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23-27 Leeming Street
Brief History One of the more popular businesses to occupy 23-27 Leeming Street was Leckenby’s, a high-quality food store pioneered by Mr Charles Crow and Mr Leckenby in 1902. Both had been employees at the Allen & Co. grocer’s of Church Street before deciding to found the Crow & Leckenby café at 23 Leeming Street, which was later extended into number 25 to include a grocery in 1906. After WWI, Mr Leckenby ran the business himself and the Leckenb...
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11 Leeming Street — Boots building
Brief History 11 Leeming Street was built in 1901 and designed by Albert Nelson Bromley, a Nottingham-based architect who designed many Boots and other buildings around Nottinghamshire. It later became a discount clothing shop named Dickie Dirts, which was opened by the heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper in 1982. BUILDING TIMELINE Built in 1901: Boots Aug 1968-Sept 1974: Boots Sept 1976: VCR Mendoza and Co Oct 1978-1980: Courts (shown on ma...
12 Leeming Street — The Olive Tree
Brief History 12 Leeming Street was built in 1901 and designed by Vallance & Westwick along with its neighbours, 14 and 16 Leeming Street. Vallance & Westwick were Mansfield-based architects who also designed the Strand cinema in Warsop. During the early years of its existence, 12 Leeming Street was a Dunns boot shop. The Olive Tree is a cosy café and restaurant with popular all-day breakfasts, which has been at the site since 2012. Condition The...
9-11 Market Place
... M. Dawes 9-11 Market place was Burtons menswear for many years until it's move to the four seasons centre in c1978. After that it became Motorist Discount Centre....
20-22 Leeming Street — Luxury Nails & Leeming News
Brief History The building is late 19th-century. 20 Leeming Street was Turner’s bakery and 22 Leeming Street used to be Stylo shoe shop in the 1960s. Luxury Nails was first established as Meadow Nails and the Leeming News newsagent has been on the site since 2008. Condition It is in good condition with the sash windows intact on the upper floors. The building is of red brick with gabled frontages, stone cills and joined stone lintels over number ...
34-42 Leeming Street — Britalia, Premier E-Cigs, Fifi Star Nails, Cherished Wedding Boutique
Brief History 34-42 Leeming Street form the Brunts Buildings which were built in 1915 and designed by Arthur C. Howard, who was architect to the Trustees of Brunts Charity, the offices of which are located above the shops. The name derives from Samuel Brunts who founded the charity in 1711 to provide almshouses in the Mansfield area and also founded The Brunts Academy school. A statue of Samuel Brunts adorns the corner of the building. Premier E-...
8 Market Place – Kures Barbers
Brief History 8 Market Place was built in the early 19th century and is Grade II listed. Current Condition The three-storey building is painted coursed square ashlar stone with a sash window on the first and second floor. It is an attractive building in reasonable condition and the new tenant has tried to make the best of the 20th-century aluminium shopfront, recently refinishing it in gold paint. The internal ceiling has been lowered. Suggested ...
6-7 Market Place
Brief History 6-7 Market Place was built in the early 19th century and is Grade II listed. Current Condition The building has a slate roof and a painted render façade with six sash windows on the first floor. It was altered twice in the 20th century. The timber shop front is 20th-century. It is an attractive building in reasonable condition but there is a cracked first-floor lintel over the right-hand window and the ground floor shopfront with ug...
5 Market Place – H & T Pawnbrokers
Brief History 5 Market Place was built in the early 19th century and may originally have been an elegant townhouse. A pilaster is a rectangular, flat column that protrudes from a wall. Current Condition The upper façade is rendered. It has half-round cast metal gutters, concrete roof tiles and a large 20th-century brick chimney. The 20th-century aluminium shop front has timber pilasters. It is an attractive building in reasonable condition, but t...
3-4 Market Place – Romans Antiques and Collectables
... Steven Armstrong The shop has internal shutters. Also, collectables is spelt collectables. Thank you. Pete Brown Hi Steven. Thanks for the post (and the corrections). If you have any stories to share about the property and its history we'd love to hear them....
2 Market Place – Lash and Brow Bar
Brief History 2 Market Place was believed by A S Buxton, artist and local historian, to be a remnant of the former Eclipse Hotel, but he may have been mistaken. Evidence suggests that the property was actually next door to the hotel. The Eclipse was demolished following development for the Nottinghamshire Bank at number 1. When the hotel closed, the landlord moved to a new building on Westgate, which, although newer, was called The Old Eclipse! Y...
32 Leeming Street — Rima-Faz
Brief History It is part of the Imperial Buildings, from 28a-32 Leeming Street, which was designed by Vallance & Westwick of Mansfield in 1901 for a Mr J. Greenwood. The Rima-Faz is an Indian take-away and restaurant. Condition It is a Grade II listed building. The parapet features a tablet inscribed with Imperial Buildings and the date, 1901. The building is in good condition. The late 20th-century shopfront utilises the original corbel and corn...
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