 In the 1790s Ichabod Wright (1767-1862) built Mapperley Hall at the heart of the estate.In 1873 Ichabod's grandson, Colonel Charles Ichabod Wright began to sell land due south of the Hall and grounds; a plot bounded by Woodborough Road, the upper portion of Magdala Road and Lucknow Drive, intended for six houses.The greater part of the Mapperley estate was only released for development in 1903.