Wheeler Gate is a street in

Nottingham City Centre Nottingham city centre is the cultural, commercial, financial and historical heart of Nottingham, England. Nottingham's city centre represents the central area of the Greater Nottingham conurbation. The centre of the city is usually defin ...

between

Old Market Square The Old Market Square (Slab Square) is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately , or about 3 acres. It is one of the largest paved squares in the United K ...

and St Peter’s Square.

History

In 1313 the street is referred to as Baxter Gate but shortly afterwards became known as Wheeler Gate, or Wheel Wright Gate, as the location of the wheel makers. It was wide at its narrowest point just below the Reindeer Inn, so the Town Council under took a project to widen it in 1885 to a uniform with the buildings on the eastern side being completely replaced. The roadway was wide with pavements on each side of width. In 1900, the conversion of the horse drawn tramway to electric power and extensions to the system built by the

Nottingham Corporation Tramways Nottingham Corporation Tramways was formed when Nottingham Corporation took over the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited, which had operated a horse and steam tram service from 1877. Nottingham Corporation Tramways 1898 – Plann ...

included a double track route from St Peter’s Square along Wheeler Gate to join other tram lines in the Market Square.

Notable buildings

North east side

*1, 3 and 5, Cavendish Buildings by

John Howitt John Howitt (6 July 1852 - 9 June 1923) FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham. History He was the son of William Howitt of Underwood. He was educated at Holly Mount School, Nottingham and the Nottingham School of Art. He was articled to ...

1894.

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. *9 to 23 Premier House by

ca. 1900

. *25 to 29 by

Robert Evans Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera; June 29, 1930October 26, 2019) was an American film producer, studio executive, and actor, best known for his work on '' Rosemary's Baby'' (1968), '' Love Story'' (1970), ''The Godfather'' (1972), and ''Chi ...

for E. Swann

. (Sisson and Parker’s bookshop, Sainsbury in 2017)

South west side

*2-16 Pearl Assurance House by

Evans, Cartwright and Woollatt Evans, Cartwright and Wollatt was an architectural practice based in Nottingham from 1948 to 1961. History The practice was established in 1948, based at 6 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, and evolved from Evans, Clark and Woollatt after John Thoma ...

1960-62 *18 Eldon Chambers. Remodelled in 1868 by

. *34 to 36 Morley’s Cafe, half-timbered by John Armitage 1908 (Trailfinders Travel Agents in 2017)

References

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