BEFORE THE BULLDOZER
A Nottingham allotment site destined for change
Buildings
The site has many buildings in various states of use! They range from the fairly recently restored, to the shambolic, to the derelict. Have a browse here:
[Acknowledgement: some of the images are from the RBRGHA blog]
Select to enlarge, use arrows to move forward/back. See below the slideshow examples of bricks and tiles used on site.
Plot 51 [02/02/13]
Plot 75 [15/02/13]
Plot P27 [14/11/11]
Plot 51 [02/02/13]
One of our gardeners, an ex-miner, explains that many pits which were excavated on clay earth had a brickworks constructed nearby - often owned by the pit - to make use of the excavated spoil. Presumable the Wollaton pit made use of bricks from other collieries, and the miners "borrowed" some to make use of on the allotments!... We do also know that demolition rubble was delivered to the allotment site by the City Council during the demolition of parts of the Radford area.
