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The Council House Dome Council House dome during Nottingham Light Night 2012. The most striking visual element of the building, and in itself an iconic symbol of the city, is the dome. An ornate cupola stands on the apex of the dome. [1] The top of the cupola is 200 feet (61 m) above the Old Market Square below. [17]
1741 – Nottingham Journal newspaper begins publication. [10] 1743 – Chapel Bar, the last remaining medieval city gate was demolished for the widening of the road. 1752 – Bromley House built. 1760 – Theatre built in St. Mary's-gate. [11] 1766 – High cheese prices result in severe Food Riots. One person is shot dead by the military.
A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919. Though more council ...
In October 1766, city residents rioted over rising cheese prices, which resulted in the military being called in to restore order. The Trent Navigation Company was formed in 1783 to improve navigation on the River Trent from Nottingham to Kingston upon Hull. In 1796, the Nottingham Canal opened, and price of coal in Nottingham was halved.
The lodgings had to be specially furnished for her stay at the expense of the Mayor of Nottingham. [4] In 1922 it was then converted to County Council offices, with additions in 1930. Two adjacent properties, 17 and 19, were demolished in 1931 to provide car parking for the court opposite. There were further additions to County House in 1949.
In 1968 and threatened by the planned development of the Broadmarsh Centre, the building was acquired by Nottingham City Council and dismantled by F.W.B. Charles. It was reassembled on Castle Road by 1970. Between 1980 and 2009, the building was used as a lace museum and shop. [1] [5] [6] The building was put up for sale by the city council in ...
Full Council meetings are held at Nottingham Council House in the Old Market Square in the city centre, which was completed in 1929 and is now a Grade II* listed building. [27] In 2009 the council moved its main offices to Loxley House, a modern office building on Station Street, opposite Nottingham railway station. [28]
Bust of Samuel Morley, Nottingham Arboretum 1928; Memorial bronze to Richard Parkes Bonington, Arnold, Nottingham 1929 [12] Left Lion, Nottingham Council House 1929; Right Lion, Nottingham Council House 1929; Frieze on The Old Industries of Nottingham, Nottingham Council House 1929 [13] Commerce on Nottingham Council House 1929