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Newark

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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Newark became a town in the early 10th century and it became important militarily for fending off raids. When I visited Newark Castle the Tourist Information office suggested I take some of the self-guided walking tour leaflets with me, and though in the end I didn’t have the time to fully complete the trails I did have a wander around the town taking pictures of some of the more interesting buildings that proved to have quite an interesting history.

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Nottingham Floral Trail 2015

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On one of our sunnier June days I decided to take photos of all the wicker sculptures that make up this year’s floral trail, organised by Nottingham City Council’s Nottingham in Bloom Team and the Nottingham Business Improvement District.

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Newark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On my recent visit to Newark I popped in to the Tourist Information Centre where they recommended I visit the Town Hall Museum. It’s certainly housed within an impressive building; built in 1776 it is Grade I listed and the museum opened up in part of the building in 1999. Entry was free, though unfortunately photography was not allowed inside.

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Newark Castle

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On what proved to be a slightly more blustery day than I had expected I decided to head out to Newark Castle. I didn’t know much about the site other than it was now ruins so I would highly recommend taking advantage of the guided tour. It doesn’t happen every day so you do have to ring Newark Tourist Information in advance but I found it very interesting and it does give you the opportunity to enter areas which are usually closed to the public, such as the towers and undercroft.

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Mr Straw’s House

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On an extremely blustery day in March I decided to visit Mr Straw’s House, a National Trust property in Worksop. It’s been on my radar for a while and thanks to the excellent directions on their website it was even easier to locate than I’d been expecting – a quick 10 minute walk away from Worksop train station. The House, which doesn’t look very impressive from the outside, is an intriguing snapshot inside of life in the 1920s; even though there was a Straw living in the house well into the 1980s, the house has hardly been altered since 1923.

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St. Peter’s Church, Nottingham

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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I decided late last year that it was about time I paid a visit to St. Peter’s Church which is right in the centre of Nottingham, and which I’ve never set foot in before. It is one of three churches in Nottingham that dates from the Middle Ages, with St. Mary’s being another.

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William Booth Birthplace Museum

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On the same day I visited Green’s Windmill I headed to the William Booth Birthplace Museum which is nearby; until I spotted it on Google maps when I was checking the directions to the Mill I had no idea the place even existed. William Booth was of course the founder of the Salvation Army, an organisation I don’t support, but it is still an important part of Nottingham’s history and a chance to see inside a lower middle class house from the 1820s.

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Green’s Windmill, Nottingham

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On a surprisingly mild day in October last year I headed out to Green’s Windmill, somewhere I hadn’t been in at least 20 years. It is a restored and working 19th century tower windmill, though unfortunately when I visited it wasn’t actually working as the sails are damaged and in need of restoration.

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Stonebridge City Farm

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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On what turned out to be a surprisingly sunny day in October we headed out to Stonebridge City Farm which, as the name suggests, is right in the heart of Nottingham City. The barn was erected in 1980 and the first animals to be housed there were 2 goats, but it is now home to a range of animals from chickens to cows and horses, as well as gardens and a small nature trial.

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Nottingham Council House

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Louise Jayne

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One day last October I decided to take advantage of the free guided tours that are on offer for the Council House in Nottingham, a building I’d never stepped foot in before.

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