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Glendon Drive, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1FP

New houses on Rowley Drive, “Burlington Place,” Sherwood, NG5 on the site of the old Sara Lee/Courtaulds textile-factory and the side elevation of the converted swimming baths that existed for employees until the factory closed in 2006. The "baths" premises are currently in use as a soft play centre.

The rear-end elevation of a converted swimming baths that existed for employees of the Sara Lee/Courtaulds textile-factory that operated in this location until 2006. A block of new-build apartments can be seen to its right. The older building was subsequently used by the Nottingham Climbing Centre but is currently in use as a soft play centre. The photo was taken standing in the closed end of the Rowley Drive cul de sac.

Deep within a new-build development (off Hucknall Rd, NG5), referred to by Peveril Homes plc as "Burlington Place, Sherwood", is this converted swimming baths that was built for the benefit of employees who worked on the Sara Lee/Courtaulds textile-factory site that existed around it.

The main entrance into the old swimming baths that were provided for the use of Sara Lee/Courtaulds factory employees (now known as "Rowley Drive, Sherwood, NG5"). The swimming pool still exists but is now boarded over allowing the premises to be used as a commercially operated soft play centre. The building previously functioned as The Nottingham Climbing Centre.

Houses on Rowley Drive, Sherwood, NG5 with the Courtauld’s Factory Shop on Haydn Rd in the distance (although the latter is inaccessible from this “Burlington Place” estate). This new-build development is on the site of the old Sara Lee/Courtaulds textile-factory and the side elevation of the now-converted swimming baths for employees can also be seen.

Looking east from Quorn Road.

Not obvious at first glance, but in fact these are two separately named roads on either side of the median strip - this side is Henley Rise, the further is Glendon Drive. The median strip appears to act as an elongated roundabout, judging by the bollard and the road markings, but there is no No Entry sign on Henley Rise. One wonders what the detailed traffic regulation orders are! At the end, the two roads go their separate ways as normal roads before joining again, at which point only Glendon Drive continues.

New housing on a previous industrial site.

A view down the gentle slope at this end of Quorn Road - in the direction of Haydn Road - from the junction with Glendon Drive (just visible on the left). The premises of a couple of small factories (light industrial) characterise this end of the street, where the Quorn Road, Quorn Grove and Bagthorpe Close meet. The road widens as it heads into the distance towards Haydn Road.