Another post about Nottingham architecture. The first building is The Boat Inn.
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Nottingham Architecture – Part Three
As part of my ongoing project to explore Nottingham’s architecture the first photo shows what used to be the Nottingham Playhouse before it moved premises (to Wellington Circus – a lovely theatre, I’d recommend a visit). This building (now a pub) was opened in 1910 as a cinema which was called The Little Theatre by the 1940s and then became the Nottingham Playhouse in 1948. It moved to its new premises in 1963.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, church, Cornerstone Church, guildhall, Lambert's factory, local history, nottingham, photo post, pub, statue, The Grove
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Nottingham Architecture – Part Two
Another installment about some of Nottingham’s more interesting buildings. The first is Ye Olde Salutation Inn. Dating from 1240 it, along with several others in Nottingham, claims to be the oldest pub in the city. The building was originally a tanner’s workshop, before that the site was another ale house with the catchy name of The Archangel Gabriel Salutes the Virgin Mary. During the Civil War of 1642-1651 rooms were set aside to recruit for both sides in the conflict.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, Arkwright Building, Freemasons, history, Lewis & Grundy, local history, Nottingham Trent University, photo post, Poor Law Office, Provincial Grand Lodge, pub, Synagogue, The Royal Children Inn, Wesleyan Reform Chapel, Ye Olde Salutation Inn
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The Wheel of Nottingham
I’ve taken pictures of the Wheel of Nottingham before, at Nottingham Light Night, but it wasn’t until last Friday, just before the wheel left the city that I actually went on it. The wheel is 60 metres high with 40 enclosed gondolas and takes around 12 minutes to do three revolutions.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, nottingham, nottingham council house, statues, view, wheel of nottingham
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Leicester Architecture – Part Two
Continuing on from my earlier post about some of Leicester’s interesting buildings, this is St Nicholas’ Church, the oldest surviving place of worship in Leicester. Built around the 9th or 10th century there are still some original features left such as the original walls of the nave, though part of it was demolished after 1600 and the spire was removed in 1805.
Nottingham Canal Walk
On one of last year’s sunnier days I decided to take a walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal. It opened in 1796 as a means of transporting coal and is still an active part of the city, albeit more for leisure than commerce these days.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, boat, canal, canal boat, marina, nottingham, nottingham canal, photo post, swan, walk, white swan
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Leicester Architecture – Part One
As well as exploring all things Richard III on my trip to Leicester I also took a lot of photographs of buildings that caught my eye – finding out about the significance of these buildings was greatly aided by information panels conveniently positioned nearby, a practice of which I heartily approve and that Nottingham could really do with emulating.
Categories: England, Leicester, Leicestershire
Tags: architecture, framework knitters, guildhall, hosiery, photo post, photographic evidence, seamstress, statue, thomas cook, turkey cafe
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Nottingham Architecture Special: Watson Fothergill Contd.
As a follow-up to my earlier post on the work of Watson Fothergill, Nottingham architect, here are some more of his beautiful buildings. The first is the Rose of England pub, built in 1899. I’ve often admired the Gothic look of it and it’s immediately recognisable as Fothergill’s work.
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Tags: architecture, watson fothergill
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Nottingham City Centre Architecture
As part of an ongoing series this post covers some of the more striking architecture of Nottingham city centre which wasn’t designed by Watson Forthergill (for some of those buildings, see here.)
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Tags: architecture, d h lawrence, j m barrie, nottingham, peter pan, photo post, st andrew's church, the peacock pub, victoria clock tower, ymca
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Nottingham Architecture Special: Watson Fothergill
Watson Fothergill was an English architect who designed over 100 buildings in Nottingham. Many of the city’s most striking buildings and some of my personal favourites were designed by him, so I decided to dedicate this blog post to some of his achievements.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, graham greene, nottingham, photo post, stained glass windows, strained glass, watson fothergill
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