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The Meadows, Nottingham
The Meadows area was extensively redeveloped in the 70s, with large swathes of old housing being demolished. Some of the older housing was, however, retained, and this street scene shows the old meeting the new, with the older houses on the right-hand side of the road, and the newer on the left.
Image: © Oxymoron
Taken: 3 Sep 2008
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The Embankment Club
Former Boots Institute and shop in mock Tudor style now converted into a business and social club. It was built around 1907 as a chemist's shop and the Olde English Café. In 1922 the shop part developed into Boots's social club with the addition of billiard room, lounge and dance hall.
Image: © Mick Garratt
Taken: 7 Nov 2007
0.02 miles
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Portland Leisure Centre
The Portland Swimming Baths date from 1914 and was adjacent to the tram depot which has now been incorporated into the modern leisure centre.
Image: © Mick Garratt
Taken: 7 Nov 2007
0.05 miles
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Corner shop and terraced houses - Bathley Street
Image: © David Lally
Taken: 5 May 2015
0.05 miles
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Plaque to swimmer Constance Jeans
The plaque recalls local swimmer Connie Jeans twice breaking the national swimming record for 220 yards at the opening of the Portland Baths, The Meadows, Nottingham. The historic baths (originally opened as a wash house in 1914) are still in use and part of the Portland Centre leisure facility. The pool is 33 yds long with cubicles alongside the poolside. Connie went on to represent Great Britain in the 1920 & 1924 Olympic Games winning silver medals in the 4x100m freestyle relays on both occasions but missing out finishing 4th in 3 individual events (100m & 300m 1920 & 100m 1924).
Image: © El Loco
Taken: 23 Dec 2021
0.06 miles
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Eyup, me duck: Nottingham welcomes Sven-Goran Eriksson
The Globe public house in London Road welcomes Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England football manager, as Director of Football at Notts County in August 2009. His stay in the lower divisions was brief.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 13 Aug 2009
0.07 miles
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The Meadows: the former Plumptre Arms
The building on the corner of Muskham Street and Bunbury Street was originally one of many pubs in The Meadows.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 1 Jul 2019
0.08 miles
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Turney Street on a damp afternoon
One of many drab days in the disappointing summer of 2012. The former Turney Brothers' Trent Bridge Leather Works, now flats, is the four-storey building in the distance.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 20 Jul 2012
0.09 miles
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London Road: demolition site
The curry house next to The Globe has been demolished.
Image] shows the same corner a month before.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 12 Jun 2013
0.09 miles
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London Road: due to be demolished
The boarded-up curry house next to The Globe was ready to be demolished. A month later it had gone:
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Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 18 May 2013
0.09 miles