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Waverley Road, MANSFIELD, NG18 5AG

Three almshouses at the Nottingham Road end of Waverley Road. Local maps identify them as almshouses although there were no obvious name plaques. The main Mansfield - Nottingham road is situated a stone's throw to the right.

The left-hand corner site is occupied by three almshouses. No plaques or identification visible. The A60 between Nottingham-Mansfield can be seen ahead.

Designed by F.W. Tempest 1936. One of three linked buildings.

A small triangular public garden separates Alexandra Avenue, seen in the forefront of the picture, from Nottingham Road (the A60) behind it. The traffic on this main road is travelling towards the town centre, having come from the Newstead, Harlow Wood and Nottingham direction.

A triangular public garden at the junction of the A60 road, a.k.a. Nottingham Road (on the left) and Alexandra Avenue. The town centre is situated 10-15 minutes walk away, behind the photographer, Nottingham city centre lies 30-40 minutes ahead, southwards, by car.

The Talbot Inn at the side of Nottingham Road (the A60). The car in the picture is leaving Mansfield and heading towards Nottingham. The Earldom of Shrewsbury, in its second creation, featured many members of the Talbot family. George Talbot, who became the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury in 1590 became owner of nearby Rufford Abbey and his descendants continued to live there until 1938 when the house and land were largely sold off. It may be that this public house and Talbot Street - behind the photographer - have this association?

The view towards Garth Road. Although houses now occupy the track bed, the railway line that ran beneath this bridge may once have belonged to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) Company? The creators of this route, i.e. the Midland Railway Company, opened a line from Nottingham to Kirkby on 2nd October 1848, extending it to Mansfield on 9 October 1849. Although a bill to allow for the line to be extended from Mansfield to Worksop failed in the 1860 session of Parliament, the bill was re-introduced several years later and the Mansfield Railways Act received the Royal Assent on 5 July 1865. Progress was slow and it was not until 1 June 1875 that the line was opened for traffic. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railways into four larger companies. The Nottingham-Worksop line, using this route south of Mansfield town centre, was closed 12 October 1964, under the Beeching rationalisation plans.

This former mill at the western end of Forest Road (the B6030 road) appears to have a new life as a textiles & rags recycling depot. A few paces away on the right is the junction of Forest Road with the main Mansfield-Nottingham road (i.e. the A60).