Logged Visits:

18th Feb 2024  17:58  by John DCC

Gridref: SK 49382 52063   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

16th Feb 2024  16:45  by RAB

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Pulled in at the lay-by before heading back North on the M1. Easy to find a short walk away and easy access.

Me and the trig ©RAB

28th Jan 2024  12:04  by Illustrious_Intentions

Gridref: SK 49381 52061   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Easy bag parked at layby after roundabout. Quick walk no no trespassing signs ;) After speaking to man at annesley park trig found out it's one of three on the same estate. Lovely trig cap. Raised letters and slightly lichenous.

Trig Cap

26th Dec 2023  12:26  by Debs22

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Very easy bag by parking in the layby on A608 and then a quick 2 minute walk up the track towards the mast on the left

©Debs22

10th Dec 2023  15:38  by T.brindley

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Trig

24th Jun 2023  20:40  by Earby Rambler

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Visited whilst on day out with Painterman61, last of a brilliant day.

Pillar

24th Jun 2023  20:40  by painterman61

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Revisit the last trig before a long blast up the M1 North home.

Trig ©painterman61

19th Feb 2023  12:04  by Trigger

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

TP0855
TP0855

28th Dec 2022  17:40  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Darkness revisit just before getting onto the M1.. to press air-dry clay into the flush bracket.

Trig ©vegibagger
Cap ©vegibagger
FB ©vegibagger

7th Dec 2022  10:48  by tasmod G4NQX

FB Number: S1643  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to reach up the service road from layby. Cap intact. Pillar under two trees next to mobile phone mast. No views, unless you count motorway traffic !

Unremarkable

14th Oct 2022  13:41  by Foxy

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

#1 of 5 trigs bagged along the M1 corridor on the way to Leicester. Parked on the A608 lay-by just off the M1. The pillar is behind a rough hedge and accessed via an already broken fence. It would have been easy to access even if the fence was not broken. Farmland is nearby but there are no views to speak of from the pillar which is now alongside a mast. The pillar is in generally good condition and retains the original centre for the spider.

Flush bracket ©Foxy
The spider ©Foxy
The pillar ©Foxy
Proximity of pillar to the mast©Foxy
Me & the trig ©Foxy

9th Oct 2022  11:48  by eon

Gridref: SK 49383 52060   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

(2748) About as easy as they come. Layby parking, up the farm access road, over the gate, head towards the phone mast and bingo. Pillar sits in scrubby bit of woodland that's not encroaching on it too much. In overall good condition, and still retaining its original centre cap - raised lettering. Pillar history: Built on the 12th of December 1936, at a cost of £4 6s 0d. Last maintained by the OS in April of 1983.

Approach ©eon
Site ©eon
Pillar ©eon
FB S1648 ©eon
Top ©eon
Centre cap - detail ©eon

27th Dec 2021  08:35  by Wheresthatpenguin

Gridref: SK 49381 52061   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 8/10

Parked in a lay-by on the south side of Mansfield Road. Took a path that leads off to the rear of the lay-by up to the pillar.

Pillar
Flush Bracket
Spider/Theodolite Mount
Pillar

6th Nov 2021  16:16  by painterman61

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

last of day bag on way home storm on the way trig in vgc

trig ©painterman61
trig ©painterman61
fb ©painterman61

24th Sep 2021  17:15  by itchy-trigger-finder

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy bag on way to meet friends. Parked in layby and up the access road to the mast. Itchy.

©itchy-trigger-finder

9th Jun 2021  17:32  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked at the big layby and short stroll to pillar which is located near to a mast. Pillar in good condition with farmland views.

Annesley Road Pillar ©Thejenkies
Annesley Road Pillar Flush Bracket ©Thejenkies

3rd Jun 2021  14:12  by jonglew

Gridref: SK 49380 52063   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in large layby S side road, ~70m E of the pillar. Good access away from the layby up into farmland. Pillar easily found in light woodland. Original centre cap is retained, raised lettering; rear sight hole open, LHD side plug beginning to degrade. No views.

Pillar TP0855©jonglew
Spider TP0855©jonglew
Flush Bracket TP0855©jonglew

31st May 2021  14:30  by simo

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Bagged as part of an 8 mile circular hike from Selston via Felley and Bagthorpe. Pillar is in good nick and the undergrowth not too bad at present. Pillar is easily located by the phone mast as you enter the compound from the lay-by on the A608 adt M1junct 27

11th May 2021  09:26  by RoMeR25

Gridref: SK 49380 52060   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 5/10

9th May 2021  12:00  by PEAK

Gridref: SK 49380 52060   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Feb 2021  13:30  by Kirsty

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

14th Feb 2021  13:19  by U511827

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

24th Nov 2020  13:47  by The Trudges

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trig just off roadside behind layby, slight crack at the bottom near to the flush bracket, still got all its metal work

Trig
Centre cap ©The Trudges
View from spider ©The Trudges
Spider with original centre cap ©The Trudges
Flush Bracket ©The Trudges

10th Jun 2020  11:02  by wo hunt

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 4/10

found ok in good order

20th Mar 2019  18:45  by Andy West

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

23rd Feb 2019  12:10  by dugswell2

FB Number: S1648   Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Sunny.

13th Dec 2018  16:04  by descarte1

Gridref: SK 49381 52060   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Good condition pillar beside a mast. Surprisingly easy access from the layby on the main road. FB faces northwest-ish with no holes open. Cap present with raised lettering.

22nd Oct 2018  09:36  by RMR25

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

19th Oct 2018  11:35  by WuzzerL

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

©WuzzerL

15th Sep 2018  14:00  by KevP

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Easy to find from layby as described by others. Slight damage to one corner.

8th Feb 2018  15:21  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Re-visit for pics

22nd Dec 2017  10:38  by Particle

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Parked in layby, quick walk up to masts & easily found. Nice views considering so close to mway.

27th Nov 2016  12:55  by Triggers

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

by substation.

2nd Nov 2016  13:30  by stan toon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy..

16th Oct 2016  18:03  by jamiekeighley

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in layby, easily found. Pretty dull location.

©jamiekeighley

4th Sep 2016  17:16  by dazedemon

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Easy pillar to get to and find. A short stop off M1 Jnc 27

View from the track
Close up flush

10th Jul 2016  15:10  by srichy20

Gridref: SK 49380 52068   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

As previous log, Park in Lay-by on Hucknall side of Jnc 27 roundabout just off the M1. Short walk up path behind to a substation.

Intact original plug

10th Jun 2016  21:27  by g4wsb

Gridref: SK 49378 52067   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked to entrance mast short walk right.

©g4wsb
©g4wsb
©g4wsb

30th Apr 2016  13:37  by VinceTP

Gridref: SK 49390 52054   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 10/10

18th Dec 2015  11:00  by victron1987

FB Number: S1643  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Park in the layby off the bypass just before you hit the M1 roundabout. Its not a very interesting one and no effort needed. took me 30 seconds to get to it from the car, right by a sub station. 0/10 for scenery. Easy bag.

5th Dec 2015  13:45  by Crazy

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Trig in good condition close to mobile phone aerial just off old road. View to N is being cut off by roadside trees but is not stunning and the other directions are also tree restricted. A couple of deer in the field below the trig to the SE

15th May 2015  15:30  by Borderer

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Surprisingly quiet considering its closeness to the motorway. Easy parking in adjacent lay-by surrounded by colourful oil-seed fields.

©Borderer

9th May 2015  10:15  by O2J

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 6/10

Last time I tried to get this one, it was in the contractors compound and late at night. Totally different today, peaceful in comparison and pleasant. Trig is in good condition with a nice cap still intact.

28th Feb 2015  07:05  by Pritch227

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

easier than expected,from the layby,go under green barrier and pillar just beyond next to mast,quiet location away from busy road.

©Pritch227

4th Jan 2015  12:00  by The RockKnocker

Gridref: SK 49381 52061   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

A quick stop on my way down south.

Annesley Road Trig

20th Sep 2014  14:15  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Easy find from M1 J27, but it's the long way round to park in the nearby layby and up the dead end lane to the communications mast, next to the trig. It's a little lost surrounded by bushes and small trees growing around it as a result of development. No decent views.

18th May 2014  11:46  by Chris9870

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Been meaning to visit this one since they finished widening the M1. Very easy find near lay by. Walked up track, through the gate and trig at side of radio mast.

Annesley Road Trig

4th Jan 2014  00:00  by dogwalking

Gridref: SK 49381 52065   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

easy from layby untidy area

21st Sep 2013  11:13  by Rob&Fiona

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

27th Aug 2013  09:50  by PeteBoggs

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Simple access from layby

©PeteBoggs
©PeteBoggs

4th Jul 2013  17:12  by slateloose

Gridref: SK 49300 52000   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy to find near mast compound.

31st May 2013  19:30  by vegibagger

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

on drive back cheltenham to york with brother Ant and sister Fiona, both somewhat bemused and touch irked that I wanted to pull off the motorway for this!! and its got a complete metal cap with nice raised letters in a recessed ring. Nerdy pleasure!!

15th May 2013  09:50  by gowrie

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Revisit - last time was inaccessible as in contractor's compound - now gone.

19th Mar 2013  14:50  by Trigpoint100

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy access from adjacent lay by. Limited views; E s/hole closed others buried, metal cap raised lettering, vgc if pretty run of mill location.

23rd Sep 2012  11:12  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Re-visit to actually reach the pillar as it was in a secured compound at the time of my original visit. Very easy now: from layby only one barrier to duck under and along tarmac road.

22nd Aug 2012  16:40  by CJO

Gridref: SK 49381 52065   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Behind mast above the layby. There are two mast the pillar is behind the one NOT marked on the 1:50000map.

S1648

13th Jul 2012  14:00  by Mickandkim

Gridref: SK 49381 52061   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Short walk past butty van

10th Jul 2012  13:00  by Griefmiester

Gridref: SK 49388 52067   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Third time lucky for this one - last twice it has been in the compound for the roadworks - all finished now so access not a problem - located just above layby, next to mast - pillar good condition not an interesting area.

Pillar & FB
GPS Location & Details

4th Jul 2012  18:09  by Border Peat

Gridref: SK 49382 52067   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

S1648

18th Mar 2012  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: SK 49385 52068   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

17th Mar 2012  17:00  by pjr

Gridref: SK 49380 52053   FB Number: S1643  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar sits above layby easy to get to,a bus stop in to Derby in layby things looking up.Unfortunet for me bus goes past us I descend from pillar,an hour wait for another cold when bus arrives late home tonight.

12th Feb 2012  12:55  by ocean soul

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Convenient parking in layby and easy access ...

10th Jan 2012  11:30  by CURRYSCRIM

Gridref: SK 49377 52075   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

4/13 Convenient layby and easy access. Two bacon butties and two teas for a fiver, highly reccommended!

Annesley Road
Annesley Road

10th Jan 2012  11:29  by Whats the Point

Gridref: SK 49381 52064   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Easy find from the south layby. Spoke to a friendly farmer who has out scaring pigeons off his rape. Was out trigpointing with CURRYSCRIM who brought the bacon butties and tea from the tea wagon in the layby – many thanks.

1st Oct 2011  17:00  by DanTrig

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Bagged trig because we've passed it so many times on the M1, walked in Peak District (Probably) earlier that day.

15th Sep 2011  15:35  by redDragon

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy one this. From layby on south side of dual carriageway, theres a small sliproad. Hopped through the gate and the trig is right beside the mast under a tree. Uninspiring views though

7th May 2011  11:30  by ted

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Plug intact, low FB number. Rain, rain, rain :(

Annesley Road trig
Annesley Road FB
Annesley Road top

30th Dec 2010  10:46  by trig-man

Gridref: SK 49380 52067   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

3rd Nov 2010  12:25  by Bergfuehrer

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Nottinghamshire. It is a short stroll up the tarmac driveway from the layby. The portakabin complex and the fencing have all gone and the trigpoint is free once more. There were nice autumn colours in the view away from the roads. Plug with raised lettering.

Annesley Road - free again

17th Dec 2008  22:40  by iainmac

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I drove up and parked near security portakabin. Friendly person phoned main offices and I was escorted up to trig (with hard hat and hi vis jacket - both small enough to make me appear ridiculous). All very friendly. Try 0845 8694444 to arrange a visit.

S1648
S1648
S1648

10th Oct 2008  13:09  by senrabyar

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

5th Jun 2008  12:40  by gowrie

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 4/10

Still surrounded by the contractor's huge compound for the M1 widening project. will need to return when all is done and the TP freed.

27th Jan 2008  10:30  by jwrouse

Gridref: SK 49300 52000   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

I went to have a look at the Annesley Road pillar on 27 Jan 2008 and, as was indicated earlier, there is indeed some road widening in progress. In fact it's a big job - adding an extra lane to both carriageways of the M1 from Junction 25 to Junction 28, a distance of some 14 miles - and it's scheduled to last about another 3 years. The good news is that, as far as I could ascertain, neither the comms masts nor the pillar are in danger of removal. The area in which they stand was a small patch of scrubby woodland on the South side of the A608. A large tract of land, including some of this area, has been cleared and levelled and it now looks like a medium-sized village with tarmac roads, large parking areas and lots of (temporary-looking) single-storey buildings, the whole lot surrounded by a high, strong chain-link fence. I was just able to walk along a narrow corridor between this fence and the low timber fence at the top of the bank that separates the lay-by on the A608 from the area containing the masts and pillar. From there, using a long zoom lens through the fence, I was able to get a few reasonable photos of the pillar. I then noticed signs of life inside the compound and so I made myself obvious by walking along close to the fence and waving to a chap in a day-glo yellow jacket - clearly part of the security team who were the only people there on a Sunday morning. As it happened, there was also a van being driven from the other side of the compound towards the locked gate, near to the A608. I got there just as the security man was unlocking the gate for the van and, using the courteous approach that has served me so well in the past, I struck up a conversation with him as a result of which I learned that the "village" behind the wire is temporary and will be removed when the job is finished after which the land will be restored to it former semi-wild state. My new-found friend was also kind enough to allow me inside the compound to inspect and photograph the pillar up close, in the normal way, and so I have a few slightly better shots than I got from my previous vantage point. From what I could see and what I was told, I'm pretty confident that S1648 is safe for a good number of years yet.

S1648 - Annesley Road Pillar
S1648 - Annesley Road - FB
S1648 Pillar through the fence
S1648 - gated site entrance
S1648 - Adjacent M1 slip road

11th Nov 2007  11:42  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

In easy view from top of roadside banking but access blocked by new security fencing around various earthworks.

2nd Oct 2007  13:50  by Sandisox

Gridref: SK 49387 52092   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Contractors were on the site and they told me that the whole site was going to be fenced off. I managed to persuade the foreman to let me approach. But this could the last chance for easy access.

Flush Bracket
Top View

29th Sep 2007  12:03  by andyc

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

My first trigpoint in Nottinghamshire as I was exiled south of the border for the weekend with my wife who was at a conference in Eastwood. Not the most auspicious start.

15th Sep 2007  16:56  by Trigpoint Bears

Gridref: SK 49376 52052   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

(215) I've been to nicer places

GPS Position, Spider and Plug (Raised Lettering)
Trigpoint & Bear

12th Jun 2007  14:40  by asbown

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

easy walk up transmitter service road, not a nice place and very noisy.

18th Feb 2007  09:30  by jameswameek

Gridref: SK 49384 52065   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Another dead easy one, and 2 of 2 for the day (see TP0198). Parked in the layby, walked away from the M1, then doubled back along the little slip road up to the antenna. Past the gate and you can see it. Some rubbish, but otherwise in very good condition. Anyone know why this has a "12" marked on it?

The surrounding area ©jameswameek
The FB (sorry, this pic is not well focussed)©jameswameek
The Pillar ©jameswameek
The spider ©jameswameek

29th Jul 2006  15:30  by M5ABH

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Still half hidden in bushes in grotty little transmitter area in corner of the field. General views and area quite nice though. Can see over to Derbyshire peak district etc if you pick your spot. Trig point not in best view area though! Motorway noise is loud too, J27 is very busy. Some very futeristic looking factories and offices sprung up round here in last few years though!

The Bracket
In the bushes
Nearer the trig
The top

31st May 2006  14:05  by Historian

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

1st Mar 2006  15:45  by Father Ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

I had quite an audience to witness me scrambling up the bank to visit this trig that still keeps up its appearances even though it lives in a grotty area.

19th Jan 2006  08:00  by Erewash

Gridref: SK 49376 52066   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Seems to be a dumping ground

30th Oct 2005  15:24  by lookingmrb&pwb

Gridref: SK 49376 52081   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

10/13 Lots of rubbish around and very close to the M1. Got some funny looks for a motorcylcle that was parked in the same lay-by.

29th Oct 2005  10:10  by Glaslyn

Gridref: SK 49300 52000   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy find with plenty of parking ! Next to phone masts with plenty of crap dumped all around.

©Glaslyn

23rd Sep 2005  17:50  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Climbed a nettled bank from the lay by only to realise there is a track further back from the motorway that a lorry was covering. no condition change in last 17 days. Only realised now having completed the weeks logs that this was trig 750 for me.

9th Sep 2005  19:55  by Lathama

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

Parked in the layby by the M1 access and found the pillar by the mast. It's all intact with the original plug - raised letters [the first one today]. Only the faintest traces of paint. All sightholes closed. You can get a few views over the surrounding area and these would probably be better in winter with the leaves off the trees.

14th Jul 2004  15:50  by 68 GUNS

Gridref: SK 49381 52061   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Pillar is easy to reach from layby on main road, and is located alongside Phone mast.

3rd Jul 2004  11:09  by John + Carol

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Found this easily by the transmitters, but 2 of us fell over on the slippery slope back to the car :-(

The Flush Bracket

16th Jun 2004  16:10  by RoPeHe

Gridref: SK 49382 52063   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Pillar in very good condition. Flush Bracket, Spider and Plug all present. Even some nice views from the pillar if you choose the direction carefully! Grass has now grown over and hidden the tin cans.

Annesley Road pillar ©RoPeHe
Annesley Road pillar - in context! ©RoPeHe
Flush Bracket S1648 ©RoPeHe
Spider and Plug ©RoPeHe

25th Apr 2004  14:45  by HEATHENS

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 5/10

Views good north and south nearer the entance gate.

21st Mar 2004  12:10  by mickandshane

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Easy access, plug with raised lettering.

6th Oct 2003  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

26/1/02: in transmitter compound just SE of mast, unremarkable view; 6/10/03: vgc; metal cap raised small letters

26th Apr 2003  09:40  by Morseman

Gridref: SK 49394 52071   FB Number: S1648  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

Not a very nice area, strewn with rubbish and an abandoned car a bit further down the track. Pillar can be reached by climbing up a bank from a layby.

Pillar and burnt cans - Nice! A grotty area behind a transmitter station, just off the A608 near junction 27 of the M1.©Morseman
S1648 Flush Bracket ©Morseman
The view back to the A608 Not a view that you would write home about!©Morseman