early 1970s and in the late 2010s was expanded to accommodate Nottingham Express Transit second phase extension south of the city to Clifton St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford features two community spaces: the Church Hall and the Benjamin Carter Hall, both adjoined, at the entrance to the Church Paddock. The Carter Hall was built using proceeds left by Benjamin Carter. Across Wilford Toll Bridge is Victoria Embankment, which hosts the annual Riverside Festival, the War Memorial and park, and a children's play-area and large paddling pool. Close by is the Gresham Sports Pavilion which includes an all-weather football pitch, and indoor changing facilities. On Wilford Lane is a large "Roko" gym. A twenty million pound development on the neighbouring former site of The Château Public House currently underway will include a Lidl store in addition to a smaller gym and Starbucks coffee shop. Wilfordians Residents of Wilford are known as Wilfordians. The earliest written record of this can be found in Robert Mellors', 'Old Nottingham suburbs: then and now. Notable families Iremonger: James Iremonger was an English cricketer and noted as one of the players most unlucky never to play Test cricket. James also played football for Nottingham Forest making his debut as a fullback in 1896 against Stoke City and earned 3 caps for England. Albert Iremonger was a football goalkeeper and county-class cricketer. He was widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his time and is a local legend in his home county of Nottinghamshire. It is also believed Iremonger was the tallest player in the league at the time, measuring 6 ft 5in. He was landlord of The Ferry Inn until his death in 1958. Harry Iremonger was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. Iremonger fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War. Albert Harvey Iremonger, born in 1920 to Albert, fought as a Sergeant-Pilot in the RAF. He was killed in action on 14 July 1943, aged 27, and is interred in the graveyard of St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford Smiths: Abel Smith II (14 March 1717 – 12 July 1788) was a British Member of Parliament and one of the leading bankers of his time. He is the grandson of Thomas Smith the founder of Smith's Bank, believed to be the first bank to be formed