What's Not In Nottingham (4)

Another Deleted Station

It was the above picture that provoked this series of intriguing investigative intrusions into the history of railways in central Nottingham. Reference to an old Burrows street map suggests we may be looking at the junction shown on the extract below.

That left hand turn is what carried GNR trains from Victoria station off to the east, notable to Grantham. The chord was almost all on viaduct until the line lowered itself to the complex junctions on the east.

An aerial view shows no sign of the line whatsoever, but the map implies a curve on embankment and bridge over the junction of Radcliffe Street and Canal Street ...

... having also crossed the present site of the Nottingham College. 

At the road junction there is a clutch of older indistrial clutter that may have once been infill under those bridges.

Having crossed the canal (to the right of the newbuild opposite the yard) ...

... roughly on the site of the new footbridge (above), the viaduct would have run alongside the canal ...

... eventually crossing London Road and the canal on a girder bridge.

The island platform appears above the tram.

Once again, there is nothing left but a possible bit of bridge abutment at the dormer canal basin.

The London Road High Level station building was beyond that canal pond.

The station building is at ground level with its small car park showing above and on the right.

The facilities at platform level were quite lavish seen below with canal basin on the left ...

... and then with a DMU for Grantham, canal now on the right.

The warehouses on the left stood an a short canal branch which has now disappeared. See the street map extract above!

Below is the only picture available on line of the High Level station's low level building in use fo passengers.

It became an antique station containing an antiques centre ...

... then also a trendy (?) Caff or bar ...

... complete with small steam loco (not working).

London Road High Level opened in 1899, a few months before Victoria was operational, and closed in 1967. A Google Earth view shows nothing left, not even that station building! 

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Trains from Grantham then used Nottingham Midland. They still do ...

... but no longer run by Stagecoach as seen above at Aslockton.

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 Q ueries and  Q uibbles

Quirky Answer ; it was the encounter with the rich young ruler.

Once a man came to Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what good thing must I do to receive eternal life?”

Jesus answered, “Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; 19 respect your father and your mother; and love your neighbour as you love yourself.”

“I have obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else do I need to do?”

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”

We are told that the rich young ruler (the Biblical 'yuppie') went away sad "because he was very rich". We are also told that Jesus looked at him sternly.

Whatever happened to Gentle Jesus Meek and Mild?

He did not exist!

Of course Jesus showed love, care and kindness to those who were in desperate circumstances, but he railed against the hypocrisy and corrupt religion of the Temple Leaders. He warned people of the dire eternal consequences of disobeying God's code of conduct and he promised a fiery judgement for those who refused to repent and saw no need to God's forgiveness.

He violenty turned the money making scam merchants out of the Temple courtyard ...

... and he condemned the rich young ruler because, when push came to shove, his riches were more important than obeying God.

Which is more important, spending lots of money at CHRIST-mas or remembering Jesus on his birthday?

Would Jesus be gentle, meek and mild as he observes what the modern world has done to His-mas, CHRIST-mas?

Quirky Question : how long did Jesus spend in the tomb?

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  Next Nottingham blog : Thurs 18th December