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Dec 11, 2011 · the day-brook. This, the only important stream in Arnold, takes its rise in the North Howbeck fields, and drains the whole of the spring and rainwater from the southern watershed of the parish. Its widest part is at Daybrook bridge where it is about eight feet in width in winter, but less in summer.
- So where are you saying the house ( in the photo ) is on that map...cant be that square opposite the boathouse ( which seems to be the only place c...
- I was guessing the location of the house in the photo was.....if you go straight up from the word "pond" you can see a driveway (dotted lines) pull...
- Looks good to me...the map even shows fir trees which appear in the picture near the house.This would put the Civil Defence 'town' smack in the mid...
- Re the "civil defence town" went in it once, my recollections are of a few house shells, saw at most maybe 8? and seem to recall like council house...
- And another branch of Day Brook..........I found this http://www.pictureth...017816&prevUrl= on Picture the Past I haven't yet worked out where...
- There was a Farrand & Wyatt, Bleachers in Daybrook, maybe this was their mill? Regarding the Farrands grocers, there was a John Farrand, shopke...
- Farrands Mill and the Day Brook, Basford, Nottingham, c 1930s ? Site now occupied by Heathfield Estate, view is probably from where Valley Road is...
- There is an article about the river leen and the Daybrook is mentioned as a tribuatary of the leen, it flows from Arnold and enters the leen near V...
- I've just been playing with Google Earth and I've found the tributary with the Leen It passes under Vernon Road here And can be seen entering the L...
- Behind the sandstone wall, that is pictured was a dye works, I think the sign is still up on one of the adjacent buildings. It only closed about 4...
52°59′56″N 1°08′17″W / 52.999°N 1.138°W / 52.999; -1.138. Daybrook is a suburb of Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The area is located just outside the city of Nottingham but inside the conurbation of Greater Nottingham. It lies next to the areas of Arnold town centre, Sherwood, Woodthorpe, Redhill and Bestwood.
- St. Canna of Brittany
- 19th Century Developments
- Victoria Park and Billy The Seal
- Parks and Arts
- Cowbridge Road
The name Canton may be derived from the nearby Canna brook in Pontcanna (named after St. Canna), and the word 'Ton', which can either mean Farm or Meadow. The name could also possibly have meant 'St. Canna's estate'. Most historical sources indicate that Canton probably started life as a hamlet (a group of houses smaller than a village) before the ...
The area was sparsely populated but the Bishop of Llandaff, who owned the land, also owned a mill and a manor house. In 1859, the Cattle Market and Slaughterhouse opened, and by the late 19th Century, there were stables, a meat market, and Fairs were being held monthly. A major employer in the area was William Vaughan, a local councillor and preach...
Victoria Park, known for its beautiful fountain and attractive flowerbeds, was opened in 1897 on the former Ely Common. It had the first public bowling green in Cardiff, and was home to Billy the seal - an unusual neighbour but a famous Cardiffian nevertheless! It is thought that she had been accidentally caught by a foreign trawler in 1912. When t...
The original Canton High School was opened in 1907 on Market Road, but was nearly completely destroyed by the Luftwaffe during the German bombing raids in the second World War. The school was repaired, but it soon moved to new premises at Fairwater in 1963. The building in Market Road is now the home of the 'Chapter Arts Centre'. In 1891, land-owne...
Many family businesses started in Cowbridge Road, with some trading for nearly one hundred years. Franklin's Bakery at the corner of Gray Street and Pope's photography services, on the corner of Albert Street were some of the oldest shops that have unfortunately closed down in recent years. Woolworths, a victim of the credit crunch, closed in 2009 ...
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Feb 4, 2022 · It was named after the family farm, Home Farm. They also established the Daybrook Laundry across the road from the brewery. The firm expanded by the acquisition of licensed premises which were then let to a tenant who was tired to Home Ales.
Nostalgic memories of Day Brook's local history inspired by photos in The Francis Frith Collection
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Add Your Memory for Daybrook. Nostalgic memories of Daybrook's local history inspired by photos in The Francis Frith Collection.
