Mapperley - A Walk Through The Village
w/e 22 August 2021
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
I have family roots in Mapperley and also friends
who live there so it was not a surprise to be met with a cheery
greeting from a former work colleague when we pulled up in the
village centre. After spending a while catching up, exchanging
news and reminiscing about the work place and the "good
old days" we moved on towards the western edge of the village
only to be haled by another friend from her garden. Again we
spent a while chatting but eventually moved on to the end of
the village.
Here we turned and started our walk back into the village from
just beyond a small cul-de-sac (on the left) called The Limes.
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Just beyond The Limes is Mapperley's Recreation Ground, complete
with training equipment, a football pitch and a play area for
children as well as plenty of open space for other games.
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Passing Mapperley Farm on the right we approached the village
centre. In the far distance at the end of Main Street we could
see the crossroads with Coronation Road straight ahead. We would
soon reach there but first we took a detour to the left.
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We turned at a beautifully manicured garden into a Private Road
and the entrance to Manor Farm and followed the track round behind
the village pub.
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This brought us out onto Lodge Row where we waked by a row of
cottages to the crossroads.
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It also brought us out onto Lodge Row opposite the Mapperley
Church of England (VC) Primary School where the motto "Wisdom
is worth more than gold" was displayed on the school name
sign.
(VC stands for "Voluntary Controlled")
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We stopped at the crossroads and looked to the left along Coronation
Road. The end of Coronation Road turns into a track called Slack
Lane where access can be gained to Shipley Country Park. If we
had turned left instead of right at the end of the Private Road,
that would also have taken us on Shipley Lane past Mapperley
Reservoir and into the Park.
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We also looked right at the crossroads along Main Street. When
I took a photo of the building on the right in 2002 it was the
Village Shop and Post Office but that closed more than fifteen
years ago.
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We continued straight ahead into Mapperley Lane and walked as
far as the church but with the trees in full leaf it was impossible
to get a good view from this side. Opposite the lych gate is
a footpath which leads to a track back to Main Street and that
is the route we followed.
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And that brought us out onto Main Street right opposite the village
pub, the Old Black Horse.
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There are more pages on this site featuring Mapperley Village
and if you would like to view them, just type Mapperley into
the search box below. For much more about the village Elaine
Sarson's "Mapperley
History" site is a good place to start.
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