52°56′01″N 1°12′22″W / 52.9335°N 1.206°W / 52.9335; -1.206

Broadgate Park, by the west entrance of the University of Nottingham

Broadgate Park is a self-catering hall of residence at the University of Nottingham,[1][2] accommodating undergraduate and postgraduate students.[2] Housing about 2,400 students and containing 2,223 rooms,[1][3] it is one of the largest student villages in Europe.[4] It is located outside of the west entrance of the University Park campus. It is owned and maintained by University Partnerships Programme.

Block names edit

The majority of blocks in Broadgate Park have botanical names, such as those of various trees or flowers:[5]

  • Acorns
  • Alders
  • Alpines
  • Beeches
  • Birches
  • Cedars
  • Cherries
  • Chestnuts
  • Conifers
  • Coppers
  • Elms
  • Firs
  • Hawthornes
  • Hazels
  • Hemlocks
  • Hollies
  • Junipers
  • Larches
  • Laurels
  • Lilies
  • Limes
  • Magnolia
  • Maples
  • Mulberries
  • Oaks
  • Pines
  • Planes
  • Poplars
  • Redwoods
  • Rowans
  • Salthouse
  • Salthouse Close
  • Spindles
  • Spruces
  • Sycamores
  • Walnuts
  • Willows

History edit

In 2009 UPP announced a £115 million transaction with the University of Nottingham.[6] Under this agreement UPP agreed to provide 850 student bedrooms.[7]

Under an agreement between UPP and the University of Nottingham ownership of the accommodation will be transferred to the University in the year 2047/48.[6]

JCR edit

The Broadgate Park JCR represents the residents of Broadgate Park,[8] as well as Albion House,[9] in nearby Beeston and Cloister House, in Dunkirk — two other third-party halls owned by UPP Broadgate Park.[10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "LifeisaStudent - Guide to Nottingham University". Lifeisastudent.tv. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Nottingham Hospitality, The University of Nottingham". Nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  3. ^ "University Partnerships Programme". Upp-ltd.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Broadgate Park". Su.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Broadgate Park Block Postcodes". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "UPP Completes £115 Million Transaction with the University of Nottingham". Upp-ltd.com. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  7. ^ "University of Nottingham deal offers lesson in developing property with little risk". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
  8. ^ Your JCR – what do they do? Junior Common Room Committee, September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021
  9. ^ "Nottingham Hospitality, The University of Nottingham (Albion House)". Nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Nottingham Hospitality, The University of Nottingham (Cloister House)". Nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.

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