The Victoria Centre Market in Nottingham, located within the Victoria Centre shopping mall, is historically known as a long-standing indoor market featuring a variety of independent traders. Due to, or despite, a long period of uncertainty, under-use, and planned closure by the council, it has been known in recent years for its dwindling number of traders.
Nottingham City Council is now said to be working on a 'six month window' to close down the remainder of a historic market. Four traders now remain at the Victoria Centre Market after years of uncertainty over the city council's plans to close the site down.
The Queen Victoria Market officially opened in March 1878, and it quickly expanded into wholesale and retail fruit and vegetable trading, which prompted the construction of G, H, I and J sheds. Shops were built along Elizabeth Street in 1880, and in 1884 the well-known Meat and Fish Hall façade was constructed.
The famous lingerie brand is set to open in the first quarter of 2026, after having been announced back in February earlier this year. There is currently a small section of Victoria's Secret in nearby Next (Unit 107-113), but this will be the company's only full store in Nottingham.
What are some famous buildings in the Lace Market?
The Adams & Page Building dates back to 10th July 1855 and sits proudly as the largest building in the Lace Market district of Nottingham City Centre. It was once a lace warehouse and showroom when Nottingham was at the heart of lace production around the globe.
Nottingham's poshest areas include The Park Estate, known for Victorian grandeur near the castle; Beeston Fields and its famous Beeston Fields Drive, boasting mansions and high prices; and affluent suburbs like West Bridgford, Edwalton, and Mapperley Park, offering large homes, good schools, and amenities, with surrounding villages like Stanton-on-the-Wolds also highly desirable.
The Lace Market is a historic quarter-mile square area in the centre of Nottingham, England. It was once the centre of the world's lace industry and was an area of salesrooms and warehouses for storing, displaying and selling the lace.
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Why is Victoria famous? Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India (1876–1901). Her reign was one of the longest in British history, and the Victorian Age was named for her.
Victoria Street in Edinburgh is famous for its unique, curving cobblestone lane, vibrant, colorful shopfronts, and its strong resemblance to J.K. Rowling's Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter series, making it a top spot for photography, unique shops, and literary fans. It's known for its tiered structure with an upper walkway (Victoria Terrace) and its mix of independent boutiques, cafes, and historic charm in the Old Town.
The former shopping precinct known as intu Broadmarsh (formerly known as The Broadmarsh Centre) was located slightly south of the centre of Nottingham, on land owned by Nottingham City Council and formerly leased to Intu Properties. It was partly demolished during renovation work by the intu group.
The branch in Nottingham is among a handful of unprofitable stores around the country being axed by the high-end retailer as part of a restructure. Some outlets are being sold to discount rivals - with German firm Lidl buying at least three of the stores, including Wollaton.
Shoppers were left "fearing for their own lives" after a stabbing in a Primark shop in Nottingham city centre, a court heard. A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was handed a 12-month referral order following a hearing at Nottingham Youth Court on Wednesday.
The authority confirmed the market's closure in December 2023, citing falling customer numbers and increased costs as some of the reasons, but failed to provide an exit date for traders until a year later.
The cheapest Zara in the world is consistently in its home country, Spain, followed by other European countries like Portugal, due to local production, lower taxes (VAT), favorable Euro exchange rates, and fewer import costs compared to markets like the US or Asia, with potential tax refunds for tourists adding to savings.
Nottingham is famous for the legend of Robin Hood, its rich history tied to the Lace Market, stunning architecture like Nottingham Castle and Wollaton Hall, and contributions to literature (D.H. Lawrence, Lord Byron), design (Paul Smith), and sports, boasting major cricket and football venues. It's a city known for its vibrant culture, extensive underground caves, and innovation in education and sustainability.
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.
While Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (claiming 1189) is famously known as England's oldest inn, Nottingham's oldest pub is debated among it, Ye Olde Salutation Inn (parts from 1240), and The Bell Inn (in use as a pub earlier), with historical evidence suggesting the Trip's caves might be older, while the Salutation has the oldest building fabric, and The Bell was likely the first used as a pub, making them all significant.
