2014

SK5141 : Strelley Road becomes Main Street

taken 10 years ago, near to Bilborough, Nottingham, England

Strelley Road becomes Main Street
Strelley Road becomes Main Street
The change in road surface marks the boundary between the City of Nottingham and Broxtowe Borough, level with the boundary marker next to the gateway. In practice the boundary crosses the road about 10 metres nearer the camera, and there is another marker buried in the holly hedge on the right. The boundary actually makes a double dog-leg at this point.
Nottingham boundary markers :: SK5641

The boundary of the City of Nottingham is marked with over 20 cast iron markers in a distinctive semicircular form with rounded top. The majority date from the expansion of the city in 1933, but there are a number of older ones, including some delineating parish boundaries between different Poor Law boards in the 19th century. The earliest is dated 1849.
The markers include a number erected by Carlton Urban District Council, generally as a twin to a Nottingham one, although in many cases the twin has disappeared.
Overall nearly 50 locations are shown on OS maps, but a number have disappeared and the existence of others is difficult to ascertain as they are located in private gardens, etc.


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Geographical Context: Boundary, Barrier Suburb, Urban fringe Name: City of Nottingham Boundary: Local Authority other tags: Boundary Marker Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Nottingham [9] · Boundary Marker [2] Other Photos: · Boundary marker at Strelley ·
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 18 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 26 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5130 4187 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.3044N 1:14.2530W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5134 4186
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