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30 Leeming Street
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. 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 cornice features and the upper floors also have the orig...
24-26 Leeming Street — The Cash Monkey
Brief History Built in the late 19th century, this address has had many incarnations around the letter C. The Cash Monkey has been at the site since 2018. It was previously occupied by Cash Converters from 2011 and The Catalogue Shop before this. In the 60s it was called Cavendish. Condition The building is in good condition and is of red brick with gabled frontages, stone lintels — which are joined together — and stone cills. The upper floors al...
1 Market Place
... Ann Hill I used to live in the flat about the old Westminster Bank at 1 Market Place. from 1969 to 1973. Accessed via Halford Chambers. If possible I would love to go up the approx 65 steps to see our old flat again. The impressive green dome on the corner was a storeroom in the flat. My husband painted cartoon characters around the walls. I would love to see if they are still there....
3 Stockwell Gate – Merkur Cashino
Brief History 3 Stockwell Gate is a stone, three-bay 19th-century building. Current Condition The sash windows on the upper floors have stone surrounds that have been painted. The upper floors are vacant with window film on the sash windows. A leaking gutter has caused staining to the front elevation and damage to the hanging sign. Suggested Works New cast iron gutter and downpipe. Overhaul and decorate all six sash windows. Current Tenant/Owner ...
10-12 Stockwell Gate – Cheapest Cigs, Gala Take Away & Coffee Lounge
Brief History 10-12 Stockwell Gate was built in the early 19th century and is Grade II listed. In the 20th Century, Studio Ten was photographer, Stanley Burgin’s business. Your Stories Photography at Studio Ten Current Condition The three-storey building has painted brickwork on the upper storeys and two late 20th-century shop fronts. The building has attractive upper floors and shop fronts but is in poor condition and the internal metal grilles ...
18 Leeming Street — Subway
Brief History Like many of the buildings on Leeming Street, this was built in 1901 to a design by Vallance & Westwick for Marchant & Sons. Marchant & Sons was a tailoring service, one of whose suits, made in 1938, is in the collection of the V&A Museum in London. The Subway sandwich shop is a popular American chain which specialises in ‘submarine’ sandwiches (so named because of their shape). Condition The building is in good condition but the wi...
28 Leeming Street — Industria
Brief History This is another building built in 1901 and designed by the Mansfield-based architects, Vallance & Westwick. It was originally a photography studio for a Mr J. King. More recently, it became Romans bar and night club in the 2000s and is now called Industria, en route from the Market Place to the main nightlife, culture and clubbing quarter of Mansfield. Condition It is in good condition with a traditional-style shopfront — a dark pai...
16 Leeming Street — Hollywood Nails
Brief History 16 Leeming Street was built in 1901 and designed by Vallance & Westwick of Mansfield, along with 12 and 14 Leeming Street. In the 50s, the façade was decorated with red mosaic tiles and terrazzo flooring, which it still has today. For several years from the 60s-90s the building was occupied by the Vallances electronics shop, selling televisions, radios, video players and electrical components. Hollywood Nails specialises in nail art...
14 Leeming Street — Millers Barbers
Brief History 14 Leeming Street was built in 1901 and designed by Vallance & Westwick of Mansfield, who also did numbers 12 and 16 alongside, as well as several other buildings on Leeming Street. The Millers Barbers shop offers bespoke hair cuts and shave designs for traditional and innovative styles. Condition The building is in fair condition and is of red-brick with stone window cills and lintels, painted white. The windows in the upper floor ...
10 Leeming Street — The Easy Barber
Brief History Built in the early 20th century, 10 Leeming Street shares architectural similarities with its neighbours, 2, 4-6 and 8 Leeming Street, which would suggest the same architect was involved in its creation. The Easy Barber provides haircuts for both men and women. Condition The building is in fair condition and is of red-brick, painted white, with ornamental belt courses — also called string courses — and stone window cills and lintels...
8 Leeming Street — Lily Nails
Brief History Built in the early 20th century, 10 Leeming Street shares architectural similarities with its neighbours, 2, 4-6 and 10 Leeming Street, which would suggest the same architect was involved in its creation. Lily Nails is another nail salon on Leeming Street which deals in manicures, pedicures and nail in-fills. Condition The building is in fair condition and is of red-brick, painted white, with ornamental belt courses — also called st...
4-6 Leeming Street
Brief History Built in the early 20th century, 4-6 Leeming Street shares architectural similarities with its neighbours, 2, 8 and 10 Leeming Street, which would suggest the same architect was involved in its creation. Condition The building is of brick with ornamental belt courses — also called string courses — and window dressings. The altered window apertures on the first floor and one on the second floor makes the façade look uneven but charac...
2 Leeming Street — Blooming Wonderful
Brief History Built in the early 20th century, 2 Leeming Street shares architectural similarities with its neighbours, 4-6, 8 and 10 Leeming Street, which would suggest the same architect was involved in its creation. The Blooming Wonderful florist is one of the longest-standing businesses of Leeming Street and has been on the site for over 30 years. We’ve been told that it was a Klick Photopoint shop in the 1980s, but have found no proof of this...
19-21 Leeming Street — The Garrison
Brief History 19-21 Leeming Street once formed part of a series of stone buildings. Numbers 13 and 15 were demolished and replaced with the brick building where The Green Dragon pub now stands, making 17-21 the only part of this original stone structure remaining. It is one of the oldest buildings on Leeming Street, from the late Georgian period. The Garrison pub is inspired by the TV series Peaky Blinders. Condition The building is of coursed st...
17 Leeming Street — Harmony Health Clinic
Brief History 17-21 Leeming Street once formed part of a series of stone buildings which were demolished and replaced with the brick building where The Green Dragon pub now stands, making 17-21 Leeming Street the only part of this original stone structure remaining. It is one of the oldest buildings on Leeming Street from the late Georgian period and originally, like many buildings of this time, did not have a shopfront but was a plain window-and...
2-8 Stockwell Gate – Capo Lounge
Brief History It was built in the 19th century and was occupied by Lloyds Bank until recently. Current Condition 2-8 Stockwell Gate is a three-storey building with painted brickwork and plain sash windows on the first and second floors. The building is in fair condition and has been recently refurbished internally. Suggested Works Explore evidence for original shopfront and reinstate if possible. NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCHEME Current Tenant/Owner Ca...
7-9 Leeming Street — The Glazey Place
Brief History 7-9 Leeming Street is one of the few original stone buildings on Leeming Street and therefore one of the oldest remaining, along with numbers 17-21, from the late Georgian period. It was once two separate shops, number 9 at one time being Parr’s pie shop and number 7 being MacFisheries. The Glazey Place is a pottery painting studio, popular with parties and crafty individuals, which has been on the site since 2017 after moving from ...
1-5 Leeming Street — HSBC UK
Brief History 1 Leeming Street was first built as Nottingham Joint Stock Bank in 1893 and designed by Robert Frank Vallance, who was apprenticed to Albert Nelson Bromley and later partnered with Louis Alfred Westwick to form Vallance & Westwick. In 1905 it amalgamated with the London City and Midland Bank and had to expand over the years into the adjoining buildings to accommodate for the growth in business and customers. Its new address became 1...
28a Leeming Street — Age UK
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 Age UK charity specialises in help and fundraising for vulnerable elderly people. 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 uti...
My Town Centre
Using the theme “My Town Centre”, we challenged Creative Arts students at Vision West Nottinghamshire College to make a piece of artwork inspired by the Townscape Heritage Project. It could be a whole street, a particular property, or a detail from a building. The students used art creation software to produce their pieces and you can view them all in this online gallery. The artwork will also be printed out for display in an exhibition at Mansfi...
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