Wollaton Park

Wollaton Park

False Bridge, Wollaton Park Seen from across the southern tip of the lake this was probably a boathouse designed to "enhance the landscape".
Location Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
Nearest city Nottingham
Coordinates 52°56′57″N 1°12′40″W / 52.949066°N 1.211007°W / 52.949066; -1.211007Coordinates: 52°56′57″N 1°12′40″W / 52.949066°N 1.211007°W / 52.949066; -1.211007
Area 202 hectares (500 acres)
Operated by Nottingham City Council
Other information Postcode: NG8 2AE
Website Wollaton Hall and Deer Park

Wollaton Park is a deer park and home of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Natural History Museum and Nottingham Industrial Museum in the heart of Nottingham.

History

The enclosure of Wollaton Park required the destruction of the village of Sutton Passeys.[1] It was enclosed by Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton with a 7-mile (11 km) red brick wall at the start of the nineteenth century. Originally 790 acres (3.2 km2), land sales have reduced the park to 500 acres (2.0 km2).[2]

In this park, during World War II members of the U.S.508th Parachute Infantry Regiment were billeted waiting to be parachuted into Europe. A small plaque commemorates this event. Subsequently German prisoners of war were billeted here for employment in the locality between 1945 and 1947.[3][4]

Other buildings

In addition to Wollaton Hall the park hosts the following historic buildings:

Lenton Lodge

Lenton Lodge on Derby Road

Lenton Lodge is one of the Gatehouses built around the boundary of Wollaton Park. It was commissioned by Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton. It was designed by the architect Jeffry Wyatville and completed in 1825.[5] It is built in the Elizabethan Revival style.

With the sale of part of the park for residential building, Lenton Lodge is now separated from the rest of the park, and stands isolated but prominent on Derby Road in Lenton. In was sold by Nottingham City Council in the early 1980s .

A 99-year revolving lease was acquired by Moiz Saigara in 1996. Planning permission to convert Lenton Lodge to a single dwelling was obtained and major restoration work was undertaken by Moiz Saigara, using Julian Owen Associates as the architect. The main part of this work -apart from restoration and installation of services – was filling in the middle archway in such a way as to be able to connect the two wings without detracting from the appearance which identifies the building as a gatehouse. The Lodge was used by Moiz Saigara as his residence from 1996 to 2006, when the lease was sold to Mr Chek Whyte.

In 2006-8 Lenton Lodge was restored by Chek Whyte Industries and sold as a 3,324 sq ft (308.8 m2) office in 2009.[6] It was occupied by Global Fire and Security for six years, and sold to the University of Nottingham in 2016 [7]

Beeston Lodge

Beeston Lodge on Derby Road

It was designed by the architect Jeffry Wyatville around 1832. It is built of coursed Gritstone ashlar in a heavy Gothic style with "martello-type" round outer towers with battlements. The square central gatehouse is connected to the towers at the second floor level. It has an arched carriage entrance with an oriel window above. It was built following the Nottingham Reform riots in October 1831,[8] and is now a Grade II listed building.[9]

Nature

The park is home to a herd of red deer and fallow deer.[10] Other wildlife of note at the park include a large corvid roost made up of rook, jackdaw, and carrion crow. Other notable species present at the site are populations of jay, nuthatch and sparrowhawk. Migrating wildfowl grace the lake in the winter and species of note include gadwall, northern shoveller, Eurasian wigeon and tufted duck. There is a good diversity of fungi present, especially in the winter months, mainly found near the wooded areas and the lake.

Events

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Rally cars at Nottingham Autokarna 2012.
National Cross Country 2014, Wollaton Park

Wollaton Park is often used for major events, including:

References

  1. ↑ "A look back at days long gone: Mystery whereabouts". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ George Fellows (1902). "Wollaton Hall, Church, and the Family of Willoughby". Nottinghamshire History. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post, Wednesday September 3, 2003
  4. ↑ derbycsv (2 November 2005). "WW2 People's War: Doing My Bit To Help". BBC History. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Listed Buildings Online – LBS Number 457103
  6. ↑ "Global Fire takes Lenton Lodge". This is Nottingham. January 23, 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.nottinghampost.com/University-Nottingham-buys-landmark-Lenton-Lodge/story-28461245-detail/story.html. Retrieved 21 January 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Comfort and Security" The Regency Great House, Malcolm Airs. Oxford University Press 1998
  9. ↑ "Beeston Lodge". Images of England. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ↑ glsammy (Oct 2005). "Red Deer at Wollaton Park". Wild About Britain. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Autokarna". Nottingham City Council.
  12. ↑ "Local stars shine at Nottinghamshire Cross Country at Wollaton Park". Nottingham Post. January 9, 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "English Schools Cross Country - 2011". Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Nottingham Steam and Country Show". Things to do in Nottinghamshire. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Neil Heath (16 June 2011). "Batman boost as The Dark Knight Rises at Wollaton Hall". BBC News. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Dark Knight Rises finds new home for Batman in Nottingham". The Metro. 10 Jun 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "City was paid for Batman filming". Nottingham Post. June 30, 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

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