Poultry is a row of buildings in Nottingham City Centre between

Flying Horse Inn 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 Notting ...

and Victoria Street. It is the name of the south side of the street, the north side being known as Cheapside.

History

In 1396 the south side of the street was called the Women's Market. Also it was referred to as Cuckstool Row; presumably the storage place for the town ducking stool. The name of Poultry emerged about 1800.

Hen Cross

The Hen Cross stood just within the top of the Poultry, close by the junction of Victoria Street, High Street,

Bridlesmith Gate Bridlesmith Gate is a pedestrianised shopping street in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is located between Middle Pavement and Victoria Street. St. Peter's Gate and Bottle Lane stem off it along with Byard Lane. Bridlesmith Gate ho ...

, Cheapside and Poultry. It was the cross of the Poultry Market and is first mentioned in local records in 1416.

Notable buildings

Flying Horse Walk The Flying Horse Walk is a shopping arcade located at the heart of Nottingham City Centre in Nottingham, England. The arcade houses a variety of fashion boutiques and other retailers. It is situated just off the city's Old Market Square on Th ...

*6 by William Beedham Starr 1931 (formerly The Exchange public house) *7-8 Former Beethoven House ca. 1899 (Arthur Wilson, Peck and Company Piano and Organ Warehouse 1899-1939) *10-11 by Ernest Richard Eckett Sutton 1905-06 (includes Poultry Arcade) *13 (also 4

) Italian Renaissance in red brick with ashlar dressings and hipped slate roof by Francis Williamson 1875-76.

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

References

{{Reflist Buildings and structures in Nottingham Streets in Nottingham