Architecture; buildings; town hall; city hall; Neo-Baroque; Nottingham; England; UK; pillars; carvings; facade; old market square; arches; lions; dome; belltower; slab square;
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Nottingham Council House is the city hall of Nottingham, England. The iconic 200 feet (61 m) high dome that rises above the city is the centrepiece of the skyline and presides magnificently over the Old Market Square. The Council House was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt and built between 1927 and 1929 in the Neo-Baroque style characterised by the huge pillars that circle the building along with the carvings on the facade. It is claimed that the chimes of the bell in the dome, Little John (for many years the deepest toned clock bell in the United Kingdom, weighing over 10 tons[2]), can be heard for a distance of seven miles.[citation needed] The foundation stone (behind the left-hand lion as you approach the building) was laid by Alderman Herbert Bowles (Chairman of the Estates Committee), on 17 March 1927. The building was officially opened by H.R.H the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and the Duke of Windsor) on 22 May 1929. The total cost of the building at the time was £502,876 (£22.7 million as of 2011),. By the time the bill was finally cleared in 1981, the total including interest was £620,294. The building has staged many high profile occasions; royalty, statesmen and women and stars of the stage and screen have been entertained there and both the F.A. and European Cups have been held aloft from its balcony.
Britain; City Hall; Council offices; England; Market square; Nottingham; Nottingham Council House; Nottinghamshire; Slab square; architecture; building; old; UK
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The Council House is constructed of Portland Stone from the same quarry used by Sir Christopher Wren for St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt and built between 1927 and 1929
Britain; City Hall; Council offices; England; Market square; Nottingham; Nottingham Council House; Nottinghamshire; Slab square; architecture; building; old; streetscape
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The Council House is constructed of Portland Stone from the same quarry used by Sir Christopher Wren for St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt and built between 1927 and 1929
Architecture; towns&cities; South Parade; Nottingham; England; UK; streetscape; council house; The Exchage shopping mall; city hall; funding; unsure future; council cuts;
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Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004, having cost £200 million (£229 million as of 2011)[1] to construct. The scheme took sixteen years from conception to implementation. It is operated by Nottingham Tram Consortium, a 50:50 partnership between Transdev and Nottingham City Transport.
Streetscape; architecture; towns&cities; old market square; slab square; council house; city hall; ferris wheel; Nottingham; England; UK; dome; belltower; clock; people; walking; talking; sitting; resting; relaxing; lunchtime; shops; shopping; meeting place; big wheel;
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The square has long been at the centre of Nottingham life. In the early days before the City of Nottingham was formed, the area was the centre-point between the old Norman town of Snottingham (situated around the Castle Rock) and the old Saxon town which was based around the current Lace Market at St. Mary's Church. The central point between the two towns became a major market point, and hence the square has been at the centre of Nottingham's growth around it for hundreds of years since. The two towns were once divided by a wall. The old positioning of this historic wall was reinstated when the square was redesigned in the 2000s, with a granite line down the centre of the Square reminding visitors of a once divided city. The square was the original setting of Nottingham Goose Fair, an annual fair held in October originating over 700 years ago. The Goose Fair was moved in 1928 for redevelopment of the square. The square was the location of Smith's Bank, which, established in 1688, was the earliest provincial bank in England. Its successor, the National Westminster Bank is still located in the same premises.
Architecture; buildings; shopping arcade; exchange buildings; Nottingham; England; UK; glass dome; Roman pillars; painted murals; council house; city hall; Danes; William the Conqueror; King Charles I; local celebrities; models;
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The ground floor is predominantly an upmarket shopping mall called Exchange Arcade which houses numerous boutique stores. This was included in the building's design to fund the Corporation's construction of the building, during the Great Depression. Each shop has its own basement showroom or storage facilities, deliveries made via an underground roadway, served by a vehicular lift on Cheapside. The upper floors of the Exchange Arcade house council offices. On the North side, the space is given over to the planning and building control functions of the city council. Painted murals underneath the Council House dome feature: The Danes capturing Nottingham in 868: William the Conqueror ordering the building of the castle in 1068; Robin Hood and his Merry Men; King Charles I raising his standard at the start of the Civil War in 1642. Each mural was the work of local artist Denholm Davis. The artist used local celebrities as models. Thus T. Cecil Howitt himself appears in the guise of William the Conqueror's surveyor, and legendary Notts County goalkeeper Albert Iremonger as Little John. The inscription around the base of the dome reads: 'The Corporation of Nottingham erected this building for counsel and welcome, and to show merchandise and crafts'
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Leeds Town Hall; Yorkshire; City Council; England; Leeds; Building; Buildings; City Center; Landmark; England; UK; United Kingdom; Landmarks; Travel; City; Outdoor; Europe; Color Image; Photography; Sehenswuerdigkeiten; Innenstadt; Stadt; Aussen; Europa; Farbe; Aussenaufnahme von Gebaeuden; Fotografie
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Leeds Town Hall was built between 1853 and 1858 in Park Lane and is one of the largest town halls in the United Kingdom and as of 2008 it is the eighth tallest building in Leeds.
The Exchange Arcade, on the ground floor, is an upmarket shopping centre containing high-end boutiques. Portland Stone was used to construct the Council House and Exchange Arcade
The Flying Horse Inn is a former public house in Nottingham. It was established around 1483. It is a Grade II listed building. It stands upon the site of the house which the Plumptre family erected for themselves when they first came to Nottingham in the 13th century. The first information of "The Flying Horse," is from 1400 when John de Plumtre founded Plumptre Hospital. The property forming the endowment included the oldest portion of The Flying Horse in The Poultry. In the 18th century it was called the "Travellers Inn".[2] The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade met in 1791 at the Flying Horse Inn.[3] In 1799 "The Flying Horse " was in the possession of one William Rowbotham. The house was described as being at the Hen Cross. In 1813, a great dinner was held to celebrate victory over Napoleon I. A figure of Napoleon had been brought from London by coach, and this was burned in the Market Place amidst scenes of excitement and rejoicing. By 1818, the owner was Robert Mackley. In 1826 the rent was £63 a year. The building was in bad condition and scarcely habitable. After repair the rent increased to £100 a year. In 1832 Jane Clark occupied The Inn. It was heavily restored in 1935. It survived as a public house until the 1989, when it was converting into a shop. It is now at the entrance to the Flying Horse Walk shopping mall.
Architecture; Bristol; Britain; British; Building; City; College Green; Council House; England; English; Europe; European; Fountain; GB; Great Britain; Moat; UK; United Kingdom; Vincent Harris; streetscape
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Council House College Green Bristol England United Kingdom
Cities Architecture Europe, EC, EEC, United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, England, Bristol, City & County of Bristol, Council House, Council House Offices, Bristol Cathedral, Cathedral, Tobacco Bonds, City Centre, harbour, harbourside, west, towards the west, westerly, westward; FLS73;
Nottingham, city center, summer, East Midlands, Old Market Square, urban, shopping, shop, shops, consumer, buildings, UK, England, English City, Britain,
England; Council House; Europe; English; Building; British; College Green; City; European; United Kingdom; UK; West Country; Vincent Harris; Great Britain; GB; Southwest; South West; Britain; Architecture; Bristol; streetscape
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Council House College Green Bristol England United Kingdom
Architecture; Building Exterior; Building Style; City; City Centre; England; Exterior; Historical; Horizontal; Manchester; North West; Outside; Town Hall; UK; United Kingdom; visitor attraction; Gebaeude; Historisches; Historische; Sehenswuerdigkeit; Sehenswuerdigkeiten; Stadtzentrum; Aussen; Aussenaufnahme von Gebaeuden
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Manchester Town Hall is a building in Manchester, England that houses Manchester City Council. Completed by architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1877. Manchester Town Hall Gebaeude, Nordwestengland.
English; England; European; Europe; Council House; Building; British; College Green; City; United Kingdom; UK; West Country; Vincent Harris; Southwest; Great Britain; GB; South West; Moat; Architecture; Bristol; Britain; streetscape
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Council House College Green Bristol England United Kingdom
Architecture; towns&cities; Watson Fothergill; King street; Queen Streeet; buildings; Insurance building; Nottingham; England; UK; Brian Clough statue; forground; streetscape;
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1897. By Watson Fothergill for EW Skipwith. Restored 1992. Gothic Revival style. Red brick, with ashlar and terracotta dressings. Jettied timber-framed gables with bargeboards. Renewed plain tile roof with 3 massive side wall stacks. Windows are cross casements with stone mullions and tracery, and plainer wooden windows to the attics. 3 and 4 storeys plus attics. 2 x 6 bays. Corner site, emphasised by an octagonal tourelle with spire and lucarnes. Long Row front has a ground floor colonnade with granite piers and renewed shopfronts. Above, 2 windows on each floor, 3 of them oriels. Above all, 2 gables. King Street front has a central entrance bay with traceried windows, topped by a crenellated tower. To its left, a plain bay with pairs of windows and a hipped attic dormer. To left again, the corner block, with renewed shopfronts and a central 3-storey oriel window under a gable. To right, a double bay with renewed shopfronts, two 2-storey oriel windows, and double gables. This building is an outstanding example of Fothergill's work, using features drawn from Burges and Shaw.
English; England; European; Europe; Council House; Building; British; College Green; City; GB; United Kingdom; UK; West Country; Vincent Harris; Tulips; South West; Great Britain; Spring; Southwest; Architecture; April; Britain; Bristol; streetscape
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Council House College Green Bristol England United Kingdom
Wollaton hall; Nottingham; Nottinghamshire; mansion house; Elizabethan house; Elizabethan architecture; Sir Francis Willoughby; English history; Nottinghamshire history; architecture; place of interest; visit; day trip; educational visit; stately home; Wollaton; Midlands; England; U.K.; English stately home; British heritage; local landmark; upward view; sightseeing; Nottinghamshire; heritage; park; parkland; Wollaton Park; Wollaton Park and gardens; east Midlands; Elizabethan; Elizabethan mansion house; stone; carvings; Wollaton Hall carvings; a/w075;
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Notts.. Stately House and gardens open to the public
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Rear view of Wollaton Hall, Wollaton, Notts.. Stately House and gardens open to the public
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Clematis House and formal garden, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Clematis House and formal garden, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Clematis House and formal garden, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England
Elizabethan; Hall; Nottingham; Willoughby; Wollaton East Midlands UK Park house home manor stately 16th Century; Wollaton Hall Nottingham England brick; home; house; imposing; impressive; park; park grounds; pleasure; stately; statuesque; wealth
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Clematis House and formal garden, Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England
The Prudential Building, Nottingham, city, city center, Building, Alfred Waterhouse, Architecture, Architectural, grand, summer, Brain Clough, statue, Kings Streett, Queens Streettt, East Midlands, English, England, UK, urban, 1894-1897, built, designed, red brick, towers, pinnacles,
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The Prudential Building Nottingham city center ,Kings street/Queens street.Designed by Alfred Waterhouse.
The Prudential Building, Nottingham, city, city center, Building, Alfred Waterhouse, Architecture, Architectural, grand, summer, Brain Clough, statue, Kings Streets, Queens Streetst, East Midlands, English, England, UK, urban, 1894-1897, built, designed, red brick, towers, pinnacles,
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The Prudential Building Nottingham city center ,Kings street/Queens street.Designed by Alfred Waterhouse.
Oxford; Houses; Building; Buildings; Shops; Town Center; High Street; England; South East England; UK; United Kingdom; Landmarks; City; Outdoor; Europe; Color Image; Building Exterior; streetscape
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Historical Buildings and Shops in the town center of Oxford in South East England.