POINTS OF INTEREST Sneinton Walk
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Sneinton Walk A two hour circular walk from Green’s Mill to Hermitage Square Walk No. 2 Cover images, Greens Mill, statue of William Booth outside Notintone Place and Colwick Woods Produced by the Nottingham Local Access Forum with the support of Nottingham City Council POINTS OF INTEREST MAP Green’s Mill was built in 1807 and the mill house in 1817. The miller’s son, George Green, who originally used the mill’s third floor as a study, is considered a mathematical genius by, amongst others, Albert Einstein. Green’s grave can be seen in the north side of St Stephen’s churchyard. The mill complex was restored in 1986 and includes a small science museum. Sneinton Hermitage was first recorded in the 16th century. A large complex of caves, built into the sandstone cliff, was inhabited as part of rock houses until the 1860s. Two pubs included caves until the railway expansion of the 1890s and 1900s meant their frontage was removed. The remaining caves probably included a brewery and dip well. Colwick Wood is a Local Nature Reserve and its sandstone cliff is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Covering 125 acres, it was once part of a large estate. Much of the present woodland is ancient semi-natural with remnants of parkland from Colwick Hall estate. This area of woodland and meadows, with views over the Trent Valley, is home to a wide range of wildlife and plants. The site is owned by Nottingham City Council and managed together with the Friends of Colwick Woods (www.friendsofcolwickwoods.co.uk). June 2014 E DALESIDE ROAD EAST N A C D G F B SNEINTON DALE SNEINTON BOULEVARD WINDMILL LANE TRENT LANE DALESIDE ROAD COLWICK RD RESERVOIR COLWICK WOOD ROUGHHILL WOOD M A N V E R S S T R E E T E DALE ST RACECOURSE ROAD MEADO W LANE COLWICK RD COLWICK RD Legend Long walk (4 miles / 6.4 km) Short walk avoiding steps and steep gradients (2.5 miles / 4 km)
Transcript of POINTS OF INTEREST Sneinton Walk
Sneinton Walk
A two hour circular walk from Green’s Mill to Hermitage SquareWalk No. 2
Coverimages,GreensMill,statueofWilliamBoothoutsideNotintonePlaceandColwickWoodsProducedbytheNottinghamLocalAccessForumwiththesupportofNottinghamCityCouncil
POINTS OF INTEREST
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Green’s Millwasbuiltin1807andthemillhousein1817.Themiller’sson,GeorgeGreen,whooriginallyusedthemill’sthirdfloorasastudy,isconsideredamathematicalgeniusby,amongstothers,AlbertEinstein.Green’sgravecanbeseeninthenorthsideofStStephen’schurchyard.Themillcomplexwasrestoredin1986andincludesasmallsciencemuseum.
Sneinton Hermitagewasfirstrecordedinthe16thcentury.Alargecomplexofcaves,builtintothesandstonecliff,wasinhabitedaspartofrockhousesuntilthe1860s.Twopubsincludedcavesuntiltherailwayexpansionofthe1890sand1900smeanttheirfrontagewasremoved.Theremainingcavesprobablyincludedabreweryanddipwell.
Colwick Wood isaLocalNatureReserveanditssandstonecliffisaSiteofSpecialScientificInterest(SSSI).Covering125acres,itwasoncepartofalargeestate.Muchofthepresentwoodlandisancientsemi-naturalwithremnantsofparklandfromColwickHallestate.Thisareaofwoodlandandmeadows,withviewsovertheTrentValley,ishometoawiderangeofwildlifeandplants.ThesiteisownedbyNottinghamCityCouncilandmanagedtogetherwiththeFriendsofColwickWoods(www.friendsofcolwickwoods.co.uk).
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THE FACTS
Area: Sneinton,NottinghamCity
Distance: 4miles,(6.4km)(shorterwalk2.5miles,4km)
Duration: About2hours
Maps: OSLandranger129,OSExplorer833
Travelinformation: Busno.43betweenCityCentreandBakersfield
Terrain: Pavements,steps,reclaimedrailwayandwoodlandtrackswithsomemoderate/steepslopes.Partcouldbemuddy.Somesectionsareunsuitableforwheelchairs,mobilityscootersandprams.
Startingpoint: Green’sMill.ParkingoffWindmillLane. BusonSneintonRoad.
Refreshments: Green’sMillcomplexisopenThursday-Sunday,provideshotandcolddrinksandtoilets.Thereareothereatinganddrinkingfacilitiesinthearea.
Sneinton was originally a village on a hill above the Trent Valley. This circular walk takes in some local landmarks, interesting urban and railway architecture, a greenway and part of Colwick Woods. An alternative shorter route, avoiding steep gradients and steps, is given.
After30mbearleftattheSneintonGreenwaypublicfootpath.Continueonalevelsurfacewithbuddleia,birch,andcherryamongsttheplantsonthisgreenway.Partofthe1997ShaneMeadows’film“247”wassethere.ThefootpathfollowstheroutetheGreatNorthernRailwaytookintoLondonRoadstation.Thelineclosedin1967whenSkegnessandGranthamtrainswerereroutedintoMidlandStation.KeepwalkingalongthegreenwaypastthefootbridgeovertherailwayatMeadowLaneandthenatTrentLanecrosstherailwayonyourrightbythefootbridge,passingtheremainsofabrickbridge.ThiscarriedtheNottinghamSuburbanRailwaytoStAnn’s,SherwoodandDaybrook,closedin1916.Fromtherampofthefootbridgecontinuestraightaheadalongthegreenway.AtRacecourseRoadturnleft.Afterthelevelcrossing,crosstheroadtotheentrancetoColwickWoods,bythepublicfootpathandinformationboard.
Fortheshorterwalk,continuealongColwickRoadthenturnleftdownKimberleyStreetthenrightalongWhittierRoadtoTrentLane.TurnleftandthenrightontotheGreenwayandretraceyourstepstoManversStreet.Turnrightandrightagain,continuingalongSneintonHermitagefor437yards(400m)toHermitageSquare.RejointhelongerwalkatpointG.
ForColwickWoods,headupthesteepfootpathwithwoodenretainingstepsandironrailingsonyourrightfor437yards(400m).Ignoreallpathstotheleftuntiljustafterthebrowofthehillandbeforethepathstartstodescendsteeply.Turnleftatthefootpathwaymarkandcontinuefor328yards(300m)keepingtotheleft.Turnleftatthenextfootpathwaymarksign,around50mbeyondaseat,upasteepgrassyvalleybetweenwoodland.Attheendofthewoodland,continuestraightaheaduntilreachingastonetrack.Turnleftontothistrack,headingtowardsthecoveredreservoirsandtelecommunicationsmast.Turnleftbeforethereservoirgate,thenrightpassingthemastonyourleftthenrightagaintogoaroundthereservoir.Carrystraightonforaround251yards(230m)andtakeadetouralongthefirstpathonyourright,bearingleftforapanoramicviewofSneintonandNottingham.Retraceyourstepsbacktothewalkandturnrightandcontinuepassedtheschoolonyourright.AsharprightbringsyoutoSneintonBoulevard.Takethenextfootpath,immediatelyonyourleft,downthewoodenstepstoColwickRoad.
FollowtheroutedescribedinpointDorturnrightdownColwickRoadtowardsHermitageSquarepassingStChristopher’sChurchafter273yards(250m).On8thMay1941duringtheNottinghamBlitz,thechurchwascompletelyburntoutfromanincendiaryoilbomb.Inspiteofdevastatingdamage,servicesandweddingscontinuedatthechurchsoonafter,andthebuildingwascompletelyrestoredtoitsoriginalcondition.
AtHermitageSquarethestatuecommemoratesWilliamAbendigoThompson,knownasBendigo.Abare-fistfighterbornin1811,hewastheEnglishchampionfor20years.TurnrightintoThurgartonStreetandleftontoCastleStreet.HomesherewerebuiltbywealthyVictorians.Itissaidno.10,‘TheTowers’wasbuiltbyamanwhoownedallthebargesontheTrentandsatinthetowertokeepaneyeonthem.Thethreestoreybuilding,betweenCastleStreetandSneintonHollows,wasapubcalled‘TheOldWrestlers’.TurnrightatthejunctionwithSneintonHollows.CrossSneintonDaleandretraceyourstepstothewindmilldirectlyahead.
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Takethepathacrosstheopenareasouthofthemill,goingleftofthechildren’splayarea,todescendontoBelvoirHill.TurnrightontoDaleStreet.Continue,crossingWindmillLane,totheentrancetoNotintonePlaceandtheWilliamBoothCentre.WilliamBooth,thefounderoftheSalvationArmywasbornherein1829.Theredevelopmentoftheareainthe1960sincorporatedthreeoriginalhousesatthecentreofamemorialcomplex,whichincludesamuseumandstatueofBooth.
CrossSneintonRoad/DaleStreetandcontinuedownNotintoneStreet,withStStephen’schurchonyourleft.Thefourthchurchtostandonthissite,thetowerandclockfromthe1838replacementwereretainedintheearly20thcenturyrebuilding.TheparentsofD.H.Lawrenceweremarriedhere,hismother’sfamilylivingnearby.TurnleftontoStStephensRoad.(Alternatively,toavoidstepsturnright,continuealongNewarkStreetfor125yards(115m)thencrossoverandturnleftdownLowerEldonStreetthenleftontoManversStandcontinuetowardsSneintonHermitagetorejointhewalkatpointC).Mostoftheterracedstreetswerebuiltoflocalbrickattheendofthe19thcentury.Noticethedecorativebrickworkandtiledporcheswithcarvedheadsoneithersideofanarch.TurnrightontoLeesHillStreetcontinuefor164yards(150m)thengodownthesteps(apublicfootpathcalledLeesHillFootway)onyourrighttoSneintonHermitage.TurnrighttolookattheremnantsoftheHermitagecaves.CrossSneintonHermitageatthepedestrianrefuge,continuetothejunctionwithManversStreet.Onyourrightthesculptureofthe‘SneintonDragon’byRobertStubleywasunveiledin2006.Turnleftattrafficlights.
