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Melrose Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2JP

Looking down the side of the former Sherwood Tram Depot

New pub created in part of the former Sherwood Tram Depot.

Built in 1900, it saw the commencement of Nottingham's electric trams in 1901. Trams ran from here until the system closed in 1936 when it became a bus garage. The increasing size of buses meant that it was more and more difficult to use as a bus depot and it closed in the late 1980s. There were proposals to convert it into a supermarket, but its listed building status meant that the chain involved could not produce a satisfactory solution that would not involve major structural changes. Now it is again housing buses, but these are the smaller ones run by Nottingham Community Transport, providing services to the less mobile. Half the northern bay has been converted into a pub, and the former staff facilities at the rear are used for various community activities.

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm52796

The sign probably goes back to the 1920s or earlier, so there probably won't be many people now who remember it by its old name. Note also the cast iron Hydrant sign set high up on the wall.

Situated on the northing this building constructed as the Sherwood depot for Nottingham City Transport and would have originally housed the trams which plied Mansfield Road into the city. Nowadays the nearest wing in an activity centre whilst the furthest is a pub.

There is an Ordnance Survey benchmark Image on the second quoin above the pavement of Melrose Street, right of a road sign pole.

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm1148113

An old-established and still lively local shopping centre on Mansfield Road. The traffic is generally heavier than this, but this was a Sunday afternoon, and i was able to wait until there was a lull.

A view of the former Nottingham City Transport Bus Depot on Mansfield Rd (A60) from Marshall St. Prior to being a bus depot it was the local tram depot. The old sheds are now split, 3/4 of them being used as a city council mini-bus depot and the remaining 1/4 as a Wetherspoon's pub. The area at the back of the depot that was once used as offices, rest areas and a cafeteria etc are now used as base for arts & community groups. This recreational area is now called "The Place" and is run by the Sherwood Depot Action Group.