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Church Croft, West Bridgford
A modern sheltered housing development with retirement flats, houses and large community centre off Stratford Road. The development includes this tree shaded green and plenty of benches to sit and chat. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1270161
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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Church Croft, West Bridgford
A modern sheltered housing development with retirement flats, houses and large community centre off Stratford Road.
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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William Road, West Bridgford
A pair of late Victorian semi-detached villas on the corner with Patrick Road.
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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Stratford Road on a September evening
Looking towards Bridgford Road and the Co-op on a late-summer evening.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 6 Sep 2018
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A bend in the road
This is where Patrick Road turns into William Road. Photograph taken from the end of Epperstone Road.
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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West Bridgford: a September morning on Stratford Road
Image] shows the houses to the left of centre being adapted in 2019.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 8 Sep 2021
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Stratford Road, West Bridgford
Looking towards Bridgford Road. Victorian terraced housing on the right and a modern housing scheme with flats and houses on the far left. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1269539 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1270161 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1267726
During the fast growth of Nottingham in the Victorian period pressure was put on the Musters Family, who owned much of the land in West Bridgford, to allow suburban development south of the River Trent. Eventually the Musters sold their land, but they put in place strict planning regulations to the area then known as the West Bridgford Estate. This development was planned over a grid of tree lined streets. The main roads such as Musters Road (see
Image) had restrictions on the density of housing and house size. Smaller houses were permitted on side streets, and terraces were erected on roads such as Stratford Road for the servants of the wealthy Nottingham merchants who bought up the larger properties.
It is interesting to note that there are no "Streets" in West Bridgford. Originally many roads were name "Street" but this was felt to be too urban by the Victorian "planners". Thus all street names were changed from "Street" to "Road". The one exception is "Village Street" in Edwalton, a village that has been totally absorbed into the town of West Bridgford.
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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Epperstone Road. West Bridgford
Looking towards Patrick Road.
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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West Bridgford: building work on Stratford Road
The twitchel beyond the bollards on the right leads to Epperstone Road. The newer houses in the background on the right were built after the levelling of the embankment which once carried the Nottingham to Melton Mowbray railway through Bridgford.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 8 Apr 2019
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Church Croft, West Bridgford
This modern housing scheme with flats and houses for the retired, comprises narrow lanes, walkways and open spaces. It is sandwiched between Stratford Road and William Road. The Victorian houses in the centre distance are on Strarford Road. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1269539 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1267726
Image: © Kate Jewell
Taken: 22 Apr 2009
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