John Henry Spree (1869-1932) came to live in Nottingham c.1915. He had previously lived in Hastings in Sussex where he had published a limited number of picture postcards using his own photographs of the area.

An article about John Henry Spree is included in Lenton Times No.32. For more information about the article click here.

We are slowly assembling a catalogue of the postcards produced by John Henry Spree while he lived in Nottingham. Many of the images used on this page are taken, with permission, from the Picture the Past website. This website showcases various photographic collections including that of the Local Studies Library at Nottingham Central Library. If you would like to acquire your own copy of one of Picture the Past's images then you should click on their name.

We are keen to establish when Spree might have taken a particular photograph. So the earliest date for a used postcard are noted along with anything else that might help pinpoint when the postcard was produced.

If you have any Spree postcards not shown here we would be delighted to receive electronic copies of them. If you can help us out with the number, have a postcard that is already on the site but is in better condition than the one we are using, or you have an earlier postmark for your postcard please get in touch. To contact us - click here.

Postcard	Location	Date Published	Publisher	Source
Charnock Avenue, Wollaton Park	Charnock Avenue in Wollaton Park Estate runs almost parallel to Derby Road with vehicular access from Middleton Boulevard. Modern Day View	Probably late 1920s or early 1930s.	Spree	John Hibbitt
Hawton Crescent, Wollaton Park	The junction of Hawton Crescent and Broughton Drive looking eastwards along Hawton Crescent Modern Day View	Probably very late 1920s or early 1930s.	No name given	Geoff Johnson
Bungalow, Wollaton Park	We think this was taken on the western side of Middleton Boulevard looking northwards between Scalford Drive and Selston Drive Modern Day View	Probably late 1920s or early 1930s.	No name given	Picture the Past
Elm Avenue, Wollaton Park	Elm Avenue viewed from the Harrow Road entrance Modern Day View	Between May 1926 and August 1927.	Spree	Joyce Collins
1. Wollaton Hall, Nottm.	Close-up shot of the Hall looking west Modern Day View	Probably late 1920s or early 1930s.	No name given	Picture the Past
2.Garden, Wollaton Park, Nottm.	View of part of the formal garden with the Camelia House in the background	Probably late 1920s or early 1930s.	No name given	Picture the Past
3.Old Bridge, Wollaton Park, Nottm.	View of the 'boathouse' at the western end of the lake	Probably late 1920s or early 1930s.	No name given	Picture the Past
678. The Gateway, Wollaton Park	View in the park, looking towards Derby Road. Modern Day View	After May 1926.	Spree	Postcard courtesy of John Hibbitt
Gateway, Wollaton Park	View of Gatehouse Lodge from Wollaton Hall Drive. Modern Day View	1920s	Spree	Postcard courtesy of Eric Campbell
681 Wollaton Hall, Nottm.	View of hall looking from the west Modern Day View	Sometime before August 1927	Spree	David Ottewell - featured in Issue No.32
682 Wollaton Hall, Nottm.	View of hall looking from the east Modern Day View	Sometime before August 1927	Spree	Photo courtesy of Eric Campbell

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