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Valley Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1HN

Tween-wars housing off Hucknall Road.

The crossing with Hucknall Road. A place to avoid at peak times with heavy flows on both Ring Road and Hucknall Road.

Another member of the procession of buses using Hucknall Road, this one has originated only a short distance away on Bestwood estate. It has just crossed Valley Road, part of Nottingham's ring road, which is visible in the distance on the left. The inter war semi detached housing on the right is typical of this area; Hucknall Road was not served by trams, so this part of it was not developed for housing until later than nearby stretches of Nottingham Road and Mansfield Road.

Still in business, with a GR pillar box, now missing its Post Office sign.

As part of the road widening element of the Valley Road redevelopment project currently affecting "the City Hospital roundabout" area this former entrance gate into the meadow between the Day Brook (river) and Valley Road (A6514) is all that remains of the boundary fence. A section of the new boundary fence can be seen beneath the tall tree on the left, as can the temporary construction site base occupying the meadow.

This roundabout carries the A611 Nottingham to Hucknall across Valley Rd. The boundary wall of The City Hospital can be seen on the right and beyond the bus, the Nottingham High School sports ground. Bagthorpe Workhouse, that was eventually amalgamated with The City Hospital would have been inside the boundary wall referred to in this picture.

Alterations in progress to "The City Hospital roundabout" as part of a Hucknall Road/Valley Road redevelopment project.

Part of the long established shopping centre that has developed around the Hucknall Rd/Valley Rd roundabout near to The City Hospital - seen beyond the tree line. This part of Nottingham lies in Sherwood (local government) Ward.

A pre-cast concrete conduit built to carry the Day Brook beneath the redeveloped Hucknall Road (A611)/Valley Road (the A6514) roundabout. The brook passes through Nottingham High School's playing field. The school's tennis courts are visible, sandwiched between the cricket field and Valley Road. The roundabout and the boundary of City Hospital are situated behind the photographer.

A bus operating service L14, one of the more leisurely ways to travel from Bulwell to Nottingham city centre, climbs past some fairly modern housing a little way south of Hucknall Road's junction with Valley Road. On the left, some of the City Hospital can be glimpsed in the distance.