What is the mysterious metal line at Old Market Square?
Mysterious Metal Line at Old Market Square - There's a mysterious metal line that runs down the middle of Old Market Square; it marks the wall that used to divide the animal market from the grain and commercial market way back in the day. A wall was built across the market, running east to west.
William Peveril, builder of Nottingham Castle, founded a new market on neutral ground for the two boroughs, now known as the Old Market Square. It was a large market of five and a half acres, functioning from the 11th century until 1928.
It is thought that Nottingham's town wall took 60 years to complete, starting around 1260. The town wall replaced 12th century earthen defences and ditches. It extended well over 1Km, starting from Nottingham Castle's defences to the west, down Park Row and along Parliament street to the east.
The Cathedral is not only a thriving parish community but it is the seat of Bishop Patrick McKinney, 10th Bishop of Nottingham, making it the 'Mother Church' of the Catholic community across much of the East Midlands.
Around 600 AD, the Snotingas gave their name to the settlements of Nottingham, which were first recorded as 'Snotengaham' or literally 'the homestead of Snot's people.
Our famous faces include everyone from literary greats such as Lord Byron, D. H. Lawrence and Alan Sillitoe to contemporary artists like Jake Bugg along with sports stars, war heroes and, of course, our legendary outlaw Robin Hood.
Nottingham began in the 6th century as a small settlement called Snotta inga ham. The Anglo-Saxon word ham meant village. The word inga meant 'belonging to' and Snotta was a man. So its name meant the village owned by Snotta.
To understand this history is to understand Nottingham's ancient geography, and its oldest streets. For starters, the original town, we know from discoveries of Anglo-Saxon defensive ditches, was confined to the Lace Market area.
In the years after the Norman Conquest in 1066, William, now King of England, began to assert his control over his new territory. He decided to build Nottingham Castle in 1068 – constructing a wooden motte-and-bailey castle.
What are the Lions called in Nottingham Market Square?
When Joseph Else FRBS, the Principal of the Nottingham School of Art from 1923 to 1939, sculpted the two lions, they were named "Agamemnon and Menelaus", after the two brothers from Greek mythology. Alternative colloquial names are, "Leo and Oscar", and sometimes, "Lennie and Ronnie".
Located in the heart of Nottingham, The Loxley is an existing Stonegate Pub (formerly The Major Oak) which was refurbished and re-opened to the public in October 2017.
Colston Bassett, near Bingham, named among poshest villages in Telegraph list. A village with an average house price of £786,955 and its own cheese has been named among the 54 poshest in Britain. Colston Bassett, in the Vale of Belvoir, Rushcliffe, has been named the poshest in Nottinghamshire by the Telegraph.
According to statistics, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey can be considered one of the safest areas in the Nottingham City area, with 741 total crimes being recorded.
What is the most common surname in Nottinghamshire?
It may be of no surprise to learn that more people are called Smith than any other surname in Nottinghamshire. It also holds the title as the most popular surname nationally. There are approximately 16,718 who bear this surname.
Tony Langley and family - the Nottinghamshire billionaire is behind engineering company Langley Holdings, which is based in Retford, and has wealth totalling £1.35bn.
The NHS tops the list in the shape of the University Hospitals NHS Trust with 13,600 employees and a number of other NHS trusts also feature high on the list.
The caves are vulnerable to deterioration, which is why organizations, historians, and the local government work diligently to protect and maintain this subterranean heritage. Nottingham, UK, has earned its nickname as the "City of Caves" through centuries of history, innovation, and a unique geological foundation.
