• Mansfield Road, Nottingham, c 1880 . Image ref: NTGM000821 . Chatham St left, Alfred St. North, centre right. Looking North. . 'Before the advent of the ‘turn-pike’ road in the 18th century, the Mansfield Road remained a sandy ill-defined track, deeply rutted with the passage of carts and waggons pulled by teams of oxen or horses. Maintenance of the road was patchy and was carried out at the expense of the local landowners. . From Nottingham, the road followed much of the route it does today, except in the district of Ravenshead, where until 1785, it passed via Papplewick, through the grounds of Newstead Abbey re-joining the modern road just past Larch Farm. . A document relating to a ‘Perambulation of Sherwood Forest’ made in 1218 by the Knights and Free Tenants of Nottingham, provides a good description of the route. The precession is recorded as starting on Trent Bridge and proceeding through the town via Stanstrate, – Stoney St. Exiting through the north gate of the town walls, – around the modern entrance to the Victoria Shopping Centre; – it climbed Gallows Hill to village of Hwitstan, – close to the junction of Mansfield Road and Mapperley Road. . Hwitstan was a Foresters village, complete with its own chapel dedicated to St. Michael. Here too was the White Stone, – from which the village takes its name. The stone was one of the ‘great guide stones’ which marked the route through the Forest. The name and locations of three of these still survive to this day. The other two being; ‘The Robin Hood Stone’, which stood close to the road in the grounds of Newstead Abbey, and ‘The John Martyn Stone in Mansfield’.' (Source: nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #mansfieldroad #robinhood #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #horse #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #horseandcart #transport #notts #nottsrocks #history #nottsheritage
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    Mansfield Road, Nottingham, c 1880 . Image ref: NTGM000821 . Chatham St left, Alfred St. North, centre right. Looking North. . 'Before the advent of the ‘turn-pike’ road in the 18th century, the Mansfield Road remained a sandy ill-defined track, deeply rutted with the passage of carts and waggons pulled by teams of oxen or horses. Maintenance of the road was patchy and was carried out at the expense of the local landowners. . From Nottingham, the road followed much of the route it does today, except in the district of Ravenshead, where until 1785, it passed via Papplewick, through the grounds of Newstead Abbey re-joining the modern road just past Larch Farm. . A document relating to a ‘Perambulation of Sherwood Forest’ made in 1218 by the Knights and Free Tenants of Nottingham, provides a good description of the route. The precession is recorded as starting on Trent Bridge and proceeding through the town via Stanstrate, – Stoney St. Exiting through the north gate of the town walls, – around the modern entrance to the Victoria Shopping Centre; – it climbed Gallows Hill to village of Hwitstan, – close to the junction of Mansfield Road and Mapperley Road. . Hwitstan was a Foresters village, complete with its own chapel dedicated to St. Michael. Here too was the White Stone, – from which the village takes its name. The stone was one of the ‘great guide stones’ which marked the route through the Forest. The name and locations of three of these still survive to this day. The other two being; ‘The Robin Hood Stone’, which stood close to the road in the grounds of Newstead Abbey, and ‘The John Martyn Stone in Mansfield’.' (Source: nottinghamhiddenhistoryteam.wordpress.com) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #mansfieldroad #robinhood #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #horse #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #horseandcart #transport #notts #nottsrocks #history #nottsheritage
  • York House and Rose of England Pub, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 1964 . Image ref: NTGM002640 . West side, looking up Mansfield Road showing York House, used by Nottingham Technical College (Trent Polytechnic) and the BBC. The Rose of England Public House Built in 1899 by Watson Fothergill for the Nottingham Brewery Co. It would have been a convenient refreshment stop for passengers using the nearby Victoria Station, completed a year later. There was a public room, a parlour and a commercial room on the ground floor; upstairs was a clubroom and the two top stories provided private accommodation for the landlord and his family Whitbread Brewery re-opened it as 'The Yorker' in October 1967. After a brief spell as the City Alehouse, in August 1993 it was taken over by Firkin Breweries and was called the 'Filly & Firkin'. It has since reverted to its former name of Rose of England. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #mansfieldroad #notts #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #watsonfothergill #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #pub #bbc #nottstrentuni #nottsrocks #nottinghambrewery
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    York House and Rose of England Pub, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, 1964 . Image ref: NTGM002640 . West side, looking up Mansfield Road showing York House, used by Nottingham Technical College (Trent Polytechnic) and the BBC. The Rose of England Public House Built in 1899 by Watson Fothergill for the Nottingham Brewery Co. It would have been a convenient refreshment stop for passengers using the nearby Victoria Station, completed a year later. There was a public room, a parlour and a commercial room on the ground floor; upstairs was a clubroom and the two top stories provided private accommodation for the landlord and his family Whitbread Brewery re-opened it as 'The Yorker' in October 1967. After a brief spell as the City Alehouse, in August 1993 it was taken over by Firkin Breweries and was called the 'Filly & Firkin'. It has since reverted to its former name of Rose of England. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #mansfieldroad #notts #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #watsonfothergill #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #pub #bbc #nottstrentuni #nottsrocks #nottinghambrewery
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  • Popham Street, Narrow Marsh, Nottingham, 1913 . Image ref: NTGM001312 . The Red Lion Street area named after the Red Lion pub which once stood there. . 'It is said the Red Lion is the most common public house name with some 900 examples throughout the nation. In Nottingham alone there are three Red Lion public houses. On Alfreton Road near Canning Circus, at Cinderhill and at Bulwell not to mention the ones which lurk about in the surrounding villages. So why is the Red Lion so popular? It helps that it has more than one derivation and both of these are heraldic. Heraldry plays a great part in pub names and here it is crossed with other popular source names, patriotism and loyalty. John of Gaunt was one of the most powerful men in fourteenth century England. He was the fourth son of King Edward III and claimed full power as Viceroy when his father became senile. John’s heraldic devise was a red lion. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #redlion #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #oldphoto #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #poverty #thenandnow #nottslife #narrowmarsh
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    Popham Street, Narrow Marsh, Nottingham, 1913 . Image ref: NTGM001312 . The Red Lion Street area named after the Red Lion pub which once stood there. . 'It is said the Red Lion is the most common public house name with some 900 examples throughout the nation. In Nottingham alone there are three Red Lion public houses. On Alfreton Road near Canning Circus, at Cinderhill and at Bulwell not to mention the ones which lurk about in the surrounding villages. So why is the Red Lion so popular? It helps that it has more than one derivation and both of these are heraldic. Heraldry plays a great part in pub names and here it is crossed with other popular source names, patriotism and loyalty. John of Gaunt was one of the most powerful men in fourteenth century England. He was the fourth son of King Edward III and claimed full power as Viceroy when his father became senile. John’s heraldic devise was a red lion. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #redlion #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #oldphoto #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #poverty #thenandnow #nottslife #narrowmarsh
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  • Tradesmen's Mart, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1895 . Image ref: NTGM005248 . This view, looking North, shows the junction with Newcastle Street (centre) and the Old Dog and Partridge Public House (to the left of the Mart). . 'The very welcome width of both Upper and Lower Parliament Street has an historical significance, and is due to the fact that the Town Wall of Henry II's time ran down its midst almost from end to end. Traces of the foundations and lower courses of this wall have been found from time to time, notably in 1864 and again about 1900, so that its exact position is well known to antiquaries. On its outer side was a wide ditch and on its inner side, as is usual in cases of defensive walls throughout the realm, was a lane which ran round the whole area and facilitated the traffic of the defenders from point to point of their fortification. We do not know exactly when the wall was abandoned, but at any rate by Tudor times its use would have vanished and it would probably have so far decayed that its ruins would either be thrown down and used to fill up the town ditch, or else used as a quarry for building purposes. Anyway, the site of the wall itself, together with the outer ditch and the inner lane, were thrown into one spacious thoroughfare which is so welcome to us nowadays. . But this spaciousness was not always appreciated as much as it is to-day, and so, in 1625 we find that for a simple fee of £6 13s. 4d. permission was granted to Thomas Jackson and his heirs to erect a row of tenements in the midst of Lower Parliament Street, which afterwards became known as Parliament Row. The granting of this permission was a very costly mistake, for when Parliament Row was finally cleared away in 1884, the alteration cost the town £20,000.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #victoriacentre #cart #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #children #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #victorian #advertising #history
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    Tradesmen's Mart, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1895 . Image ref: NTGM005248 . This view, looking North, shows the junction with Newcastle Street (centre) and the Old Dog and Partridge Public House (to the left of the Mart). . 'The very welcome width of both Upper and Lower Parliament Street has an historical significance, and is due to the fact that the Town Wall of Henry II's time ran down its midst almost from end to end. Traces of the foundations and lower courses of this wall have been found from time to time, notably in 1864 and again about 1900, so that its exact position is well known to antiquaries. On its outer side was a wide ditch and on its inner side, as is usual in cases of defensive walls throughout the realm, was a lane which ran round the whole area and facilitated the traffic of the defenders from point to point of their fortification. We do not know exactly when the wall was abandoned, but at any rate by Tudor times its use would have vanished and it would probably have so far decayed that its ruins would either be thrown down and used to fill up the town ditch, or else used as a quarry for building purposes. Anyway, the site of the wall itself, together with the outer ditch and the inner lane, were thrown into one spacious thoroughfare which is so welcome to us nowadays. . But this spaciousness was not always appreciated as much as it is to-day, and so, in 1625 we find that for a simple fee of £6 13s. 4d. permission was granted to Thomas Jackson and his heirs to erect a row of tenements in the midst of Lower Parliament Street, which afterwards became known as Parliament Row. The granting of this permission was a very costly mistake, for when Parliament Row was finally cleared away in 1884, the alteration cost the town £20,000.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #victoriacentre #cart #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #children #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #victorian #advertising #history
  • St Peter's Square and Wheeler Gate, Nottingham, 1930's-40's . Image ref: NTGM001596 . Looking towards Wheeler Gate from St Peter's Square. . 'Wheeler Gate should really be called Wheel Wright Gate, meaning, of course, the street where the wheel makers lived, but in earlier times it had another name for in 1313 it is referred to as Baxter Gate, and it is quite possible that the Baxter House or bake house of the town was situated hereabouts during the 14th century. In this reference of 1313 mention is made of a vine that was growing over one of the houses, the fruit of which was regarded as of considerable value. Outdoor grown vines are by no means common in England nowadays although there are still one or two within the confines of the City of Nottingham, but in times past vines were grown in England with comparative freedom and wine of a sort was made from their grapes. One is frequently reminded of this fact in old documents and plans, and even to-day the well-known house of Compton Winyats, not very far from Stratford-on-Avon, derives its name from the "vinyats" or vineyards attached to it. And again in the great Cistercian Abbey of Beaulieu in Hampshire there is an area attached to the ruins which is called vineyard, while a ruin which stands upon it is called the "Wine Press" and one could mulitiply these references if it were advisable.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #greatbritain #pub #oldadvertising #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #advertising #oldadvertising
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    St Peter's Square and Wheeler Gate, Nottingham, 1930's-40's . Image ref: NTGM001596 . Looking towards Wheeler Gate from St Peter's Square. . 'Wheeler Gate should really be called Wheel Wright Gate, meaning, of course, the street where the wheel makers lived, but in earlier times it had another name for in 1313 it is referred to as Baxter Gate, and it is quite possible that the Baxter House or bake house of the town was situated hereabouts during the 14th century. In this reference of 1313 mention is made of a vine that was growing over one of the houses, the fruit of which was regarded as of considerable value. Outdoor grown vines are by no means common in England nowadays although there are still one or two within the confines of the City of Nottingham, but in times past vines were grown in England with comparative freedom and wine of a sort was made from their grapes. One is frequently reminded of this fact in old documents and plans, and even to-day the well-known house of Compton Winyats, not very far from Stratford-on-Avon, derives its name from the "vinyats" or vineyards attached to it. And again in the great Cistercian Abbey of Beaulieu in Hampshire there is an area attached to the ruins which is called vineyard, while a ruin which stands upon it is called the "Wine Press" and one could mulitiply these references if it were advisable.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #greatbritain #pub #oldadvertising #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #advertising #oldadvertising
  • Castle Gate & Walnut Tree Lane, Nottingham, 1933 . Image ref: NTGM001596 . From the Castle walls. Castle gate looking straight on and Walnut Tree Lane to the right. Houses in Walnut Tree Lane and the Castle Gate were demolished to make way for Maid Marian Way, which was built in the 1960s . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #greatbritain #pub #castle #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #advertising
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    Castle Gate & Walnut Tree Lane, Nottingham, 1933 . Image ref: NTGM001596 . From the Castle walls. Castle gate looking straight on and Walnut Tree Lane to the right. Houses in Walnut Tree Lane and the Castle Gate were demolished to make way for Maid Marian Way, which was built in the 1960s . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #greatbritain #pub #castle #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #advertising
  • Cheapside from South Parade, Nottingham, c 1900 . Image ref: NTGM000123 . 'It is no good crying over spilt milk or regretting that the march of progress has swept away the whole of this beautiful and interesting row. But it is impossible not to regret the passing of the beautiful old houses which formed Cheapside down to a few years ago. There was Babbington House with its gables, the delightful Georgian house occupied for so many years by Messrs. Thraves and there was also the last ancient bow-window shop in Nottingham situated upon this row. . Its name of Cheapside is not very ancient for it was called Rotten Row or Ratten Row in 1543 and appears to have changed its name to Cheapside some time in the 18th century. Cheapside was of course a most appropriate name, for "cheap" was the old name for barter, and Cheapside indeed formed a side of Nottingham Market Place Its continuation towards the west was Exchange Alley, that curious little thoroughfare which separated the shoe booths from the rest of the Exchange, and whose historical associations we have already seen.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #oldmarketsquare #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #school #lacemarket #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #cheapside #flowers #market #nottsrocks #history #hats #pram
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    Cheapside from South Parade, Nottingham, c 1900 . Image ref: NTGM000123 . 'It is no good crying over spilt milk or regretting that the march of progress has swept away the whole of this beautiful and interesting row. But it is impossible not to regret the passing of the beautiful old houses which formed Cheapside down to a few years ago. There was Babbington House with its gables, the delightful Georgian house occupied for so many years by Messrs. Thraves and there was also the last ancient bow-window shop in Nottingham situated upon this row. . Its name of Cheapside is not very ancient for it was called Rotten Row or Ratten Row in 1543 and appears to have changed its name to Cheapside some time in the 18th century. Cheapside was of course a most appropriate name, for "cheap" was the old name for barter, and Cheapside indeed formed a side of Nottingham Market Place Its continuation towards the west was Exchange Alley, that curious little thoroughfare which separated the shoe booths from the rest of the Exchange, and whose historical associations we have already seen.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #oldmarketsquare #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #school #lacemarket #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #cheapside #flowers #market #nottsrocks #history #hats #pram
  • Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1963 . Image ref: NTGM001413 . Section between Southwell Road and Huntingdon Street in the distance, looking north-west. . 'The very welcome width of both Upper and Lower Parliament Street has an historical significance, and is due to the fact that the Town Wall of Henry II's time ran down its midst almost from end to end. Traces of the foundations and lower courses of this wall have been found from time to time, notably in 1864 and again about 1900, so that its exact position is well known to antiquaries. On its outer side was a wide ditch and on its inner side, as is usual in cases of defensive walls throughout the realm, was a lane which ran round the whole area and facilitated the traffic of the defenders from point to point of their fortification. We do not know exactly when the wall was abandoned, but at any rate by Tudor times its use would have vanished and it would probably have so far decayed that its ruins would either be thrown down and used to fill up the town ditch, or else used as a quarry for building purposes. Anyway, the site of the wall itself, together with the outer ditch and the inner lane, were thrown into one spacious thoroughfare which is so welcome to us nowadays. ' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #love #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #nottslife
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    Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1963 . Image ref: NTGM001413 . Section between Southwell Road and Huntingdon Street in the distance, looking north-west. . 'The very welcome width of both Upper and Lower Parliament Street has an historical significance, and is due to the fact that the Town Wall of Henry II's time ran down its midst almost from end to end. Traces of the foundations and lower courses of this wall have been found from time to time, notably in 1864 and again about 1900, so that its exact position is well known to antiquaries. On its outer side was a wide ditch and on its inner side, as is usual in cases of defensive walls throughout the realm, was a lane which ran round the whole area and facilitated the traffic of the defenders from point to point of their fortification. We do not know exactly when the wall was abandoned, but at any rate by Tudor times its use would have vanished and it would probably have so far decayed that its ruins would either be thrown down and used to fill up the town ditch, or else used as a quarry for building purposes. Anyway, the site of the wall itself, together with the outer ditch and the inner lane, were thrown into one spacious thoroughfare which is so welcome to us nowadays. ' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #love #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #oldcars #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #derby #leicester #london #notts #nottsrocks #lovenotts #manchester #nottslife
  • High Pavement, Nottingham, c 1893 . Image ref: NTGM000632 . Before the removal of the Town Hall in Weekday Cross (the white building at the end of the road on the left). Showing High Pavement Schools. . 'The school was established in 1788 as the Unitarian Day School on High Pavement, Nottingham. It moved to premises on Stanley Road, Forest Fields, in 1895 then transferred to a new site on Nottingham's Bestwood Estate in 1955.' (Source: secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk) . 'Weekday Cross was the ancient market-place of the Saxon borough, but when Peveril erected his stronghold upon the Castle cliff a new town, occupied largely by his French followers, sprang up around its walls, and so a large and important suburb was founded outside the town. For a variety of reasons, perhaps the chief of which was the animosity between the English and the French inhabiting these separate districts, it was found convenient to establish a mutual market-place where the two nations could meet to transact business, but could be yet kept sufficiently apart to prevent bloodshed, and so the great open space which has come down to us as the Great Market, but which in times past was called the Saturday Market, was chosen for this purpose. Gradually this Saturday Market became of very great importance in the neighbourhood, for to it resorted the whole countryside, and the business transacted in it was very great indeed. However, the Weekday market still continued and was used for the ordinary household shopping and every-day trading.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #pandpnottingham #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #school #lacemarket #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #highpavement #french #market #nottsrocks #history
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    High Pavement, Nottingham, c 1893 . Image ref: NTGM000632 . Before the removal of the Town Hall in Weekday Cross (the white building at the end of the road on the left). Showing High Pavement Schools. . 'The school was established in 1788 as the Unitarian Day School on High Pavement, Nottingham. It moved to premises on Stanley Road, Forest Fields, in 1895 then transferred to a new site on Nottingham's Bestwood Estate in 1955.' (Source: secure.nottinghamshire.gov.uk) . 'Weekday Cross was the ancient market-place of the Saxon borough, but when Peveril erected his stronghold upon the Castle cliff a new town, occupied largely by his French followers, sprang up around its walls, and so a large and important suburb was founded outside the town. For a variety of reasons, perhaps the chief of which was the animosity between the English and the French inhabiting these separate districts, it was found convenient to establish a mutual market-place where the two nations could meet to transact business, but could be yet kept sufficiently apart to prevent bloodshed, and so the great open space which has come down to us as the Great Market, but which in times past was called the Saturday Market, was chosen for this purpose. Gradually this Saturday Market became of very great importance in the neighbourhood, for to it resorted the whole countryside, and the business transacted in it was very great indeed. However, the Weekday market still continued and was used for the ordinary household shopping and every-day trading.' (Source: nottshistory.org.uk) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #pandpnottingham #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #school #lacemarket #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #highpavement #french #market #nottsrocks #history
  • Lady Air Raid Wardens, Nottingham, 1940 . Image ref: NTGM010747 . Lady Air Raid Wardens inspecting gas masks. . 'There were 11 bomb attacks in Nottingham during the WW2, and only one of them was considered serious, if compared with other cities in England. The worst attack occurred on May 8th and 9th of 1941, with a total of 159 people killed and hundreds injured. There were 95 aircraft attacking Nottingham, but some of them were diverted from the city by the RAF false signal and intentional fires in waste ground away from both Derby and Nottingham created to fool the enemy, where the only casualty was livestock. But there were still a great damage, all across the city, from the edge of Mapperley Park to The Meadows. The places worst hit were in London Road, Sneinton, Colwick Road and Carlton Road, although the place where more casualties happened was at the Co-op Bakery in Meadow Lane, a total of 48 people died and 20 were injured. There was a memorial plaque remembering the deaths at the bakery, but after the site was sold the plaque was moved to the Wilford Hill Cemetary. (Source: aspaceformemory.wordpress.com) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #war #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #wwii #airraid #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #ww2 #bombing #notts #nottsrocks #army #blitz
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    Lady Air Raid Wardens, Nottingham, 1940 . Image ref: NTGM010747 . Lady Air Raid Wardens inspecting gas masks. . 'There were 11 bomb attacks in Nottingham during the WW2, and only one of them was considered serious, if compared with other cities in England. The worst attack occurred on May 8th and 9th of 1941, with a total of 159 people killed and hundreds injured. There were 95 aircraft attacking Nottingham, but some of them were diverted from the city by the RAF false signal and intentional fires in waste ground away from both Derby and Nottingham created to fool the enemy, where the only casualty was livestock. But there were still a great damage, all across the city, from the edge of Mapperley Park to The Meadows. The places worst hit were in London Road, Sneinton, Colwick Road and Carlton Road, although the place where more casualties happened was at the Co-op Bakery in Meadow Lane, a total of 48 people died and 20 were injured. There was a memorial plaque remembering the deaths at the bakery, but after the site was sold the plaque was moved to the Wilford Hill Cemetary. (Source: aspaceformemory.wordpress.com) . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #war #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #wwii #airraid #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #ww2 #bombing #notts #nottsrocks #army #blitz
  • 'Victoria Street' GCR Tunnel During Construction, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1896-7 . Image ref: NTGM009886 . Built c 1896-7. Looking north from Lincoln Street - Thurland Street towards Lower Parliament Street and the start of the cutting of Victoria Station. This was a splendid example of Victorian Railway Engineering. See NTGM008310 for the finished cutting. The complete surface of Thurland Street was removed for the construction behind the camera, then backfilled with earth and resurfaced. The whole line was built 1894-1898 as part of the new Great Central Railway, which ran from London Marylebone through Aylesbury, Rugby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, linking up to the old Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The first coal trains ran between London and Sheffield in 1898, and passenger travel followed in March 1899. The railway had changed its name to The Great Central Railway, and now the network ran from London in the south through the Midlands to the older network in the North between Lincoln, Grimsby, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and Wrexham. In 1923, the GCR was grouped with the GER, GNR, NER, NBR and others to form the London North Eastern Railway, in 1948 British Railways was formed. The line closed in the 1960's, a victim of 'Beeching's Cuts' in the national rail network. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #train #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #railway #tunnel #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #station #victorian #notts #nottsrocks #engineering #construction
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    'Victoria Street' GCR Tunnel During Construction, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham, 1896-7 . Image ref: NTGM009886 . Built c 1896-7. Looking north from Lincoln Street - Thurland Street towards Lower Parliament Street and the start of the cutting of Victoria Station. This was a splendid example of Victorian Railway Engineering. See NTGM008310 for the finished cutting. The complete surface of Thurland Street was removed for the construction behind the camera, then backfilled with earth and resurfaced. The whole line was built 1894-1898 as part of the new Great Central Railway, which ran from London Marylebone through Aylesbury, Rugby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, linking up to the old Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The first coal trains ran between London and Sheffield in 1898, and passenger travel followed in March 1899. The railway had changed its name to The Great Central Railway, and now the network ran from London in the south through the Midlands to the older network in the North between Lincoln, Grimsby, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and Wrexham. In 1923, the GCR was grouped with the GER, GNR, NER, NBR and others to form the London North Eastern Railway, in 1948 British Railways was formed. The line closed in the 1960's, a victim of 'Beeching's Cuts' in the national rail network. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #train #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #railway #tunnel #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #greatbritain #station #victorian #notts #nottsrocks #engineering #construction
  • Cross Street looking towards Platt Street, Hockley, Nottingham, 1912 . Image ref: NTGM000438 . Taken from the junction with Nile Row and Cherry Street on the right (the wall on the right belongs to Pownall's scap yard). The Grapes Beer House stands at the junction of Meynal Road and Platt Street. Also known as Meadow Platts. . In 1285 and earlier, Hockley is referred to as Walker Gate, or the residence of the cloth fullers, from the practise of "walking," or stamping upon cloth to make it "full" or felty after weaving. The cloth industry is one of Nottingham's oldest trades, and of such importance was it that as early as 1199 a charter of King John established a merchant Guild in the town, to whom was given the exclusive privilege of manufacturing dyed cloth within a radius of ten miles of the town. This Guild flourished exceedingly, and from 1343 to 1345 the price of wool in Nottingham Market was taken as the standard for all England. . Platt Street is really of great antiquity, for it represents an ancient north road constructed to pass the east side of the enclosure on St. Mary's Hill, and its line is continued by Millstone Lane, Windsor Street and Huntingdon Street. The land between Platt Street and the now vanished Beck streamlet used to be called the Meadow Platts or Bottoms, because of their lowly situation. Leading from the end of Platt Street is Cur Lane, which in turn leads to Coalpit Lane. The derivation of Cur Lane is obscure, but as "cur" originally meant a watch-dog, and as this lane was the last habitation on the way to the agricultural lands in St. Ann's valley, there may be a connection. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #street #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #history #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #children #advertising #notts #hockley
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    Cross Street looking towards Platt Street, Hockley, Nottingham, 1912 . Image ref: NTGM000438 . Taken from the junction with Nile Row and Cherry Street on the right (the wall on the right belongs to Pownall's scap yard). The Grapes Beer House stands at the junction of Meynal Road and Platt Street. Also known as Meadow Platts. . In 1285 and earlier, Hockley is referred to as Walker Gate, or the residence of the cloth fullers, from the practise of "walking," or stamping upon cloth to make it "full" or felty after weaving. The cloth industry is one of Nottingham's oldest trades, and of such importance was it that as early as 1199 a charter of King John established a merchant Guild in the town, to whom was given the exclusive privilege of manufacturing dyed cloth within a radius of ten miles of the town. This Guild flourished exceedingly, and from 1343 to 1345 the price of wool in Nottingham Market was taken as the standard for all England. . Platt Street is really of great antiquity, for it represents an ancient north road constructed to pass the east side of the enclosure on St. Mary's Hill, and its line is continued by Millstone Lane, Windsor Street and Huntingdon Street. The land between Platt Street and the now vanished Beck streamlet used to be called the Meadow Platts or Bottoms, because of their lowly situation. Leading from the end of Platt Street is Cur Lane, which in turn leads to Coalpit Lane. The derivation of Cur Lane is obscure, but as "cur" originally meant a watch-dog, and as this lane was the last habitation on the way to the agricultural lands in St. Ann's valley, there may be a connection. . Explore thousands of historical images of Nottingham at www.picturenottingham.co.uk . #nottingham #nottinghamshire #eastmidlands #bbceastmidlands #oldmarketsquare #street #blackandwhite #pictureoftheday #history #oldfashion #oldfashioned #mynottingham #oldphoto #picturenottingham #oldpic #oldphotos #nottslove #ig_nottingham #nottslife #children #advertising #notts #hockley