Illustrious streets at Fairmeadows

The secret streets that we have read about in an earlier blogpost are located on a relatively new estate, Grange Park, Loughborough, which now links up to an estate that was built in the 1990s - Fairmeadows. Approaching from Epinal Way one reaches Grange Park, while approaching from Park Road one enters Fairmeadows: the roads are now connected, and the extensive footpath that joins the two estates runs alongside the Mucklin Woods and the edge of the Beaumanor Estate. Beaumanor Hall itself is a grand hall built in 1841 for William Herrick by William Railton, the architect responsible for designing Nelson's column.

Interestingly, the streets of Fairmeadows that are closest to Beaumanor have been given names after illustrious properties. These include:

• Calke Close
• Clumber Close
• Haddon Way
• Kelham Close
• Newstead Way

Let's look at these in a bit more detail.

Calke Abbey 

Calke Abbey is situated in Ticknall, in South Derbyshire, about 16 miles from Calke Close in Loughborough. It was the home of the Harpur-Crewe family, but is now looked after by the National Trust. The house has been left almost exactly as it was when the family brought in the NT, and as such it a time capsule, showcasing life in different times. There are extensive grounds, which include a walled garden, a church and a series of limekilns.

Calke Abbey

Clumber Park

Clumber Park is a country park in Nottinghamshire, near Worksop, about 50 miles from Loughborough. The country park is looked after by the National Trust, but was formerly the seat of the Dukes of Newcastle.  

Haddon Hall

Haddon Hall is the private residence of Lord and Lady Manners, and has been in the same family ownership for over 900 years. The estate is approximately 55 miles from Loughborough, and is situated near Bakewell in Derbyshire. 

Kelham Hall

Kelham Hall is a country home set in a country park, about 35 miles from Loughborough, near Newark. It was the home of the Manners Sutton family, and the current hall, which was the third to be built, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The hall had been the home of the Newark and Sherwood District Council, but had passed into private hands. In 2020 the hall was apparently for sale for £10m.

Kelham Hall

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey was once the home of poet, Lord Byron, and is situated about 34 miles from Loughborough, in Nottinghamshire. It was founded as a monastic house in the 12th century, and some of that Mediaeval character can still be seen today.

Newstead Abbey

Streets: Calke Close, Clumber Close, Haddon Way, Kelham Close, Newstead Way

Category: L Thematic (stately estates)

Map co-ordinates: F9-F10

Posted by lynneaboutloughborough 16 May 2021

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