Broadgate Park
52°56′01″N 1°12′22″W / 52.9335°N 1.206°W
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]
- ^ a b "LifeisaStudent - Guide to Nottingham University". Lifeisastudent.tv. 14 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Nottingham Hospitality, The University of Nottingham". Nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "University Partnerships Programme". Upp-ltd.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Broadgate Park". Su.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Broadgate Park Block Postcodes". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "University of Nottingham deal offers lesson in developing property with little risk". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011.
- ^ Your JCR – what do they do? Junior Common Room Committee, September 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021
- ^ "Nottingham Hospitality, The University of Nottingham (Albion House)". Nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "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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