His intention was to emulate Cadbury's at Bournville and the Levers at Port Sunlight and build high quality homes for his worker in the near adjacent purpose-built factories.

Jesse Boot was cash rich and owned 121 acres of land which he proceeded to disperse to good causes.

The remains of the estate, also called Highfields park, the other side of University Boulevard, was given over to sport fields.

[3] The fishpond created by Joseph Lowe was enhanced and upgraded to a boating lake that still exists today, the spoil from this extensive excavation was used to raise the land level for the road.

[3] The ornamental park was designed by Percy Richard Morley Horder who designed it in the Victorian municipal manner with areas of planting such as an azalea walk, areas for open air dancing (which was soon change to croquet) and crown green bowling.

[3] The northern part of the land was prepared for the East Midland's first University which was a project largely funded by Sir Jesse Boot himself.

To this vista, there have been added two monumental Chinese stone lions, gifted from City of Ningbo, China.

They applied to refurbish the site's historic pavilions, bridges and lighting columns and develop a new water park and adventure golf course.

The National Lottery 'Parks for People Fund' have confirmed a Stage 2 pass for the £3,240,500 needed for the project in January 2015.

To the east, is a lake side terrace and the D.H.Lawrence pavilion with the normal children's play equipment nearby.

Here one finds two Chinese stone lion sculptures presented to Nottingham by the city of Ningbo.

To the south of the lake was extensive planting including the azalea collection and many trees that are suitable for climbing.

[3] Local wags suggested that letting children play in the lake for 20 minutes would inoculate them against all known diseases The Highfields Lido (1922-1981) 52°56′19″N 1°11′16″W / 52.93863°N 1.18789°W / 52.93863; -1.18789 was the first to open in Nottingham, before Bulwell and Claverley.

The lido was designed by Percy Richard Morley Horder who drew on the Roman style of architecture.

He used red brick walling and pantile roofing and incorporated archways in front of the changing cubicles to break up the line of the buildings.

In 1963 after 17 years of debate, 2,300 square yards (1,900 m2) was bought to extend the terrace and provide a paddling pool.