were awarded the contract and work started on site in January 2016, with a completion date in May 2017. The scheme aims to reduce traffic congestion, create an attractive shopping centre, attract new retailers and to assist in the regeneration of the town. The blue car looks set to drive along the new relief road on the left, whereas the grey car is about to join Baker Street, where the town’s markets are held.

One of the features of the town centre improvement scheme (TCIS) is to be the creation of a pedestrianised section of High Street between Baker Street and Watnall Road. The scheme received final funding approval from the Department for Transport in February 2015 (procured using the Medium Scheme Framework 2, through the Midlands Highway Alliance). Carillion/Tarmac JV were awarded the contract and the work started on site in January 2016 with an anticipated completion date of May 2017. The project aims to reduce traffic congestion, create an attractive shopping centre, attract new retailers and to assist in the regeneration of the town. The side elevation of the building straight ahead is that of a former malthouse. In addition, the prominent Central Methodist Church - seen from a new mini-roundabout at the town centre end of Annesley Road - faces the town's market square, although the latter is not visible here. A car is waiting to come out of Ogle Street. One end of the proposed pedestrianised section of the High Street will begin (or end) behind the security barriers ahead on the left. Motorists can opt to join one end of the newly opened (November 2016) 'town centre relief road' on the photographer's left.

Framework knitting. Detail of Image

Lord Byron. Detail of Image

Ben Caunt, champion boxer. Detail of Image

Eric Coates, composer. Detail of Image

Hucknall Colliery. Detail of Image

The Flying Bedstead. Detail of Image The Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig (TMR) was a pioneering vertical take-off and landing aircraft developed by Rolls-Royce in the 1950s. The TMR used two Nene turbojet engines mounted back-to-back horizontally within a steel framework, raised upon four legs with castors for wheels. The TMR had no lifting surfaces (wings, blades, etc.) and was understandably nicknamed the Flying Bedstead. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Thrust_Measuring_Rig For video see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8W2SI4c93s Sadly, the pub named after it was recently demolished.