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Arnot Hill Park, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 0TH

The main landmarks are: In the foreground the main offices of Gedling Borough Council (actually sited within the Park), the square tower of the former Home Brewery (now Nottinghamshire County Council local offices) and the tall spire of St Paul's, Daybrook, designed by the architect of Truro Cathedral, J. L. Pearson.

The main entrance into Gedling Borough Council's Office complex.

The Lake in Arnot Hill Park

The Borough of Gedling's website informs browsers that "More recently, in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund, we have restored much of the park back to its former glory. Over the past few years we've undertaken lots of projects to rejuvenate and restore the park. This has included improvements to the lake, providing a new refreshment kiosk, the development of a skate park and a new play area, restoring the rose and sensory gardens, various planting schemes, reinstating the walls around the park, refurbishing the gatekeepers lodge and making improvements to the lighting as well as improving security through CCTV cameras". This is a northerly view of the rose garden, with the sensory garden behind the photographer. The former mill pond - still a significant feature of this 'estate' can be reached via a descending path in the top left-hand corner of this picture.

This former aviary borders one side of Rose Garden. It was closed as a cost-cutting measure in 2014 and has been used since then.

In 2014 and after a presence of 30 years here, if not in this particular building, the park's collection of exotic birds once housed in this former aviary had to be rehoused in other aviaries following Gedling Council's decision to close these premises as part of its cost-cutting agenda. Happily, the Rose Garden in which it sits is still being maintained. This is a view towards the Council House and the ornamental lake, both of which are less than 100 metres away.

This Rose Garden, is overlooked by a former exotic bird aviary that was closed in 2014 as a cost-cutting measure. Happily the surrounding gardens and grounds are still being maintained.

Bowling club premises to the rear of Gedling Borough Council's maintenance depot and the local fire station with its training tower.

A wing of Gedling Borough Council's Office complex seen from a footpath linking the "Go Sport" retail store car park - off Mansfield Road - with this area. Since the closure of Arnold Police Station in 2017 the local police contact point is now located within this building.

The Civic Centre, Arnot Hill House. Arnot Hill Park dates back to 1792. It originated as a landscaped estate to complement this house that was built by John Hawksley, a Nottingham mill owner and worsted manufacturer. Many changes have occurred since then to both the house and the grounds. In 1919 the park was formally opened as an open space for the people of Arnold.