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Thanks to Gizmotheexplorer for hosting this cache Magsterwb.
My grandmother Vera Andrew born in 1912 moved from Lincoln to Nottingham shortly after 1917 and lived on Blackstone Street and attended the nearby Queens Walk School. I have fond memories of a beautiful grandmother and dedicate this cache to her.
Queen's Walk Junior School, The Meadows Nottingham was known in later years as Welbeck School. The original building was demolished in 1971 and replaced with the modern Welbeck School. The school was on the corner of Kinglake Street and Queen's Walk.
On 24th May 1913, children from the Queen’s Walk school gathered on the Queen’s Walk Recreation Ground to celebrate Empire Day which was also the anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. The children dressed in red and white lined-up to form St George’s Cross – a patriotic gesture that matched the occasion. One-hundred years later, children from one of the Meadows’ schools marked the anniversary of this event by launching their our project to re-use the ancient lime trees cut down to make way for the tram.
Queen's Walk was named after Queen Victoria's visit in 1843 as she passed through Midland station on her way from Chatsworth to Belvoir Castle. It is 1 km long and was finished and opened in July 1850. Trees were planted along its length in 1862 to overcome flooding. In 1927 it was renamed Queen's Drive as it became a highway, but reverted once more to Queen's Walk during the restructuring of the Meadows area in the 1970's.
For the visit of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort on 4 December 1843, a new road was built parallel to Station Street, south of the railway....and was appropriately christened Queen's Road in honour of the event
Meadows Tree Project Queens Walk Story Poles celebration 12 poles - Lime trees have lined Queen’s Walk for as long as anyone in The Meadows can remember. To accommodate the new tram line to Clifton, some of the trees needed to be removed. But as many as possible were given to the community for reuse, and the Meadows Tree Project was formed. Twelve trees were set to become the story poles that now line Queen’s Walk and 33 were given to other woodcarving projects, while replacement lime trees have been planted on Queen’s Walk. The story pole carvers worked with over 200 people of all ages to create these works of art, illustrating The Meadows and its people. Go discover the poles and their history.
