Lenton Times

The Magazine of Lenton Local History Society

Photographs assembled in sequence starting from Abbey Street through to Derby Road

The Gregory Street Abbey Street junction in 2004.  The building on the corner, currently operating as a takeaway food outlet, was originally the No.1 branch shop of the Lenton & Nottingham Co-operative Society.

Undated photograph of properties opposite White Hart on the corner of Gregory Street and Abbey Street
See also Abbey Street Gallery  

Looking at Gregory Street from Abbey Street in June 1996
See also Abbey Street Gallery  

Leen Gate to the left and St Anthony's Court properties in the background in June 1996

A 1996 view of The White Hart with the portion of the pub that once served as the Peveril prison just visible between the two hawthorn bushes.
See also Lenton Listener Article - Porridge in Lenton

A picture postcard by J Spree, first published in 1919, showing Gregory Street looking northwards.  Just out of the picture off to the left would be the junction with Leen Gate.

Undated photograph, but probably taken in the 1970's, showing property at the junction of Gregory Street and Church Street
See also Church Street Gallery  

View of Saxon Green in 1992

Undated photograph showing The Old Manor House

Gregory Street under flood in the 1980's.  The Old Manor House is on the left and in the middle distance is Rose Neath

1938 Newspaper photograph showing construction of surface water drain running along Gregory Street

Picture postcard from the early 1900s looking south down Gregory Street with the Old Manor House on the left

This property stood at the corner of Gregory street and Derby Road. The ground floor windows have already been boarded up prior to its subsequent demolition to make way for the Gregory Court maisonettes.

This and the companion shot displayed under Derby Road, of admittedly poor quality, are the only shots the Society has of this building.
 See also Derby Road Gallery

Junction of Gregory Street and Derby Road, with one of the Gregory Court properties visible on the right.  Photograph from 1992
See also Derby Road Gallery

Gregory Street - Abbey Street to Trent Lane (Lenton Lane)
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Picture postcard from the early 1900's taken outside The White Hart.  The properties in the middle distance are Mart's Yard.
See also Lenton Listener Article - Porridge in Lenton

Letter head relating to Jewell's Garage which operated in the building shown in the next photograph.  Click on the photograph for more information about this particular business.

An undated photograph showing Bott's Garage which could be found at the corner of Gregory Street and Abbey Bridge.  The story of this is featured in the recollections of Mollie Farrell.

See The Botts of Old Church Street in Lenton Times No.17

 A view of the Gregory Street junction with Abbey Bridge taken after Bott's Garage has been demolished but before the arrival of the Red Cross headquarters.  This would probably date the photograph to the early 1970s.

The original Red Cow public house.  Photograph taken in the 1950's.

The old Red Cow can be seen in the middle distance and from the state of the properties in the foreground this photograph would appear to have been taken shortly before the demolition men moved in.

The new Red Cow was built at the rear of the original property and on completion the old building was demolished and the site used for car parking.  Photograph taken in the 1990s.

This footpath runs between Gregory Street and Grove Road.  Until its rerouting in the 1960's the River Leen would have run alongside it just on the other side of the righthand set of railings.  These have since been removed and the ground levelled as part of environmental improvements carried out in the 1990's.

As can be seen from the sign on the wall, this young man is walking past the entrance to Trevethick's boat yard.  The property in the photograph, taken in the early 1980s, was subsequently demolished in the 1990s to make way for the new canalside properties.
 See also Trevethick's Boat Yard

An undated view of Clayton's Bridge which linked Gregory Street with Trent Lane (now called Lenton Lane).  The bridge has now been replaced by a more modern structure.

An early twentieth century picture postcard from the 'Clumber' series showing Clayton's Bridge viewed from the east.

A 1980 view of the Poplars, a property that was to be found on Gregory Street/Lenton Lane just next to the canal.  From the photograph it is evident that the building was now unoccupied and uncared for in the period immediately prior to its demolition.  The site is now occupied by Thomas Cork SM Ltd.  Photograph taken by Stanley Wilson.

Trevethick's Boat Yard - Gregory Street
 

  The view from Trevethick's boatyard looking towards Gregory Street/Lenton Lane.  In the far distance are the propeties known as 'The Poplars' featured elsewhere on this page. Photo taken by Stanley Wilson in 1976

The dry dock 1976

The canal side at Trevethick's Boatyard in 1983

May 2004

These three photographs were all taken from the canal towpath looking across at Trevethicks boatyard.

The view looking towards the Gregory Street bridge showing the rear of the properties which constitute Clayton's Drive.

The Clayton's Drive properties seen from the front.  These houses were erected on part of Clayton's Wharf in the 1990's.

Back in Trevethick's dry dock with two boats receiving some tender loving care.

A close up of the right-hand bay with Colin Rawlson's son giving the outside of the boat a new coat of paint.

Colin Rawlson inherited Trevethick's boat repair yard following the death of Tom Trevethick. Colin can be seen here in one of the sheds alongside a boat currently undergoing renovation.

Colin Rawlson and the boat shown in the previous photograph but shot from the opposite end of the vessel.

The right-hand photo shows Tom Trevethick posing beside the partially completed hull of a boat under construction in 1981.  The left-hand photo shows that same boat some twenty three years later.  Tom Trevethick died before it could be completed.  Since then whenever Colin Rawlson's work schedule permits it, a bit more work is done on the boat.  The last time was some seven years ago so it is any one's guess as to when the boat will finally make its maiden voyage.

See also The Tom Trevethick Story

Memories of Trevethick's

‘Dodger’ Radford - Hull
My dad worked on the boats down on the Trent from 1947 to the early 1950s and, although just a little lad, I used to go along and help.  Dad drove a boat called ‘Chatnor’ moored at Tom Trevethick’s landing stage on Victoria Embankment while Mrs T. collected the money as they came down the gang plank.  She also used to let out the rowing boats which cost 3 shillings with a 5 bob returnable deposit.  I used to help out either on the ‘Success’ with Tom or on the ‘Princess Victory’ which was the next boat along run by the Brookhouses. Just beyond Trent Bridge were some more boats belonging to C. Bagguley, a big fat bloke.  His boats were called ‘Playmate’, ‘Western Lady’ and ‘Ballerina’.  I used to help him out in school holidays and on summer evenings running trips to Colwick Park or upstream to Wilford power station.  Across the river, next to the rowing clubs, was Percy Taylor’s, the boat builders. Colin Rawlson, who now runs Trevethick’s boat yard, got his his first job there as a boat builder if I remember correctly. I also seem to recall that Colin did a number of trips employed as a galley boy on trawlers working out of Grimsby.

Back in 1947 when I was seven my nick-name was ‘Dodger’ and we lived at 5 Grove Villas, Wilford Grove in The Meadows.  However for the past 53 years [2008] I have lived in Hull. A friend of mine who lives nearby me in Hull bought the 'Pride of the Yare' from Yarmouth and the co-incidence is that this boat was also once based on the Trent at Nottingham.