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25 Market Place – Mansfield Building Society
Brief History 25 Market Place was built in Portland stone between 1925 and 1935. A mullion is a vertical decorative element that separates sections of a window. Transoms run horizontally. Current Condition It has three storeys and three fluted columns to the first and second floor separating triple-section cross transom mullion windows. The shop front is late 20th-century. The building is in good condition with a prominent corner position. Sugges...
24 Market Place - Carousel Candy
... J W HCHOM = Henrietta Cavendish Holles (of) Oxford & Mortimer...
17-18 Market Place – Nationwide
Brief History 17-18 Market Place was built around 1820 and is Grade II listed. Current Condition The three-storey building is painted ashlar stone on the upper storeys. It is in good condition and is a handsome building despite the corporate Nationwide shop front on the ground floor. There are some staining and flaking paint at parapet level, suggesting that the gutter behind is blocked. Suggested Works NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCHEME Current Tenant/O...
Photography at Studio Ten
... Studio Ten was Stanley Burgin’s photography studio. I had photos taken there as a small child in the 1970s and he did my wedding photos in the early 1990s. I remember it being quite dark inside and after ascending the staircase, his office, if I remember correctly, was at the front facing the street. ...
The Tragic Death of a Young Boy - 1910
Stockwell Gate has seen some of the most extensive alterations over several decades, particularly since the building of the Four Seasons in the 70s. But before this, it was riddled with narrow streets and passages, which branched off into residential areas of somewhat infamous repute with poor inhabitants and criminal dealings. Not a place to visit at night! Stockwell Gate facing the Market Place in 1913 One such street was Padleyhill Road on whi...
15 Market Place - The Dial
Brief History The Old Dial was built in the early 19th century and opened onto Stockwell Gate. This was demolished in 1841 and replaced with the current building at the Market Place end of the Old Dial’s yard. The Dial is Grade II listed. Current Condition The three-storey building is painted ashlar stone with a concrete tiled roof and four round-arched windows on the ground floor flanked by single panel doors with similar fanlights. It is a stri...
Burglary at Boots
Boots, 11 Leeming Street was broken into on the 17th August 1922. £40 worth of goods (around £2,500 in 2022) were taken including six gold wrist watches, 12 silver cigarette cases, three ladies’ silver vanity cases and one leather cigarette case. The burglars entered through the skylight from the yard of the Green Dragon pub and would have had to climb along the roof before removing a pane of glass . Once inside the building the thieves removed p...
Townscape theatre
Members of Mansfield Palace Theatre’s Youth Theatre Company, Chapter 4, have been inspired by our History Detectives blogs to write a performance that takes the audience on an educational, entertaining and sometimes scary journey through Mansfield’s town centre history. You can catch the performance at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday 28 March or Wednesday 29 March at 7pm. Tickets are £7.50. Book online or call the box office 01623 463133. Later thi...
We have a Townscape Teaser winner!
The Townscape Teaser was quite a challenge, but the first winner out of the hat was Rebecca Skermer – well done Rebecca! I found a poster on the wall when my husband and I were out in Mansfield with our son, which had the ‘Townscape Teaser Treasure Hunt’ instructions on. I absolutely love puzzles and brainteasers, so I was quick to get stuck in. I’d guessed the answer after finding three of the letters (I’m a quick thinker) and kept telling my hu...
Dickie Dirts
Dickie Dirts opened in 1982 at 11 Leeming Street in what had previous been Courts Carpets. In March 1983, the boxer Henry Cooper opened a new extension which had expanded into the old Court Furniture store at no 13-15 Leeming Street. The cafe and retail on the top floor was opened a few weeks later. 1982 Advert An advert in the Mansfield and Sutton Recorder on 28th October 1982 promoted a “free raffle ticket with every purchase of 200 cigarettes”...
Mansfield Revived
Mansfield is lucky to have such a variety of historic buildings. The aim of the Townscape Heritage project is to give some of the most important examples a face-lift and to show the world that Mansfield is still a town to be proud of. For this exhibition we’ve chosen six buildings with fascinating tales to tell, discovered their hidden histories and interviewed six people with a unique personal connection. We hope you enjoy exploring Mansfield’s ...
My Mansfield Townscape
... Neil Pledger, photographer and podcaster ArtDK, has been chatting to local residents about their memories of the town centre. These stories add a personal dimension to the biographies that we are building of Mansfield’s historic properties. If you have a story to share and you’d like to be part of this oral history project, click Add a Story and upload your recording or email us to arrange an interview. ...
Russell Page six: A sample video
... A video of Mansfield Town in the 1950s showing the streets ...
The Dial Hotel By Russell Davies
... The Dial Hotel in Market Square Mansfield has a long history. This Census Return shows Joseph Witham a few years before his death as the owner of The Dial Hotel. He lived there most of his life and was a well-known member of the community. ...
Memories of Boots 1958-67
My mother worked in the dispensary at Boots on Leeming Street from 1958-1967 after leaving school. She worked 9am-6pm Monday-Saturday, apart from Wednesday which closed at 1pm. Every 4-5 weeks, the dispensary would open until 7pm. Training Her training was undertaken via paper based instructions, working in the tea room above the store and sending off the papers to be marked. The training was divided into 3 sections; pharmacognosy (the study of m...
A win-win partnership!
Our collaboration with the Travel & Tourism department at Vision West Notts College is in its second year and the students’ work just gets better and better. The 2021-22 group “Vision Tours” have just received an award for the heritage trails that they have developed for the project. The students’ creativity, hard work and professionalism is a credit to the college – we have no doubt that they will all go on to great things as they progress throu...
Townscape Thursdays
Communications & Marketing Photographer and Content Creator, Neil Pledger, has made some stunning ‘footprint videos’ that map historic photos of buildings onto current shots, blending past and present in a magical transformation. Neil has also been delving into the hidden corners of the buildings and is sharing his discoveries in a weekly podcast. Check out the footprint photos on My Mansfield every Thursday from 25 May until 30 June and watch th...
Riots in Mansfield Market Place
Between the 12th and 14th August 1839, riots took place in Mansfield’s Market Place in support of the Chartism movement which was popular around this time. The rioters took over the Market Place for some time and managed to stone the Yeomanry out of the market when they attempted to uphold order. A troop of cavalry were called and when the crowd refused to disperse, the cavalry drew their swords and charged, giving blows with the flats of their s...
Turn on, Tune in, Drop in!
The last Wednesday of the month is Drop in day for the Townscape Heritage Project. For the time being we’re at Mansfield Museum but we’re intending to go mobile in future and pop up in other locations around the Town Centre. The idea is to raise awareness of the project and encourage people to share their stories about the buildings in the refurbishment scheme. To begin with, people often say “Oh, I haven’t got anything to say” but once they star...
'Til Death do you Part - 1914
Samuel Slater was deaf and suffered from a speech impediment. He often found solace in a drink but also became extremely violent and usually took out his frustrations on others. One such victim was his wife, Elizabeth. The Slaters lived with their three children on Gedling Street off Nottingham Road but had originally come from Derbyshire to find work in one of the Mansfield sand quarries. During the last ten years of their marriage, Samuel becam...
All the Fun of the Fair!
The Townscape Heritage C-Shaped exhibition booth attracted attention and many of the 500+ visitors stopped for a chat. The stallholders represented all aspects of local history. The Mining Museum VR headsets were the star attraction – definitely a hit with the younger generations. Three of History Detectives (Harriet, Carolyn and Russell) were on hand to tell people about the project and encourage them to add their stories to the postcard wall – ...
Goodbye Caroline!
After taking over from the first Townscape Heritage Officer in March 2020, Caroline has done a fantastic job, despite Covid restrictions, developing strong relationships with building owners and tenants, encouraging them to take up the generous offer of grant-aid and revitalize their properties. Although scaffolding is yet to be erected, Caroline has three major projects ready to start, so this summer should see plenty of hard hats and high viz i...
Townscape Teaser Treasure Hunt
If you look up! you can find lots of interesting architecture in Mansfield’s Townscape Heritage Area. We’ve chosen some special buildings for our Townscape Teaser treasure hunt. There are posters like the one above in TEN shop windows on Leeming Street, Stockwell Gate and the Market Place. Each one has a letter in the corner. Collect all 10 letters and arrange them to make a well-known local saying. Email your answer to mansfieldtownscape@gmail.c...
"Mansfield Magnified" Guided Tour
... There are still a few tickets left for the trial tour taking place on the 8th March (tomorrow!). Meeting at the British Miner’s Statue at 12:50pm, you will get to hear hidden histories of the buildings on Leeming Street and Market Place. Register here for tickets. ...
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