Nottingham Arboretum, Nottingham, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

A mid-19th-century public park designed by Samuel Curtis.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

Nottingham Arboretum is situated in the centre of Nottingham, immediately to the north-east of the General Cemetery. The 7.5 hectare site is bounded on the west by Waverley Street, on the north by houses on the south side of Arboretum Street, and on the south by the buildings of Nottingham Trent University. There is a private bowling green to the south-east. Addison Street forms the eastern boundary with, half way along, a tunnel leading under the road to a narrow strip of land which leads to the eastern entrance on North Sherwood Street. The Arboretum occupies a small valley with hills to the north and south, the lowest point being its south-east corner. The setting is urban, the Arboretum being set amidst housing, schools, and the university.

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

R Mellors, Gardens, Parks and Walks of Nottingham and District (1925)

N Pevsner and E Williamson, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire (2nd edition 1979)

H Conway, People's Parks (1991)

Heritage Report: The Arboretum, Nottingham, (Landscape Design Associates 1998)

J Beckett, Nottingham, An Illustrated History (1997)

Maps

Jackson, Plan of Nottingham Arboretum, 1851-61 (reproduced in LDA report)

Wallis Gordon, Plan of Nottingham Arboretum, 1934 (reproduced in LDA report)

OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition published 1883; 2nd edition published 1915; 1934 edition
 

Description written: September 1999

Edited: January 2002