St Ann’s Allotments, Nottingham
Mo Cooper writes:
Iron work on the roof of a 1930s glasshouse
St Ann’s is probably the oldest and largest area of Victorian detached town gardens in the country and has been listed with a Grade II* by English Heritage. We are active in preserving the heritage of the site, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, and will be setting up historical display plots to include: a 19th-century detached town garden, Dig for Victory, early 20th-century rose garden, global garden, orchard and ‘a millennium mix-up’. We will also develop a nursery to propagate some of the historical plants.
We are researching what plants were grown, when, and how gardens would have been set out for the different time periods. If anyone has any good references or examples of developing this type of work, or has any information on our allotments we’d love to hear from you. We are particularly keen to hear about anyone who knows about the St Ann’s Rose Show.
Regards
Mo Cooper
Please contact the heritage project by phone: 0115 911 0207 or email.
Heritage and Outreach, St Ann’s Allotments, STAA Ltd., 3 John Folman Business Centre, Hungerhill Road, Nottingham NG3 4NB
www.staa-allotments.org.uk
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A new survey is about to take place on the St Anns Allotments in Nottingham to explore its orchard history and to find out the diversity and numbers of varieties still existing.
When I was a child my father, Fred Bowles would grow chrysanthemums and tomatoes to sell at the Havelock pub on a Sunday lunchtime.
It was my job to pick the smaller buds from the chtysanthemums so that the large flower was allowed to grow bigger.
He built a wooden and polythene greenhouse that he filled with tomatoes and i can still smell them now.
I have a couple of pictures of him at the allotment.
Please get back to me with any more info that you might have.
With best wishes,
Julie
I have been working with a group of young people on a community project on St Anne’s allotments, I am astounded at the beauty and tranquillity of the place. I don’t live in the area and was not aware that such a haven existed. Thank goodness that this special place was saved from the greedy hands of the developers.
Best wishes
Marie