A petition has been launched to save a historic property on the banks of the River Trent from being flattened and replaced by modern luxury apartments.
Once a house but more recently offices, the impressive Neo-Gothic turreted building currently stands empty and is partially boarded up. The front borders Wilford Lane, in West Bridgford, while the rear overlooks the river and Victoria Embankment.
The property at 26 Wilford Lane once stood next door to Jesse Boot's summer house, Plaisaunce, where the founder of Boots would entertain employees with dances, musical performances, swimming and fireworks, before it was razed to the ground in 1961. Today, it is sandwiched between Rivermead House apartments and two white contemporary homes with full-height windows.
