The Park Estate

The Park
The Park
	The tunnel (known as The Park Tunnel) that extends from The Park Estate to the city centre stretch of Derby Road (A610).
	The Park Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	2,272
OS grid reference	SK 56094 39652
District	Nottingham;
Shire county	Nottinghamshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG7
Dialling code	0115
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Nottingham South;
	List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 52°57′04″N 1°09′54″W / 52.951°N 1.165°W

The Park Estate is a private residential housing estate to the west of Nottingham city centre, England. It is noted for its Victorian architecture, although many of the houses have been altered, extended or converted into flats. The estate uses gas street lighting, which is believed to be one of the largest networks in Europe.

History

St. Mary's Vicarage, the first domestic residence built in the Park Estate

The Park Estate started life as a forested deer park situated immediately to the west of Nottingham Castle. The castle was, from its construction in 1087 until 1663, a royal castle, and the adjoining park a royal park. As well as deer, the park containing fish ponds and a rabbit warren, whilst King Henry II, who was reported to be 'addicted to hunting beyond measure', added a falconry. The park would have provided both food and sport for castle residents. After the capture of the castle by parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, the park's trees were felled to provide fuel and supplies to the garrison, and in 1651 the castle was slighted.^[2]^[3]

In 1663, the ruined castle and park was bought by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle. He initially re-stocked the park with deer, but by the 1720s the area had been given over for cattle grazing. In 1800, whilst Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle was still a minor, his mother considered disposing of the park. Her agents advised against such a sale as they thought it would depress land values in Nottingham, and they recommended instead a gradual sale of small plots on the periphery of the park. The first domestic building in the park was built in 1809. Built opposite the castle gatehouse, the building served as the vicarage to St. Mary's Church.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

With the industrialisation of Nottingham in the 19th century, the Park became a valuable open space for local people. Notwithstanding this, and despite much opposition from locals who regarded the area as public land, major development began in 1822 under the 4th Duke. Initially he engaged the architect John Jephson, but in 1825 Jephson was replaced by Peter Frederick Robinson, who published a plan for the park in 1827. The first houses appeared on Park Terrace around 1829 and by 1832 some 40–50 had been completed. Despite this development, in 1849 The Stranger's Guide noted that the park was 'open to the public and is used as a promenade by all classes of society, and a most healthy appendage it is to a populous and closely built town'.^[4]^[7]

Development continued under the 5th Duke, who appointed architect Thomas Chambers Hine in 1854 to design many of the houses and by 1859 houses were complete on Castle Grove, Lenton Road, Newcastle Drive and Clinton Terrace. Hine remained as the architect to the estate, even after the death of the 5th Duke in 1864, when the estate was managed by a trust. Many of the large villas were built for local wealthy industrialists and businessmen, who employed their own architects. The designs for all houses still had to be approved by Hine until he retired in 1891. Hine was also responsible for the construction of the Park Tunnel, intended to provide access for horse-drawn carriages to Derby Road.^[8]^[9]

By 1918, the estate was largely completed with 355 houses. By the mid 1930s the larger houses were proving difficult to sell. Many of the remaining leases were very short. St Heliers, the former home of Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent, which had been unoccupied for 10 years, and was reported as being in good condition, was sold by auction by Walker, Walton and Hanson on 15 June 1932. Originally costing some £6,000, Herbert Weightman of Wilford, a jobbing builder, bought the property for £7^[10] (equivalent to £614 in 2023).^[11] The ground rent payable to the Newcastle Estate Office was £116 per year (equivalent to £10,171 in 2023).^[11] There were understood to be covenants in place preventing its demolition, but it was pulled down in 1936.^[12]

In 1938, the 8th Duke sold The Park to the Nuffield Trust who then sold it to Oxford University. Between 1940 and 1986 Oxford University sold the freeholds to the owners. The Park was designated a conservation area in 1969. In 1986 negotiations between The Park Residents Association and Oxford University Chest resulted in the ownership of the Estate being transferred to the newly formed Company: The Nottingham Park Estate Limited.^[13]

By 2007, all but about a dozen of the 355 original pre-1918 houses still existed, many without any significant external alterations.^[7]

Architecture

The following table lists the significant properties within the park estate.

Name	Street and number	Photograph	Date	Architect	Notes and refs.
	Castle Boulevard, 62		1895	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[14]
	Castle Boulevard, 64		1895	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[14]
Hine House	Castle Grove, 1	—	1856	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[15]
	Castle Grove, 2	—	1856	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[15]
	Castle Grove, 3	—	1856	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[16]
Barbican House	Castle Grove, 4	—	1856	Thomas Chambers Hine
	Castle Grove, 5	—	1856	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[17]
	Castle Grove, 6	—			See Lenton Road, 1
	Castle Grove, 7		1856	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[18]
Hardwick House	Cavendish Crescent North	—
Carisbrooke House	Cavendish Crescent North, 1	—	1870–75
Cavendish Lodge	Cavendish Crescent North, 3		1870–75
	Cavendish Crescent North, 5	—	1882
Jardine House	Cavendish Crescent North, 7		1880–82
Peverel Tower	Cavendish Crescent North, 9		1875	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[19]
	Cavendish Crescent North, 10		c.1880–1890
Gleadthorpe	Cavendish Crescent North, 11	—	1890–95
	Cavendish Crescent North, 12		c.1885
Park House	Cavendish Crescent North, 14		1896		Grade II listed^[20]
	Cavendish Crescent North, 15	—	1885		Semi with 17
	Cavendish Crescent North, 16		c.1885
	Cavendish Crescent North, 17	—	1885		Semi with 15
	Cavendish Crescent North, 18		c.1885
	Cavendish Crescent North, 19	—	1882
	Cavendish Crescent North, 20		c.1885
	Cavendish Crescent North, 21	—
	Cavendish Crescent North, 22	—	c.1885
	Cavendish Crescent North, 23	—
	Cavendish Crescent North, 24		c.1885
Gladstone Court	Cavendish Crescent South, 1		1877	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Kirkstall Lodge	Cavendish Crescent South, 3	—	c1875	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Cavendish Crescent South, 5	—	c1875
	Cavendish Crescent South, 7	—	c1875
	Cavendish Crescent South, 9	—	c1875
	Cavendish Crescent South, 11	—	c1875	Robert Evans JP
William House	Cavendish Crescent South, 13	—			See South Road, 1
	Cavendish Crescent South, 15	—	1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	Alterations by Evans, Cartwright and Woollatt in 1960
	Cavendish Crescent South, 17	—	c1870
Amelia House	Cavendish Crescent South, 19	—	1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	Built for Anthony Mundella
Albert Villa	Cavendish Crescent South, 21	—	1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	Lived in by Richard Allen (publisher) until his death in 1884
Holyrood House	Cavendish Crescent South, 23	—	1876
Sutherland House	Cavendish Crescent South, 25		c1876
Kingston House	Cavendish Crescent East, 23	—	c1890-95	Thomas Chambers Hine?
Cavendish Court	Cavendish Road East, 25		1884–85	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Cavendish Cottage	Cavendish Road East, 25c	—			Arts and Crafts^[21]
Bishop's House	Cavendish Road East, 27		1883		^[21] From 1932, the home of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham.
Gartree	Cavendish Road East, 29		1884		^[21]
	Cavendish Road East, 31		1884		^[21]
Redcliffe	Cavendish Road East, 33		1897–98	Stockdale Harrison	^[21] For Frank Woodward, Lace Manufacturer
Cavendish House	Cavendish Road East, 37	—	1881	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Overdale	Cavendish Road East, 39		1883	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Elmhurst	Cavendish Road East, 41		1883	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Ashley House	Cavendish Road East, 45	—	1877	Samuel Dutton Walker	^[21]
	Clare Valley, 1	—	c1890
	Clare Valley, 2	—	c1890
	Clare Valley, 3	—	c1890
	Clare Valley, 4	—	c1890
	Clare Valley, 5	—	c1890
Terrace House	Clifton Terrace	—	1855	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	Clifton Terrace, 1	—	1851	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Clifton Terrace, 3	—
Iveston House	Clifton Terrace, 4		1880s
	Clumber Crescent North, 3	—
	Clumber Crescent North, 5	—
	Clumber Crescent North, 7	—			See North Road, 7
Clumber House	Clumber Crescent North	—
	Clumber Crescent South, 5
	Clumber Crescent South, 7
Westwood	Clumber Road East, 3		1910	Ernest A Sudbury	^[21] Previously called Cuylerholme.
Hillside	Clumber Road East, 5		1904	E.M. Lacey.	^[21] Now Northwood and Southwood
Adam House	Clumber Road East, 7		1885	Arthur George Marshall	Originally named Brightlands^[21] Built for Samuel Bourne.
Edale House	Clumber Road East, 9		1883	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Penrhyn House	Clumber Road East, 11		1879	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Stowe House	Clumber Road West, 6
Holly Lodge	Clumber Road West
Linden House	Clumber Road West		1875	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Duke William Mount, 1		1875	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21] For Horace Arthur Fisher, Lace Manufacturer
Selsoe	Duke William Mount, 2	—	1887	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	Duke William Mount, 3	—	1887	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	Fishpond Drive, 4		c1888-90
	Fishpond Drive, 6		c1888-90
	Fishpond Drive, 30	—
	Fishpond Drive, 32	—
	Hamilton Drive, 1	—	c1886-90
	Hamilton Drive, 2	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 3	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 4	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 5	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 6	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 7	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 8	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 9	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 10	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 11	—	c1886-88
	Hamilton Drive, 24	—	c1890
	Holles Crescent, 1	—	c1865-70	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Holles Crescent, 3	—	c1865-70	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Holles Crescent, 5	—	c1865-70	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Hope Drive, 1	—	1880s	Thomas Chambers Hine	Coach House^[22]
	Hope Drive, 2		1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 4		1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 5		1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 6		1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 7	—	1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 8		1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 9	—	1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 11	—	1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 12		c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 13	—	1888–89	Attributed to Watson Fothergill	^[23]
	Hope Drive, 14		c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 16		c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 18		c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 20	—	c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 22	—	c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 24	—	c1888-90
	Hope Drive, 26	—	c1888-90
Barton House	Huntingdon Drive, 1	—	c1908	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 2	—	c1908	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 3		1889	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[24]
	Huntingdon Drive, 4	—	1889	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[24]
	Huntingdon Drive, 5	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 6	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 7	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 8	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 9	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
	Huntingdon Drive, 10	—	c1906-8	Lawrence Bright
Iveston	Kenilworth Road, 1	—	c1888
Yew Tree House	Kenilworth Road, 2	—	1871	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Kenilworth House	Kenilworth Road, 3	—	c1888
The Chestnuts	Kenilworth Road, 5	—	c1865-70	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Lenton Avenue, 1		c1870-75
Cedar House	Lenton Avenue, 3		c1865-75
	Lenton Avenue, 5		c1865-75
	Lenton Avenue, 7		c1870
	Lenton Avenue, 9		1870–75	Thomas Chambers Hine?
Lenton View	Lenton Avenue, 11a		c1875	Julian Marsh
	Lenton Avenue, 13	—	c1880	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Lenton Avenue, 15	—	c1880	Thomas Chambers Hine?
Dundee House	Lenton Avenue, 17	—	c1885	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Lenton Avenue, 19		c1878-80
	Lenton Avenue, 21	—	c1878-80
	Lenton Avenue, 23	—	c1870
Arlington House	Lenton Avenue, 25	—	c1875
	Lenton Avenue, 27	—	c1882-83	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Lenton Avenue,29	—	c1882-83	Thomas Chambers Hine?
Graylands	Lenton Avenue, 31	—	c1875	Thomas Chambers Hine?
Newlands	Lenton Avenue, 33	—	c1875	Thomas Chambers Hine?
	Lenton Road, 1	—	1855	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[25]
Castle Rising	Lenton Road, 3	—	1855	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[25]
Castle Bank	Lenton Road, 5 and 5A		1873	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[26]^[23]
Fothergill House	Lenton Road, 7		1872	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[27]
Estate Office	Lenton Road, 7a		1909	Arthur Richard Calvert	Grade II listed^[28]
	Lenton Road, 11	—		Robert Evans JP	Home of Ernest Reginald Ridgway architect until 1917.
Fairholme	Lenton Road, 13		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Lenton Road, 15		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Oakhyrst	Lenton Road, 17		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Lenton Road, 19		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Ravine House	Lenton Road, 21		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Rutland House	Lenton Road, 23		1861	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Lenton Road, 25		1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Lenton House	Lenton Road, 27		1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Lenton Road, 29		1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Leslie Villa	Lenton Road, 31		1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
Cliff House	Lenton Road, 33		1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
Gladstone House	Lincoln Circus		1876–77	Edwin Loverseed	^[21]
	Newcastle Circus, 2	—	1870–75
Mevell House	Newcastle Circus, 7	—	1877	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[29]
Newcastle Court	Newcastle Circus			Thomas Chambers Hine^[30]
Burton House	Newcastle Circus		1875
Castlethorpe	Newcastle Circus		1875
	Newcastle Drive, 1	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 3	—	1856-59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 5	—	1856-59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 7	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 9	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 11	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 13	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 15	—	1878	Albert Nelson Bromley	Lived in by the architect until his death in 1934
	Newcastle Drive, 17	—	1878	Albert Nelson Bromley
	Newcastle Drive, 19	—	1886		^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 21	—	1884	Albert Nelson Bromley	^[23]
	Newcastle Drive, 23	—	1884	Albert Nelson Bromley	^[23]
Glendower	Newcastle Drive, 27		1884–85		For William Foster
	Newcastle Drive, 29	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 31	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 33	—	1856–59	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21]
	Newcastle Drive, 35	—			Home of Capt. Athelstan Popkess Chief Constable of Nottingham City Police between 1930 and 1959.
	Newcastle Drive, 37	—
Walton House	Newcastle Drive, 39		1886	Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[31] Also known as The Priest's House
	North Road, 1	—
	North Road, 2	—
	North Road, 3	—
	North Road, 5	—
Yorke House	North Road, 6		1870–80
Claremont	North Road, 7		1872	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[21] Built for George Sparrow.
	North Road, 8	—
East Lodge	Park Row	—	1860?	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[32]
Tower House	Park Row, 53		1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson then Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[33] tower added by Watson Fothergill after 1894.
	Park Ravine, 2
	Park Terrace, 1		1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[34]
	Park Terrace, 2	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[34]
	Park Terrace, 3	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[35]
	Park Terrace, 4	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[35]
	Park Terrace, 5	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[36]
	Park Terrace, 6	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[36]
	Park Terrace, 7	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[37]
	Park Terrace, 8	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[37]
	Park Terrace, 9	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[38]
	Park Terrace, 10	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[38]
	Park Terrace, 11	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[39]
	Park Terrace, 12	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[39]
	Park Terrace, 14	—
	Park Terrace, 15	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[40]
	Park Terrace, 16	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[40]
	Park Terrace, 17	—	1827–33	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[40]
	Park Terrace, 18	—	1881	Thomas Chambers Hine	See Park Terrace, 19
	Park Terrace, 19	—	1881	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[41] Originally one house, now numbers 18, 19 and 20.
	Park Terrace, 20	—	1881	Thomas Chambers Hine	See Park Terrace, 19
Arundel House	Park Valley, 1		c1870	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22] For Stephen Wills, Lace Manufacturer
	Park Valley, 3	—	c1870	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
Hollyhurst	Park Valley, 4		c1835-45
	Park Valley, 5	—	c1845-50	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
Stuart Cottage	Park Valley, 6	—	c1835-45
	Park Valley, 7	—	1848–51	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[42]
	Park Valley, 8	—	1828–29	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[43]
	Park Valley, 9	—	c1845-50	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	Park Valley, 10		1828–29	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[43]
	Park Valley, 11	—	c1845	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	Park Valley, 13	—
	Park Valley, 15	—	1838–39	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[44]
	Park Valley, 17	—	1838–39	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[45]
	Park Valley, 19	—	1838–39	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[45]
	Park Valley, 21	—	1838–39	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[46]
	Park Valley, 23	—	1838–39	Peter Frederick Robinson	Grade II listed^[46]
	Park Valley, 25	—	1878	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[47]
	Pelham Crescent, 1	—	c1870	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 3	—	c1868-72	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 5	—	c1868-72	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 7	—	c1868-70	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 9	—	c1868-70	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 10	—	c1870-75	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 11	—	c1868-70	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 12	—	c1870-75	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 13	—	c1868-70	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 14	—	c1870-75	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 15	—	c1871	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 16	—	c1870-75	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 17	—	c1871	John Loverseed
	Pelham Crescent, 18	—	c1911
	Pelham Crescent, 19	—	c1868-70	John Loverseed
	Peveril Drive, 1	—
	Peveril Drive, 2	—
	Peveril Drive, 3	—
	Peveril Drive, 6	—
	Peveril Drive, 7	—
	Peveril Drive, 8	—
	Peveril Drive, 10	—
	Peveril Drive, 11	—
	Peveril Drive, 12	—
Dudley Lodge	Peveril Drive		c1889
Peveril House	Peveril Drive	—
	The Ropewalk, 2	—
	The Ropewalk, 4	—
	The Ropewalk, 6	—
	The Ropewalk, 8	—
	The Ropewalk, 10	—
	The Ropewalk, 11	—	1850	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[22]
	The Ropewalk, 12	—
	The Ropewalk, 14	—
	The Ropewalk, 16	—
	The Ropewalk, 20	—
	The Ropewalk,22	—
The Townhouse	The Ropewalk, 24
	The Ropewalk, 26	—
	The Ropewalk, 28
	The Ropewalk, 30	—
Oak Hill House	The Ropewalk, 32		1827–37	Grade II listed^[48]	For Thomas Herbert, lace manufacturer
	The Ropewalk, 34	—	1827–37		Grade II listed^[49]
	The Ropewalk, 36	—	1827–37		Grade II listed^[50]
	The Ropewalk, 38		1827–37		Grade II listed^[50]
	The Ropewalk, 40	—	1827–37		Grade II listed^[51]
	The Ropewalk, 42	—
	The Ropewalk, 44	—
	The Ropewalk, 46	—
	The Ropewalk, 48	—
	The Ropewalk, 50	—
	The Ropewalk, 52	—
	The Ropewalk, 54	—
	The Ropewalk, 56	—
William House	South Road, 1	—	1858	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[52]
	South Road, 2	—		Thomas Chambers Hine
Ellenborough House	South Road, 3		1850s	Extended and remodelled by Watson Fothergill	Grade II listed^[53] Remodelled 1890 and 1897.
	South Road, 4			Thomas Chambers Hine
	South Road, 5	—		Thomas Chambers Hine
	South Road, 6			Thomas Chambers Hine
	Tattershall Drive, 1	—	c1875
	Tattershall Drive, 2	—	c1875
	Tattershall Drive, 3	—	c1873
St Ives	Tattershall Drive, 4	—	c1890
	Tattershall Drive, 5	—	c1895
	Tattershall Drive, 6	—	c1890
Broadgate	Western Terrace, 1	—	ca. 1895
	Western Terrace, 2	—	1890
	Western Terrace, 3		1845–50	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[54]
	Western Terrace, 4		1845–50	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[54]
	Western Terrace, 5		1845–50	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[55]
	Western Terrace, 6		1845–50	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[55]
	Western Terrace, 7	—	1844	Thomas Chambers Hine	^[56]
	Western Terrace, 8	—	1844	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[56]
	Western Terrace, 9	—	1844	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[56]
	Western Terrace, 10	—	1844	Thomas Chambers Hine	Grade II listed^[56]
Lincoln Villa	Western Terrace, 11	—	1840	Peter Frederick Robinson	^[21]

Planning constraints

The Park is a conservation area with many of the buildings being listed. Planning submissions are subject to detailed planning regulations.

Residential estate

Access

Access to the estate for vehicles is restricted to three entrances – North Road (off Derby Road), Lenton Road (next to castle) and Peveril Drive (off Castle Boulevard) where registration with The Estate's ANPR system is required to operate the rising bollards. There are also two minor entrances – Barrack Lane (off Derby Road) and Newcastle Drive/Park Row (off The Ropewalk) – that provide access to selected parts of the estate, although Barrack Lane itself does not fall within The Park.^[57]^[58]

There are several pedestrian/cycle entrances which are mostly gated, some of which locked at night. These are: Lenton Road (on to Park Road, Lenton); Lenton Road (next to Rock Drive: a steep walkway to Castle Boulevard); Fish Pond Drive (on to Castle Boulevard); Newcastle Drive (off Canning Circus) and The Park Tunnel which runs from Tunnel Road to Derby Road (near Budgens store) with a staircase halfway along to Upper College Street. There is a gated walkway from Pelham Crescent to Harlaxton Drive, Lenton.^[58]

From 1999 to 2013 the pedestrian gate between Lenton Road and Park Road, Lenton was locked every night between the hours of 11 pm and 5 am. The estate management argued this was necessary to reduce late night noise and anti-social behaviour, because the route links student-dominated Lenton to the city centre.^{[citation needed]} A public local inquiry was held in 2013 to consider the legal status of Lenton Road, which ruled that it was a public right of way as a public footpath had been present since at least 1700, so should be added to the council's Definitive Map and could not be legally barred with a locked gate.^[59]^[60] This resulted in the removal of the gate between Lenton Road and Park Road.

Maintenance arrangements

The Park is a private estate, managed by Nottingham Park Estate Ltd, a company governed by Act of Parliament.^[13] Living on the estate incurs both council tax and a local charge ('Park Rates'). The park rates cover maintenance of roads, pavements, the gas light network, the trees and the public green spaces. Residents previously received a reduced council tax bill due to these rates covering services which would usually provided by the council. However, the Park Estate rate is now paid in addition to the full council tax rate.^{[citation needed]}

Residents' Association

The Nottingham Park Residents' Association (NPRA) holds regular talks and hosts a number of events using the two green spaces in the middle of the estate. They also produce a twice yearly magazine which is delivered, free of charge, to every Park household.^[61]

In 2011 the NPRA hosted a street party on the day of the Royal Wedding, and, in 2012, a Diamond Jubilee Street Party. Other events include a picnic for young children based on the Teddy Bear picnic song, a Carol Service and Boule tournament. Every two years in June a number of the gardens are open to the public, with the proceeds being donated to local charities.^[62]

Neighbouring areas

Lenton to the west
Radford to the north
Nottingham City Centre to the east

References

^ "2001 Census – The Park Community Profile". City of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.
^ "Nottingham Park: From Ducal Estate to Urban Residence". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Park – a Medieval Inheritance". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The Park and its Purpose". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ "Speculations and Proposals". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ St. Mary's Parish Statement. St. Mary's PCC. 2003
^ ^a ^b Alan Mulcahy (2007). A Conservation Plan for the Park Estate (PDF) (Report). Nottingham City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
^ "A Brief History of the Nottingham Park Estate". The Nottingham Park Estate Limited. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "T C Hine and the Park Tunnel". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^ "£6,000 house for £7". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 June 1932. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "The Lighter Side". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 7 September 1936. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b "Nottingham Park Estate Act 1990" (PDF). www.legislation.gov.uk. 1990.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "62 and 64, Castle Boulevard (1246305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "1 and 2, Castle Grove (1246754)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "3, Castle Grove (1271165)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "5, Castle Grove (1246811)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Number 7 and attached archway (1271187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Peveril Tower and attached gateway (1246775)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Park House (1247106)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Brand, Ken (2003). Thomas Chambers Hine. Architect of Victoria Nottingham. Nottingham Civic Society. ISBN 190244308X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Turner, Darren (2012). Fothergill. A Catalogue of the Works of Watson Fothergill, Architect. Darren Turner.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Numbers 3 and 4 and attached external corridors (1270776)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Castle Rising (3) and attached area railings (1270736)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Castle Bank and attached boundary wall (1254545)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Fothergill House and attached boundary wall (1270678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Park Estate Office (1254546)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Melvell House and attached Stable Block (1254792)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth; Hartwell, Clare (2020). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 449. ISBN 9780300247831.
^ Historic England. "Walton House and attached boundary wall and lych gate (1254837)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "East Lodge (1270628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Tower House (1254871)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "1 and 2 and attached area railings (1254800)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "3 and 4 and attached area railings (1270567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "5 and 6 and attached area railings (1270629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "7 and 8 and attached area railings (1254902)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "9 and 10 and attached area railings (1254905)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "11 and 12, Park Terrace (1254906)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England. "Numbers 15, 16 and 17 and attached railings and gateways (1059024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Numbers 18, 19 and 20, and attached railings and retaining wall to Park Tunnel (1246305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Number 7 and attached boundary wall (1344949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "8 and 10, Park Valley (1059026)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ Historic England. "Number 15 and attached area railings (1059027)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Numbers 17 and 19 and attached area railings (1344950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Numbers 21 and 23 and attached area Balustrades and Gate Piers (1059028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Number 25 and attached Boundary Walls (1344951)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "32 and 32A, The Ropewalk (1270466)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "34, Ropewalk (1254994)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "36, 37 and 38, Ropewalk (1254995)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "40, Ropewalk (1254996)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Number 1 and attached boundary wall (1255170)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "3 South Road (1255212)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Numbers 3 and 4 and attached railings and wall (1255254)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Numbers 5 and 6 and attached boundary wall (1255255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Historic England. "7 to 10, Western Terrace (1255256)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
^ "The Nottingham Park Estate Limited :: Parking and Access". www.thenottinghamparkestateltd.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The Park Conservation Plan" (PDF).
^ Norton, Tom (26 July 2013). "Residents waiting for Park verdict after hearing ends". Nottingham Evening Post. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ Michael Lowe (20 November 2013). "Order Decision, Inquiry opened on 23 July 2013" (PDF). Planning Inspectorate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015.
^ "ParkNews – Website of Nottingham Park Residents Association". parknews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "The Park Garden Trail". parkgardentrail.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

Bibliography

The Park Estate, Nottingham, by Ken Brand. Published by Nottingham Civic Society as part of its "Get to know Nottingham" series.
Fothergill: A Catalogue of the Works of Watson Fothergill, Architect by Darren Turner. Published by DT:P 2012.

External links

[1] "2001 Census – The Park Community Profile". City of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.

[Park-2] "Nottingham Park: From Ducal Estate to Urban Residence". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[ParkMed-3] "The Park – a Medieval Inheritance". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[ParkPurp-4] "The Park and its Purpose". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[ParkSpec-5] "Speculations and Proposals". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[6] St. Mary's Parish Statement. St. Mary's PCC. 2003

[AM-7] Alan Mulcahy (2007). A Conservation Plan for the Park Estate (PDF) (Report). Nottingham City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[8] "A Brief History of the Nottingham Park Estate". The Nottingham Park Estate Limited. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[ParkTunnel-9] "T C Hine and the Park Tunnel". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[10] "£6,000 house for £7". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 16 June 1932. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[inflation-UK-11] UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[12] "The Lighter Side". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 7 September 1936. Retrieved 27 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1990act-13] "Nottingham Park Estate Act 1990" (PDF). www.legislation.gov.uk. 1990.

[EH1246305-14] Historic England. "62 and 64, Castle Boulevard (1246305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1246754-15] Historic England. "1 and 2, Castle Grove (1246754)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[16] Historic England. "3, Castle Grove (1271165)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[17] Historic England. "5, Castle Grove (1246811)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[18] Historic England. "Number 7 and attached archway (1271187)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[19] Historic England. "Peveril Tower and attached gateway (1246775)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[20] Historic England. "Park House (1247106)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[Harwood-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300126662.

[Brand-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Brand, Ken (2003). Thomas Chambers Hine. Architect of Victoria Nottingham. Nottingham Civic Society. ISBN 190244308X.

[Turner-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Turner, Darren (2012). Fothergill. A Catalogue of the Works of Watson Fothergill, Architect. Darren Turner.

[EH1270776-24] Historic England. "Numbers 3 and 4 and attached external corridors (1270776)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1270736-25] Historic England. "Castle Rising (3) and attached area railings (1270736)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[26] Historic England. "Castle Bank and attached boundary wall (1254545)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[27] Historic England. "Fothergill House and attached boundary wall (1270678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[28] Historic England. "Park Estate Office (1254546)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[29] Historic England. "Melvell House and attached Stable Block (1254792)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[30] Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth; Hartwell, Clare (2020). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 449. ISBN 9780300247831.

[31] Historic England. "Walton House and attached boundary wall and lych gate (1254837)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[32] Historic England. "East Lodge (1270628)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[33] Historic England. "Tower House (1254871)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1254800-34] Historic England. "1 and 2 and attached area railings (1254800)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1270567-35] Historic England. "3 and 4 and attached area railings (1270567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH12706029-36] Historic England. "5 and 6 and attached area railings (1270629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1254902-37] Historic England. "7 and 8 and attached area railings (1254902)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1254905-38] Historic England. "9 and 10 and attached area railings (1254905)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1254906-39] Historic England. "11 and 12, Park Terrace (1254906)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1059024-40] Historic England. "Numbers 15, 16 and 17 and attached railings and gateways (1059024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[41] Historic England. "Numbers 18, 19 and 20, and attached railings and retaining wall to Park Tunnel (1246305)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[42] Historic England. "Number 7 and attached boundary wall (1344949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1059026-43] Historic England. "8 and 10, Park Valley (1059026)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[44] Historic England. "Number 15 and attached area railings (1059027)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1344950-45] Historic England. "Numbers 17 and 19 and attached area railings (1344950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1059028-46] Historic England. "Numbers 21 and 23 and attached area Balustrades and Gate Piers (1059028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[47] Historic England. "Number 25 and attached Boundary Walls (1344951)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[48] Historic England. "32 and 32A, The Ropewalk (1270466)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[49] Historic England. "34, Ropewalk (1254994)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[EH1254995-50] Historic England. "36, 37 and 38, Ropewalk (1254995)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[51] Historic England. "40, Ropewalk (1254996)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[52] Historic England. "Number 1 and attached boundary wall (1255170)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[53] Historic England. "3 South Road (1255212)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1255254-54] Historic England. "Numbers 3 and 4 and attached railings and wall (1255254)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1255255-55] Historic England. "Numbers 5 and 6 and attached boundary wall (1255255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[EH1255256-56] Historic England. "7 to 10, Western Terrace (1255256)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[57] "The Nottingham Park Estate Limited :: Parking and Access". www.thenottinghamparkestateltd.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[:0-58] "The Park Conservation Plan" (PDF).

[nep-norton-59] Norton, Tom (26 July 2013). "Residents waiting for Park verdict after hearing ends". Nottingham Evening Post. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[60] Michael Lowe (20 November 2013). "Order Decision, Inquiry opened on 23 July 2013" (PDF). Planning Inspectorate. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2015.

[61] "ParkNews – Website of Nottingham Park Residents Association". parknews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[62] "The Park Garden Trail". parkgardentrail.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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The Park
The tunnel (known as The Park Tunnel) that extends from The Park Estate to the city centre stretch of Derby Road (A610).
The Park Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	2,272 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SK 56094 39652
District	Nottingham
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG7
Dialling code	0115

Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
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