Back in
August 2013, I took a trip down Ashby Road, photographing the beautiful houses,
some of the architectural detail, and the area in general. I also briefly
looked into the history of some of the houses, and who had lived in them. This
led to a blog post in October 2013, which has been one of the most popular ones
to have appeared on the blog.
In August
2023, I replicated my trip down Ashby Road. Of course, this wasn’t my only
visit since 2013, as I regularly walk down Ashby Road, and spent a lot of time
doing this during the lockdown of 2020. Anyway, on that August 2023 trip,
I photographed the beautiful houses, some of the architectural detail, and the
area in general!!! In the earlier post, I did share some views of the shops, too, but I shan't do that this time, but will perhaps put them into a separate post - such a lot of changes in 10 years!!
Anyway, here's what I
saw in August 2023, and I’ll try and show you a photo from 2013 next to one from 2023, so you can see what has changed!
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| In 2013 I mentioned the gate piers of the Laurels, no.99, so here's a picture from 2023 |
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| No.101 is named Holly Hurst, although this is almost indecipherable from the gate piers |
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| The front garden of the property next to the sports physiotherapist has been completely cleared, and no longer appears to be offices |
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| Looking along from about 105 to 101 |
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| View from 2023 showing nos.101 along to at least 107 |
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| View showing the Victorian 115 with its much newer neighbours in 2023 |
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| Row showing nos.121 (top window only), 119, 117, and 115 in 2023. In 2013 no.121 was the New Life Guest House, but is now a residential property in 2023 |
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View showing the former Kingscliffe day nursery (left) and a pair of semis, 2023
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| Detail of that pair of semis from 2013 |
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| No change in the detail from that pair of semis pictured above in 2023 |
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| Another detached Victorian property, no.129, in 2023 |
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| Another point of interest is that I hadn't realised before that if I stood in front of this house I could see the bell on St Peter's church, made by the local bellfoundry |
What I didn't notice before on this house was the lovely little round window with its beautiful terracotta decoration, 2023.
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| Detail from the gate pier of the house pictured directly above, 2023 |
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| Ash Hurst in 2013 |
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| Ash Hurst with its lovely turret in 2023 |
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| The side of the end terrace, from Cumberland Road, 2013 |
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| The side of the end terrace, from Cumberland Road, 2023 |
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| The whole row of Victorian terraced properties in 2013 |
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| The whole row of grand Victorian terraces 2023 |
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| Large detached residence 2023 |
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| Large detached residence 2023 |
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| The Grove in 2013 |
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| Beyond the Grove, towards the Epinal Way roundabout |
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| Towards the roundabout |
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| Towards the roundabout |
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| The end of the section of Ashby Road that runs towards the Epinal Way roundabout from town |
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| Bastard Gates entrance to the University in 2013 |
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| Bastard Gates entrance to the University in 2023 |
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| Field House 2023 - the only difference I spotted was the external lighting fixed to the terracotta banding on the left |
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| Field House 2023, view from the roundabout |
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| Part of William Morris halls 2013 |
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| Part of William Morris halls 2013 |
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| Somerton, one of the buildings of William Morris halls 2023 |
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| View of some of the buildings of William Morris halls 2023 |
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| Side view of Clavering, part of William Morris halls 2023 |
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| Long view of some of the buildings of William Morris halls 2023 |
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| Clavering, one of the buildings of William Morris halls 2023 |
Although there haven't been many changes along this odd-numbered side of the road, I hope you enjoyed walking along Ashby Road with me!
Next time we'll have a look at the even-numbered properties on Ashby Road, where more changes are evident! Following that, we'll look at some of the shops!
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Looking forward to seeing the even numbers. My family lived at 152 during the 60s, next door to the dentist on the corner of Radmoor Road.
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous! The blog post of even numbered properties is in preparation as I type! I hope you will recognise the buildings - the dentist is still there, although the frontage is a little different! Thank you for reading the blog and taking the time and trouble to comment! See you next week! Lynne
DeleteI remember cycling thro the gates every day on my way to school , seem to remember Stephensons Rocket there . Don't know if it's still there ?
ReplyDeleteMark Nelson
Hi Mark! Lovely to hear from you! Not sure about Stephenson's Rocket, but there has been a James Watt steam engine there. Here's an extract from my book 'Secret Loughborough': "Close to the Bastard Gates and the Student Union Building (opened in 1977), is an 1850 James Watt steam engine, proudly sitting on a plinth of red brick. The London Metropolitan Water Board donated the engine to Loughborough College in 1934, around the time they were replacing the Board’s steam plant with diesel and electric powered pumps at their treatment works." Thank you for reading the blog and taking the time and trouble to comment! Lynne
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