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Views of Nottingham

http://nottinghamviews.wordpress.com

A personal exploration of the buildings, sights and history of Nottingham, UK - the city I have lived in for the best part of 40 years.

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  • The Sneinton Dragon

    Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 14:54 in statue, sneinton, oddities and oddments

    Sneinton Dragon The Sneinton Dragon stands at the junction of Manvers Street and Sneinton Hermitage in Nottingham. It was unveiled on 21 November 2006 Made from stainless steel it is 7 feet tall and its wingspan is 15 feet. Local craftsman Robert Stu...

  • Front Street, Arnold, in 1993

    Posted on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 16:29 in arnold, then and now

    I recently rediscovered some photographs I took in about 1993 of Front Street in Arnold. Today I took pictures from the same positions (as near as I could get) to show how much Arnold has changed in the last 15 years. This picture shows the juncti...

  • Bartons Buses Centenary Celebrations

    Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 07:59 in events, transport, centenary, bartons

    On 1st October 1908 Bartons ran their first scheduled service from Long Eaton to Nottingham Goose Fair. To mark the centenary Bartons are organizing a number of events: A centenary show to be held in the Company’s historic Chilwell garage building...

  • Nottingham’s Oldest Town House To Be Restored

    Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 06:11 in Buildings, georgian, derelict and demolished, pilcher gate, lace market

    The future of 41 Pilcher Gate is looking a little brighter: A PROJECT to restore a 17th Century town house in the Lace Market has been given the go ahead. The building at 41 Pilcher Gate has been derelict for up to 20 years. Featuring a fine sweeping...

  • Victoria Clock Tower

    Posted on Friday September 19th, 2008 at 12:35 in transport, Buildings, victorian, city center, lost treasures

    Victoria Clock Tower at Dusk, originally uploaded by ElStruthio. Victoria clock tower is all that remains of Nottingham Victoria Train Station. It stands at the entrance to the Victoria shopping centre dwarfed by the Victoria flats and looking rath...

  • The Arnold Eagle

    Posted on Friday September 19th, 2008 at 10:24 in arnold, oddities and oddments

    The Arnold Eagle, Nottingham This brick mosaic of an eagle is at the junction of Arnold’s High Street, Front Street and Nottingham Road and it can only be truly appreciated from above The first written reference to Arnold is in the Domesday B...

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