IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Watnall, NOTTINGHAM, NG16 1HY
Introduction
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Image Map
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Image Listing (11 Images Found)
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Eel Hole Farm
No longer in use as a farm. It would be interesting to know the origin of the name as there are no pools or stream adjacent.
Postscript 2011
Thanks to an email from Chris Jordan whose ancestors owned the farm, some light can be shed on the name.
Until around 1900, the farm was called Hellhole Farm (clearly shown as such on OS maps), which is conjectured to have derived from Shiloh. The local vicar* clearly campaigned to have the name changed to something less derogatory, and was obviously successful as the 1900 OS maps show the current name.
What the maps also show is that as Hellhole Farm, it lay several hundred metres to the north of the current location, on the edge of Starth Wood. One wonders whether the change of location was partly done to ensure that the old name did not linger!
* The source of this information can be found here http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/vonhube1910/watnall4.htm
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.03 miles
2
Hucknall Airfield
The runway is no longer used. The distant buildings are part of the Rolls Royce testing facility. The original 'Flying Bedsteads' which made use of vertical thrust jets later developed in the successful Harrier jump jet was tested here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Thrust_Measuring_Rig
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.16 miles
3
Runway at Hucknall
Once used by Rolls Royce for testing, the main runway is now out of use. The local flying club maintains two grass runways to the right of the far end of the
main surfaced runway.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.17 miles
4
Track off Long Lane west of Hucknall
Hosting a public bridleway, which appears intended to bypass the gate but obviously no longer needs to.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 28 Oct 2017
0.18 miles
5
Lane to Starthwood Farm
The farm itself is no more, only the silos visible remain. The track also serves as a public bridleway.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.18 miles
6
Rural Security
By the track that leads to Starthwood Farm and another rural development site. 24 hour CCTV monitoring is in operation and the nerve centre of that activity is the yellow shed.
Image: © Neil Theasby
Taken: 28 Jan 2019
0.20 miles
7
Footpath near Hucknall
Part of the Robin Hood Way between Bulwell and Watnall where it skirts Hucknall aerodrome.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.22 miles
8
Driveway to the farm
From Watnall Road, B6009, the drive leads to Stubbing Wood Farm.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 30 Mar 2017
0.22 miles
9
Starth Wood
Old woodland on the outskirts of Hucknall.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.22 miles
10
The edge of Hucknall aerodrome
The rough patch in the foreground appears to have been part of the old perimeter road.
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust
Taken: 21 May 2010
0.23 miles