I have a picture of fountaindale house and grounds - it is from a book called "blidworth in old picture postcards" put together by a local blidworth resident called Will Richards in 1986.
This is the caption to the picture:
"An aerial view of fountaindale as it looked about 1925. For many years the house was owned and occupied by Mr and Mrs Tom Shipside, and the surrounding well-kept grounds were well-known to local people because garden parties for deserving causes were often held there. Beyond the house the Fish Lake can be seen- one of the three lakes in the grounds fed by Rainworth Water near its source. Beyond, the lake part of The Moat can be seen, and Friar Tuck is said to have lived on the grounds enclosed by The Moat. Friar Tuck's well is just downstream of the lowest of the three lakes.
In the top left-hand corner of the picture is the old coach road which lran from Black scotch lane(the scottish drovers' road) into the courtyard at the back of the house.
The coach-road on the left went to the ornamental gates near Bessie sheppard's stone. During the 1926 strike, schoolchildren walked from blidworth to be entertained to tea on the circular lawn"
Will Richards is active in the local blidworth community so you may be able to find a contact for him to see if he has further information.
I hope the information is of some use, Caz,
p.s. i live in rainworth which is close to fountain dale and i believe the house to still be standing but i will try to verify this.
