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Ashfield House, Mansfield

1900
By Darrell Jones

I have recently obtained a copy of the death certificate of my great great grand-mother Harriet Clay who died in 1900.  Although she was living at the Queens Head with one of her sons, Walter John Clay, the publican, she appears to have been at Ashfield House, Mansfield when she died.  I haven't been able to find any reference to 'Ashfield House' and wonder what and where this was. 

Photo:How Mansfield possibly looked when the Clay family lived there.

How Mansfield possibly looked when the Clay family lived there.

This page was added on 15/02/2012.

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Ashfield House is now part of West Nott's College's Chesterfield Road campus and can be seen on Google Street View, about halfway up Paulson's Drive

By Darren Turner
On 15/02/2012

Thanks Darren, Do you have any idea what Ashfield House was used for in 1900? Did you post the picture? Great pic - the Clays were actually there before Market Place was expanded too. Cheers Darrell

By Darrell
On 18/02/2012

In 1922 Ashfield House was purchased and used as a temporary technical school. Six years later the new technical college fronting Chesterfield Road was opened. And in 1930 the School of Art moved from Carr Bank to Ashfield House, with Albert Sorby Buxton as headmaster. I dont know prior to 1922 the history of Ashfield House, but would love to find out. I was an art student there in the late 60's, and found it to be a beautiful building.

By Angela Roche
On 20/02/2012

Indeed a nice postcard picture, however, as with many views from the period, the tram lines and overhead wires/supports have been removed from the image. This junction was a cross-over on the system with a line coming down Leeming Street from Woodhouse and another line going down Church Street to Crown Farm. A tramcar is still visible near the town hall.

By Berisford Jones
On 03/05/2012

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