Hucknall Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located in the county of Nottinghamshire, and around seven miles north, and slightly west, of central Nottingham, is the town of Hucknall.

From the 12th to 14th century, St Mary Magdalene Church was built. It is situated at the heart of the town on the site of a former Saxon church. Extensive restoration work took place in the late 19th century. It is the final resting place of Lord Byron, who some say was the world's greatest romantic poet. His funeral procession was said to be over 400 metres long. His daughter Ada Lovelace is also buried here, in the family vault.

During the late 17th century a large number of hand framework knitters settled in Hucknall. By establishing a cottage industry here, it set out the foundations for large scale producers to form a base here during the Industrial Revolution. Despite competition from mass production factories, the hand-operated framework knitters survived in Hucknall all the way into the second half of the 20th century.

In 1848 the railway arrived in Hucknall, initially as part of the Midland Railway's line from Nottingham to Mansfield. This was followed by other now disused stations including Hucknall Town and Hucknall Central. The first station was renamed Hucknall Byron to differentiate it from the others. Each fell victim to the Beeching closures of the 1960s where it was deemed that the new motorways would make rail travel less viable. In 1993, however, the original station reopened under its initial name: Hucknall. This would later become one of the terminus stops on the Nottingham Express Transit which opened in 2004. Rather than replacing National Rail (as is the case with many Manchester Metrolink tram stops), this runs alongside the existing trains on parallel tracks.

In 1861 Hucknall's first colliery opened. After vast quantities of coal were discovered a second colliery was started in 1866. Coal mining caused a boost in the town's population, which tripled in the space of 30 years. Production would continue up until 1986 when the pits eventually closed.

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Filmed: 30th July 2022

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/FgbHvCvsdv726Xj97

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Station Road
0:10 High Street
0:51 That wasn't me!
0:54 High Street
2:25 Watnall Road
7:29 High Street
9:49 Hucknall Market Place Car Park
10:10 St Mary Magdalene Church
10:25 Hucknall Market Place Car Park
10:33 Hucknall Library
10:42 St Mary Magdalene Church
10:51 Hucknall Market Place Car Park
12:05 Baker Street
12:31 Ogle Street