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Hucknall Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1FH

Basford Waterworks was located at the junction of Haydn Road and Hucknall Road at the site now occupied by the Severn Trent Water Authority. The reservoir wasn't used for the storage of drinking water but I believe for cooling of the water heated to drive the four steam beam engines on the site. These beam engines are now in the industrial museum at Wollaton Hall. My father on the right was one of the superintendents at the works, the other superintendent and his family make up the other swimmers. The reservoir was occasionally drained and cleaned. I remember once a revolver was discovered on the bottom. In the distance is the hosiery factory belonging to Meridian (later Courtalds) which still exists. My mother would have taken the photo using my dad's camera.

Ordnance Survey 1962 cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35156.

There is an OS benchmark Image on a stone in the wall to the right of the road sign pole

On the right-hand side of the descending A611 (Hucknall Rd) several new houses and a construction company advertising hoarding heralds the entrance/exit to a 'new build' housing development referred to as "Burlington Place" by Peveril Homes plc. This new estate has been developed on a brown field site that previously housed an industrial complex owned by Courtaulds Ltd, who were taken over by the Sara Lee Corporation.

Basford Waterworks was located at the junction of Haydn Road and Hucknall Road at the site now occupied by the Severn Trent Water Authority. The works had a staff of two superindentents who lived in tied houses on the site. The original Victorian houses were demolished in the early 1960s and replaced by this modern pair of semi-detached. Hicknall Road is behind the large sandstone wall on the right. The last time I was there the building was still there but used as offices for the Severn Trent Water Authority.

Basford Waterworks was located at the junction of Haydn Road and Hucknall Road at the site now occupied by the Severn Trent Water Authority. The reservoir wasn't used for the storage of drinking water but I believe for cooling of the water heated to drive the four steam beam engines on the site. The reservoir was occasionally drained and cleaned and I remember on one such occasion a revolver was discovered on the bottom. My mother would have taken the photo using my dad's camera and the boy in the rear of the boat was me. Beyond the sandstone perimeter wall was Haydn Road.

The Hucknall Road/Haydn Road crossroads are a few metres behind the photographer. Hucknall Road, i.e. the A611 stretches ahead in the direction of City Hospital. The two-storey 1930s block on the right was formerly a public house known as The Quorn Hotel and later as The Hubb public house and gig venue. Following the fatal stabbing of Malakai McKenzie in its car park in 2012 business fell away and eventually The Hubb closed. It was bought by a developer and in 2014-15 it was converted into a seven apartments. John Richard Townsend (1930-2013), an artist who was born in the suburb of Sherwood, NG5, studied at the Nottingham College of Art. He and his girlfriend, later his wife, spent some of their courting days, socialising in The Quorn in the 1930s. In 1970, Her Majesty The Queen commissioned a portrait of herself to be painted by Townsend and it now hangs in Nottingham Council Chambers. In August 2015 the apartment block was named Townsend House in his memory.

Built during the 1930s Townsend Court was initially a public house called The Quorn Hotel, and later The Hubb public house and gig venue. Its car park was the site of the fatal stabbing of Malakai McKenzie in 2012. Following its closure it was converted into an apartments block in 2014-15. John Richard Townsend (1930-2013), the Nottingham artist born in Sherwood NG5, studied at the Nottingham College of Art. He and his girlfriend - later his wife - spent some of their courting days, socialising in The Quorn in the 1930s. In 1970 Her Majesty The Queen commissioned a portrait of herself to be painted by Townsend which now hangs in Nottingham Council Chambers. The apartment block was named Townsend House in 2015 in his memory.

Basford Waterworks was located at the junction of Haydn Road and Hucknall Road at the site now occupied by the Severn Trent Water Authority. The building centre was No. 3 Boiler House and to the right the taller No. 3 Engine House.

Basford Waterworks was located at the junction of Haydn Road and Hucknall Road at the site now occupied by the Severn Trent Water Authority. This looking up the main drive towards Hucknall Road. The one storey building on the opposite of Hucknall Road was a small garage operated by the Imperial Motor Company. The lad on the tricycle is me and my sister is in the pushchair.