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Lenton

Lenton is an area of the City of Nottingham, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The population is included in the ward of Dunkirk and Lenton also Wollaton East and Lenton Park. Originally a separate agricultural village, Lenton became part of the town of Nottingham in 1877, when the town's boundaries were enlarged. Nottingham became a city as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria in 1897.

Sneinton

Sneinton is a village and suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham City Centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south. Sneinton now lies within the unitary authority of Nottingham, having been part of Nottinghamshire until 1877. Sneinton has existed as a village since at least 1086, but remained relatively unchanged up until the industrial era, when the population dramatically expanded. Further social change in the post-war period left Sneinton with a multicultural character. Sneinton residents of note include William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, and mathematician George Green, who worked Green's Mill at the top of Belvoir Hill.

St Mary's Church

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Nottingham and the largest mediaeval building in the city. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. It is one of only five Grade I listed buildings in the City of Nottingham. It is situated on High Pavement at the heart of the historic Lace Market district and is also known as St Marys in the Lace Market. It is a member of the Greater Churches Group, and part of the parish of All Saints, St Marys and St Peters, Nottingham.

Capital FM Arena Nottingham

Capital FM Arena Nottingham is a multi-use indoor arena located within the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. Since its opening, the arena has hosted over a thousand concerts, comedy acts, family shows and sporting events. The arena is the UK’s first twin ice pad facility and centre of excellence for ice sports in the UK.

Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall is an Elizabethan country house of the 1580s standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton Park, Nottingham, England. The house is now Nottingham Natural History Museum, with Nottingham Industrial Museum in the out-buildings. The surrounding park land has a herd of deer, and is regularly used for large-scale outdoor events such as rock concerts, sporting events and festivals. Wollaton is a classic prodigy house, "the architectural sensation of its age", though its builder was not a leading courtier and its construction stretched the resources he mainly obtained from coalmining; the original family home was at the bottom of the hill. Though much remodelled inside, the "startlingly bold" exterior remains largely intact.

Old Market Square

The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England. It is the largest such surviving square in the United Kingdom, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 22,000 m². Located in the heart of Nottingham City Centre, the square is bounded by Beast Market Hill to the West, Smithy Row to the North, and South Parade to the South. The Eastern end of the square is dominated by the Council House, which serves as Nottinghams city hall. The nature of the square means it is often used for large local events, fairs, concerts and exhibitions.

Nottingham Industrial Museum

Nottingham Industrial Museum is located in the 17th century stables block of Wollaton Hall. The museum won the Nottinghamshire Heritage Site of the Year Award 2012. The Museum collection closed in 2009, but has since reopened to the public as a volunteer-run organisation on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. There is a small charge for entry in order to keep the museum open. The museum contains a display of textiles machinery, transport, telecommunications, mining and engineering technology from Nottinghams past, featuring a fully operational analogue telephone network; a display of cycles, motor cycles and motor cars linked to the city; and examples of significant lace-making machinery – which put Nottingham on the textile map. It also houses an operational Basford Beam Engine with occasional steamings held on some Sundays, usually the last Sunday of the month.

Trade

Trade is an artist run initiative based in Nottingham, UK that has been running since 2008. Trade is curated by the artist Bruce Asbestos and Trade exhibits a range of artworks from performance to sculpture and artists video. The Trade gallery website also has podcast interviews with artists.

Wilford Suspension Bridge

Wilford Suspension Bridge is a combined pedestrian footbridge and aqueduct which crosses the River Trent linking the town of West Bridgford to the Meadows in the city of Nottingham. It also carries a gas main. The bridge is owned by Severn Trent Water. It should not be confused with the separate Wilford Toll Bridge. There is no public right of way along the bridge and so can be closed by Severn Trent Water whenever it is deemed expedient to do so.

Annesley Hall

Annesley Hall is a Grade II listed country house near Annesley in Nottinghamshire, England and the ancestral home of the Chaworth-Musters family. The Hall dates from the mid-13th century and was the home of the Annesley family, passing to the Chaworth family when Alice, heiress to the Manor of Annesley, married George Chaworth, third son of Sir Thomas Chaworth of Wiverton, in the 15th century. The Chaworth family were to possess the estate for the next 350 years. It was significantly enlarged and improved by Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth in the 17th century when damage to his family seat at Wiverton obliged him to move to Annesley. Mary Chaworth, who lived at the Hall, was the boyhood lover of the poet Lord Byron, who lived at nearby Newstead Abbey. Byrons poem "The Dream" concerns the meeting of two lovers on Diadem Hill, part of The Misk Hills range, which belonged to the Annesley estate. The uncle of the poet Byron had killed the then Lord Chaworth in a duel outside the house. Mary Chaworth eventually married John Musters of Colwick Hall in 1805. Their teenage son, Charles Musters, sailed as a Volunteer 1st Class aboard HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin, but died of malaria in South America on May 19, 1832. The Chaworth-Musters family became one of the most powerful families in Nottinghamshire. John Chaworth-Musters was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 1864–65. Other structural alterations to the hall took place in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the addition of a service wing c.1880. It remained in the hands of the Chaworth-Musters family until sold by Major Robert Patricius Chaworth-Musters in 1972. The new purchasers carried out extensive internal alterations and removed many of the 17th century fittings. Unfortunately the hall suffered a fire in 1997 which caused damage to the structure and it has not been lived in since. The hall is now in private ownership, in very poor condition and not open to the public. English Heritage have listed the building on the Buildings at Risk Register as high vulnerability and deteriorating. Two of the three floors at the hall were severely damaged in a fire on 16 May 2015. Annesley Lodge, the former gatehouse to the hall, is also grade II listed. Annesley Old Church, near to the hall, is a grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument. It is on the Heritage at Risk register but the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £450,000 towards its conservation.

Annesley Old Church

Annesley Old Church or the Church of All Saints, Annesley Park, is a disused church in a ruinous condition which stands on a mound near to Annesley Hall, Nottinghamshire. The building remains are Grade I listed and are surrounded by a graveyard. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument. The church is built in stone and measures approximately 35 m by 14.5 m. The standing remains include the roofless west tower, nave, chancel and a large 14th-century lady chapel to the south. The Lady Chapel, known as the "The Felley Chantry” after the priory at Felley to whom the patronage once belonged, contained three fine sedilia and a piscina and a large east window with reticulated stone tracery. The surrounding graveyard contains a variety of mainly 17th- and 18th-century grave markers.

Nottingham Council House

Nottingham Council House is the city hall of Nottingham, England. The iconic 200 feet high dome that rises above the city is the centrepiece of the skyline and presides 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 replaced the former Nottingham Exchange. Housed within the dome the affectionately-nicknamed ‘Little John’ hour bell for many years the deepest toned clock bell in the United Kingdom, weighing over 10 tonnes whose chimes can be heard for a distance of seven miles. The foundation stone was laid by Alderman Herbert Bowles (Chairman of the Estates Committee), on 17 March 1927. The building was officially opened by the Prince of Wales on 22 May 1929. The total cost of the building at the time was £502,876 (£27.3 million in 2016). 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. Since Nottingham City Council relocated councillors’ offices to Loxley House in 2010, the Council House is seldom used for day-to-day administrative functions. From April 2011, the building also now serves as the chief Register Office for Births, Marriages and Deaths in the City.

Nottingham Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in the city of Nottingham, England, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic church. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Nottingham and seat of the Bishop of Nottingham.

Nottingham Contemporary

Nottingham Contemporary is a contemporary art centre in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, on a site said to be the oldest in the city. To celebrate the areas history of lace manufacture, the cladding of the building is embossed with a traditional Nottingham lace pattern. Nottingham Contemporary is a registered charity under English law.

Galleries of Justice Museum

The Galleries of Justice Museum, also known as the Shire Hall, is an independent museum and a registered charity on High Pavement in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, England. The museum is housed in what was once a Victorian courtroom, Gaol and Police station, and is therefore a historic site where an individual could be arrested, sentenced and executed. The courtrooms date back to the 14th century and the gaol to at least 1449, the building was used as a police station from 1905 to 1985, and the courts closed in 1986.

St Alban's Church

St. Albanss Church, Sneinton, was built as a Church of England parish church on Bond Street in Sneinton, Nottingham. The parish was formed from the parishes of St. Stephens Church, Sneinton, and St. Matthias Church, Nottingham. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in 2003 and sold, and is now used as a Parish of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Alban.

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre

Holme Pierrepont Country Park, home of The National Watersports Centre is located in the hamlet of Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham, England and on the River Trent. It is used for many different types of sports and has recently received significant investment which has enabled a major refurbishment of existing facilities as well as introduction of new facilities. Run by Serco on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, it is one of five National Sports Centres, and is a unique sporting venue set in the centre of the country.

Nottingham Tennis Centre

Nottingham Tennis Centre is a tennis venue in Nottingham, England. The centre holds a range of tournaments throughout the year, such as the Nottingham Open, which is held before The Championships, Wimbledon. The Jack Britton Trophy tournament is held at the Tennis Centre every year, named after Jack Britton .

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham is a multi-use indoor arena located within the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. Since its opening, the arena has hosted over a thousand concerts, comedy acts, family shows and sporting events. The arena is the UK’s first twin ice pad facility and centre of excellence for ice sports in the UK.

Nottingham Conference Centre

Nottingham Conference Centre is a modern conference facility in the heart of Nottingham city centre. It was created in 2009 as part of the Newton-Arkwright regeneration development at Nottingham Trent University and designed by Hopkins Architects. Housed in the Grade II listed Newton Building, Nottingham Conference Centre offers modern conference facilities in a beautiful architectural setting. As well as a wide range of meeting rooms, they also have event management, audio-visual, wedding and catering facilities on offer. It features 8 fully equipped conference rooms with a range of different capacities. From large tiered and flat floor lecture theatres for up to 450 delegates, to purpose-built conference rooms for 150 delegates. They also offer a range of flexible boardrooms, meeting rooms and break-out areas more appropriate for smaller conference events and meetings. They also have event management, audio-visual, wedding and catering facilities on offer.

National Ice Centre

The National Ice Centre is located in Nottingham, England. It is the first twin Olympic-sized ice rink in the UK. Located just east of the city centre, close to the historic Lace Market area, the facility includes the Nottingham Arena (since January 2016 re-branded as the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham). The first rink and the arena were opened on 1 April 2000 by Olympic Gold Medalist, Jayne Torvill. The second Olympic Rink opened the following year, on 7 April 2001.

St Nicholas' Church

St. Nicholas' Church, known locally as St Nic's, is an Anglican parish church in Nottingham. The church, since 1953, is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church, Nottingham is an Anglican parish church in the city of Nottingham. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. Formally it is the church of St Peter with St James. It is part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham.

St Columba's Church

St Columba's Church, Nottingham was a Presbyterian church in Nottingham, England, built in 1898. The English Presbyterian church on Mansfield Road, Nottingham was located at the intersection with Villa Road. It was founded in 1896 as a daughter church of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Nottingham. The new buildings by Brewill and Baily were started in 1896 and complete by 1900. The church merged with St Andrew's United Reformed Church in 1946 and the buildings were sold. By 1950 the church was occupied by Emanuel Full Gospel Church but, shortly afterwards in 1956, the buildings were sold again and were used by the Church of Christ Scientist. Since 2009 the church has been used by the Sri Raja Sahib Nabh Kanwal Trust.

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University is a public university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from Trent Polytechnic (later Nottingham Polytechnic). Its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design which still exists within the university today. It is the 16th largest university in the UK (out of 165) with 26,890 students split over three different campuses. Nottingham Trent University was ranked in the number 700 and above (701+) category in the world by the QS World University Rankings. In 2008 The Complete University Guide named Nottingham Trent the "top post-1992 University" in the country. The university has "one of the best employability records of any university in England and Wales". It maintains close ties to over 6,000 businesses and 94% of students progress to full-time employment or further education within six months of graduating.The Guardian calls Nottingham Trent "the most environmentally friendly university in the country". In 2009 it was awarded the title of "the most environmentally friendly university in the UK", by The People & Planet Green League (the only independent ranking of British universities' environmental and ethical performance). Also since 2009, 100% of the university's electricity has been generated by renewable sources. The university has a strong research arm with, in 2008, 74% of the university's research considered of "international status" and "an impressive 8% ranked as world-leading". The 2014 REF upgraded the status of the university's research, with 90% considered of either "world-leading", "internationally-excellent", or "internationally-recognised" status. In November 2015, the university was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, "the highest national honour for a UK University" based on numerous research projects.

City of Caves

City of Caves is a visitor attraction in Nottingham which consists of a network of caves, carved out of sandstone that have been variously used over the years as a tannery, public house cellars, and as an air raid shelter. The attraction is accessed from the upper level of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. The attraction has been run by the The Egalitarian Trust, which also runs the Galleries of Justice, since 2004 and a joint ticket is available for visitors to visit both attractions.

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel is a former Wesleyan Church on Shakespeare in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building. It was converted in 1953 to a synagogue.

Highfields Park

Highfields Park is an idyllic stretch of parkland located on University Boulevard, close to the University of Nottinghams University Park campus. Due to its proximity to the University campus many people consider Highfields Park to be a part of the campus itself and therefore refer to the whole area as University Park. Despite this however, the park is not actually part of the University and is instead owned and maintained by Nottingham City Council. The park contains many facilities such as a childrens playground and a boating lake complete with boats to hire everyday throughout the summer.

Wollaton Park

Wollaton Park is a deer park and home of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham Natural History Museum and Nottingham Industrial Museum in the heart of Nottingham.

Broadmarsh

Broadmarsh, is a shopping centre in Nottingham, England, owned by Nottingham City Council. Opening in 1975, the centre has 55 stores and a total retail floor space of 45,000 m² . The shopping centre is attached to Broadmarsh bus station, one of Nottinghams two bus stations.

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Top Attractions in Nottingham

Lenton

Sneinton

St Mary's Church

Capital FM Arena Nottingham

Wollaton Hall

Old Market Square

Nottingham Industrial Museum

Trade

Wilford Suspension Bridge

Annesley Hall

Annesley Old Church

Nottingham Council House

Nottingham Cathedral

Nottingham Contemporary

Galleries of Justice Museum

St Alban's Church

Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre

Nottingham Tennis Centre

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Nottingham Conference Centre

National Ice Centre

St Nicholas' Church

St Peter's Church

St Columba's Church

Nottingham Trent University

City of Caves

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel

Highfields Park

Wollaton Park

Broadmarsh

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