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Richmond Drive, NOTTINGHAM, NG3 5EL

There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark Image on the brick pier on the right hand side of the blue gate

Ordnance Survey documents indicate that in 1962 this cut mark benchmark levelled at 91.193m above Newlyn Datum was present on this wall pier

Five roads come together at this mini-roundabout on one of the many slopes that carry roads down into Sherwood from Woodborough Road (B684). Here Mapperley Hall Drive plummets downwards and Lucknow Drive heads off to the left in a parallel-with-Woodborough Road direction.

A view of Private Road from the A60 (Mansfield Road, Sherwood) end showing one of its largest and oldest Victorian mansions. The road continues uphill towards the B684 (the Woodborough Road/Mapperley Top area). A certain Samuel Cartledge owned the Mapperley Place Estate that surrounds what is now known as Private Road up to and including Mapperley Mount at the top of this hilly road. He also owned a nearby brickyard and its associated cottages. According to the Poll Book of 1832 nine voters lived alongside this private road and three lived in the "Plains" or the Brickyard Cottages. The Mapperley cricket field was also off Private Road in distant times.

This could be considered either the end or the beginning of the semi-circular shaped road known as Victoria Crescent. This start or end point is adjacent to the electronic traffic-control barrier positioned at the mid-point along Private Road. Seen here is No.32 where D.H.Lawrence lodged between 1906-08 whilst he was a trainee-teacher student at University College (later Nottingham University). Pedestrians descending the hilly roads from “Mapperley Top” down to the suburb of Sherwood often stop to enjoy the impressive views from this particular point. On a clear day it is said to be possible to ‘see’ Crich in Derbyshire (20 or so miles away). As a result many of Lawrence’s admirers have suggested that his inspiration for the phrase in one of his books “where Nottingham’s hills roll down to Derbyshire's plains” may have resulted from those occasions when he would have gazed out towards Derbyshire from the bay window that can be seen under the eaves of this house to the right of the tree trunk.

Ordnance Survey documents indicate that in 1962 there was a cut mark benchmark levelled at 111.307m above Newlyn Datum on the right hand side of the house at its front corner

A discrete group of early 20th century housing in Arts and Crafts style, noticeably different from other development in the immediate locality.

A tight crescent of three pairs of Edwardian semi-detached houses and two detached ones, separated from Woodborough Road by gates.

A view of the traffic control barrier situated at the halfway point on Private Road (sic), adjacent to Victoria Crescent. This picture was taken from the Mansfield Road end of this semi-private road. (No. 32, Victoria Crescent, a stone’s throw away from this barrier is where D.H. Lawrence lodged between 1906-08 whilst he was a trainee-teacher student at University College, Nottingham.) This electronic barrier was installed circa 1997 to replace a wooden gate that, whilst effective in deterring unauthorised traffic, became a nuisance for local residents using their cars. A certain Samuel Cartledge owned the Mapperley Place Estate that surrounds what is now called Private Road, up to and including Mapperley Mount at the top end of this hilly road. He also owned a nearby brickyard and its associated cottages. According to the Poll Book of 1832 nine voters lived alongside this private road and three others lived in the "Plains" or the Brickyard Cottages. The Mapperley cricket field was previously just off Private Road too.

This barrier prevents Private Road from being used by through traffic between Mansfield Road (out of sight in the distance) and Woodborough Road (some way behind the photographer). The rising bollard type device can be retracted by residents using some sort of electronic device.