THE HISTORY
Nottingham Guildhall was built in 1887 to 1888 to replace the previous Nottingham Guild Hall on Weekday Cross.
Following a competition with Alfred Waterhouse as the judge, the French Renaissance Revival design by the architects Thomas Verity and George Henry Hunt was chosen.
Gabbutts of Liverpool were chosen as contractors much to the annoyance of local building companies.
The initial estimate for the building was £128,416 (equivalent to £13,759,981 in 2021), and immediately the council asked Verity and Hunt to simplify the design.
The building as erected contained the Police (magistrates') Court. the Central Police Station and the new Fire Station.
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THE EXPLORE
A pretty spontaneous visit one Saturday morning, very uneventful but a nice mooch none the less.The place is pretty trashed compared to a few years back, but ill share my experience with you anyway.
Nottingham Guildhall was built in 1887 to 1888 to replace the previous Nottingham Guild Hall on Weekday Cross.
Following a competition with Alfred Waterhouse as the judge, the French Renaissance Revival design by the architects Thomas Verity and George Henry Hunt was chosen.
Gabbutts of Liverpool were chosen as contractors much to the annoyance of local building companies.
The initial estimate for the building was £128,416 (equivalent to £13,759,981 in 2021), and immediately the council asked Verity and Hunt to simplify the design.
The building as erected contained the Police (magistrates') Court. the Central Police Station and the new Fire Station.
(Shameless wiki copy, sorry)
THE EXPLORE
A pretty spontaneous visit one Saturday morning, very uneventful but a nice mooch none the less.The place is pretty trashed compared to a few years back, but ill share my experience with you anyway.
Thanks for looking