Nottingham Great Central Railways Remains, 06.09

[littlelaura]

Been wanting to have a nosey for years but the occasional discovery of something, or someone, utterly foul in there has put me off.
Finally had a few hours spare in Notts so i poked about for a while.
Not a lot to see besides the amazing structures but the brickwork is worth a trip on its own, truly stunning.

Walkway.

Water Tank.

 

[Foxylady]

Stunning pics, Laura. I agree with you about the brickwork...well worth a mooch and photo shoot.

 

[phill.d]

Old railway stuff always gets the thumbs up
Shame it's been gutted inside though.
The fear of finding dodgy things on explores is all part of the fun lol.

 

[Neosea]

Nice building.

 

[Goldie87]

Cool stuff, they are nice buildings. They were built by the Great Northern Railway btw

 

[littlelaura]

Cool stuff, they are nice buildings. They were built by the Great Northern Railway btw

I heard Great Central... Ah well.. close enough..

 

[Goldie87]

I heard Great Central... Ah well.. close enough..

Haha I think I heard that mentioned when we were out in Leic too, someone was giving you false info I think

 

[thompski]

Its an easy mistake to make - both companies operated in Nottingham at one point I believe?

 

[Black Shuck]

Excellent shots Laura. I love Railway buldings and the bigger the better.

 

[Goldie87]

Its an easy mistake to make - both companies operated in Nottingham at one point I believe?

Yep, in fact they shared Nottingham Victoria station

 

[littlelaura]

Haha I think I heard that mentioned when we were out in Leic too, someone was giving you false info I think

Rats, either that or i was too busy eyeing 'things' up to be listening properly...

 

[waynezbitz1]

nope you did here things right, it was me that said it was great central as im sure that is what is stamped on the plae on top of the winch inside the building but i could be wrong again lol

 

[littlelaura]

Ha, i knew i had my ears plugged in !
Eitherway its a cracking building !!

 

[boothy]

Like the look of this place.

Is that scaffolding supporting the walls ? Is it listed ?

 

[ImmortalShadow]

Some great photo's there, nice one!
Does this place have anything to do with the Great Northern Railway in Derby, by any chance?

 

[The_Revolution]

Like the look of this place.

Is that scaffolding supporting the walls ? Is it listed ?

Yes; to both.

Jimba - Yes; the GNR railway went through Derby, Friargate, to Nottingham.

 

[Vintage]

nice pictures. I love old railway stations/buildings, they just dont build them like that anymore.

Is the scaffolding just there for safety, Or (hopefully) are they preparing to do some renovating?

 

[The_Revolution]

It's there just to keep it standing. There were plans to redevelop the area, it should of been completed last year, but in reality nothing is happening.

 

[ImmortalShadow]

Jimba - Yes; the GNR railway went through Derby, Friargate, to Nottingham.

Thanks for that. I seem to remember reading something about them being linked.

 

[thompski]

Aye the Derby councillors/industrialists at the time were desperate for a second railway company to run a line through Derby, as the Midland were charging huge amounts to use their services. The 'Friar gate line' was probably an early example of Derby's not so illustrious urban planning - Friar Gate was a wealthy area and so desperate to have this line it was basically agreed that the GNR could do what they wanted - so they tore through Derby's wealthiest area. I think the ornate bridge on Friar Gate itself was largely a good-will gesture.

Looking at modern developments such as Westfield, I feel little has changed - heck even part of the 'Derby identity' as modernist curved buildings.