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Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
, England.


Prior to 17th century

Pre-Roman Nottingham was settled after the end of the Paleolithic period. Artifacts and earthworks have been excavated in the City dating from the
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,
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and
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. * 410 – After the
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, the site is covered by the Brythonic Kingdom of
Elmet Elmet ( cy, Elfed), sometimes Elmed or Elmete, was an independent Brittonic kingdom between about the 5th century and early 7th century, in what later became the smaller area of the West Riding of Yorkshire then West Yorkshire, South Yorkshir ...
* 530 – Flooding of the low land extending from the Leen river to the River Trent. The first record dates back to 530 AD. * 600 – An Anglian tribe, the
Snotingas The Snotingas were an Anglian tribe who either took their name from a chieftain called "Snot" or "Snod", or from the word ''Snottenga'', meaning "caves". The Snotingas occupied the settlement of Snottengaham or Snodengaham (modern Nottingham).Joh ...
, found the settlements of modern Nottingham (Snotingaham) and
Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a 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 lies within the unitary au ...
. * 867 – The
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winters at the town after being driven from
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by the
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. * 868 – King of
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, Aethelred I, and his brother (later to be known as Alfred the Great) arrive at Nottingham with their armies following a request from their brother-in-law
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. After negotiations the Danes returned North. * 893 – In "The Life of King Alfred",
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, a
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monk and cleric records the settlement as "Tig Guocabauc" in Old Brythonic. This translates as "cavey dwelling", probably in reference to the innumerable ancient cave houses dug out of the sandstone bedrock which the city stands on. His use of the old Brythonic language suggests that the settlement could likely have been named as such by the Celtic
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who inhabited the area prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion. * 918 **
Edward the Elder Edward the Elder (17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin ...
retakes Nottingham ** Market active. * 920 –
Edward the Elder Edward the Elder (17 July 924) was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 until his death in 924. He was the elder son of Alfred the Great and his wife Ealhswith. When Edward succeeded to the throne, he had to defeat a challenge from his cousin ...
built fortifications on the south bank of the Trent along with a wooden bridge in an attempt to prevent access by the Danes. * 924 – The town was further fortified on its south side but this did not prevent its recapture by the Danes shortly afterwards. * 941 – The town was retaken from the Danes by Saxons under Edmund. * 1013 – The town submitted to Sweyn Forkbeard. * 1067 – The first wooden motte and bailey
Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and ...
built by
William Peverel William Peverel († 28. January 1114), Latinised to Gulielmus Piperellus), was a Norman knight granted lands in England following the Norman Conquest. Origins Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediate f ...
on Castle Rock, in the new French borough (to the west of the Saxon borough). * 1086 – "Snotingeham" is referenced in the
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. * 1102 –
Lenton Priory Lenton Priory was a Cluniac monastic house in Nottinghamshire, founded by William Peverel ''circa 1102-8''. The priory was granted a large endowment of property in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire by its founder, which became the cause of violent di ...
is founded by
William Peverel William Peverel († 28. January 1114), Latinised to Gulielmus Piperellus), was a Norman knight granted lands in England following the Norman Conquest. Origins Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediate f ...
. * 1140 – During the Anarchy between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, Nottingham was captured and burnt by Ralph Paganell. Though he failed to take the castle, hundreds of civilians were slaughtered, many sheltered at
St Peter's Church, Nottingham St Peter's Church, formally The Church of St Peter with St James, is an Anglican parish church in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham. The church is Grade I lis ...
and were massacred. * 1153 – Fire destroyed much of the city including St. Peter's church. * 1155 – Nottingham is granted a charter (a document giving the townspeople certain rights). * 1156 ** Town wall rebuilt. **
Trent Bridge Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge is also ...
is rebuilt in stone, replacing the original
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structure. This Bridge was known as the "Heth Beth" bridge and would act as the link between north and south of the river for the next 700 years. * 1174 – Nottingham was seized during the barons rebellion against Henry II. * 1178 – Henry II spent Christmas at Nottingham Castle. * 1180 – the Forty year rebuild of St. Peter's church began. * 1189 – Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem public house is founded. * 1194 – On returning from the
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and his imprisonment by Leopold of Austria,
Richard the Lionheart Richard I (8 September 1157 â€“ 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overl ...
recaptures the Castle from supporters of his brother, King John I, after a bloody three day siege. Parliament is held here in the same year. * 1212 – King John I spends Christmas at Nottingham. He made major upgrades including adding a stone built Keep within the existing Shell Keep. In the same year he ordered 28 Welsh hostages to be hung from the battlements as their fathers had rebelled against him. * 1224 – Greyfriars, Nottingham founded their
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friary on a site that is now occupied by the
Broadmarsh Shopping Centre Broadmarsh is a historic area of Nottingham, England. The area was subjected to large scale slum clearance, creating large spaces used for regeneration. A shopping centre, car park, bus station and road complex created in the early 1970s cut-t ...
. * 1232 – St Mary's hospital founded. * 1240 –
Ye Olde Salutation Inn Ye Olde Salutation Inn (nicknamed The Sal) is a Grade II listed public house, with parts dating from around 1240, which lays claim (along with Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and The Bell Inn) to being the oldest pub in Nottingham. The inn also has a ...
is founded. * 1250 – Grey friary established. * 1252 – Henry III ordered the Outer Bailey of the castle, the defences of which still consisted of a timber palisade, to be rebuilt in stone and the twin-drum gatehouse was probably started at this time. * 1260 – Construction starts on a new town wall, built with local sandstone. It stood 26 ft high and took 60 years to build. It later fell into disuse and was much demolished by 1540. * 1264 ** During the
Second Barons' War The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by his son, the fu ...
, rebels attacked the Jewish community of Nottingham. ** The barons who had rebelled against Henry III and taken possession of Nottingham Castle under
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were expelled from it. * 1271 –
Nottingham Whitefriars Nottingham Whitefriars is a former Carmelite monastery located in Nottingham, England. History The friary was reputedly founded by Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, and Sir John Shirley around 1276, but this has been found to be inco ...
Carmelite Monastery is established by
Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (c. 1240 – 5 April 1308) was an English nobleman after whom one of the four Inns of Court is named. He was son of Sir John de Grey and grandson of Henry de Grey. The property upon which Gray's Inn sits ...
on the site of what is now
The Bell Inn, Nottingham The Bell Inn is a pub in Nottingham, England. Completed from around 1437, it claims, along with Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and Ye Olde Salutation Inn, to be the oldest pub in the city. In 1982 the pub became a Grade II listed building. Histor ...
. * 1284 **
Nottingham Goose Fair The Nottingham Goose Fair is an annual travelling funfair held at the Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham, England, during the first week of October. Largely provided by travelling Showmen, it is one of three established fairs in the United ...
begins. ** First mention of a Mayor of Nottingham, created under a charter granted by Edward I. * 1295 – Nottingham returned two members to parliament (until 1885). * 1330 – "Young
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and a group of conspirators crept through a secret tunnel into the city's castle and took prisoner Roger de Mortimer, a nobleman who had until then effectively been England's ruler." * 1336 – A Parliament held at Nottingham, in September, voted to raise money for a war with France through taxes. * 1346 –
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is held prisoner in the caves under the castle. * 1348 – The Black Death claims the lives of half the population of roughly 3,000. * 1365 – Edward III improved the castle with a new tower on the west side of the Middle Bailey and a new prison under the High Tower. * 1376 –
Peter de la Mare Sir Peter de la Mare (died after 1387) was an English politician and Speaker of the House of Commons during the Good Parliament of 1376. Family His parents were probably Sir Reginald de la Mare (died before 1358), of Yatton and Little Heref ...
, speaker of the
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, was confined in Nottingham Castle for having "taken unwarrantable liberties with the name of Alice Perrers, mistress of the king". * 1386 – Richard II held a Parliament in Nottingham. * 1392 **
Plumptre Hospital Plumptre Hospital was a charity in Nottingham providing almshouse accommodation for 599 years from 1392 to 1991. History John de Plumptre, Mayor of Nottingham, founded Plumptre Hospital in 1392. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and su ...
founded. ** Richard II held the
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with Aldermen and Sheriffs in the castle. * 1394 – Richard II held a Parliament in Nottingham. * 1397 – Richard II held a Parliament in Nottingham. * 1403 –
Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and ...
becomes the main residence of
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. * 1449 – Nottingham was granted its main charter which allowed the town to run its own affairs, and consequently it gained its first
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. Both market and Town Hall functions were well established at
Weekday Cross Weekday Cross, in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, was the main market area in Nottingham. As the location of the town hall, Nottingham Guild Hall and main market, it was the centre of the town, before the market moved to the Old Market Square ...
. Because it stood at the top of steep lanes, of which only Garners Hill remains, the building was called Mont Hall (Mount Hall). This gave the name "Mont Hall Ward" to one of the seven new City Wards at this time controlled by Aldermen. * 1460 – Edward IV was proclaimed king at Nottingham. * 1470 – Edward IV visited Nottingham. * 1474 – St Mary's Church built (approximate date). * 1476 – Royal Lodges built at the castle. * 1483 – Ye Flying Horse Inn was established. * 1485 – Richard III marched from Nottingham to the Battle of Bosworth Field. * 1487 – Henry VII marched from Nottingham to the Battle of Stoke Field. * 1511 – Henry VIII orders new
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for the castle, in time for his visit in August. * 1513 – Free grammar school founded. * 1523 – Henry VIII visited Nottingham. * 1538 –
Lenton Priory Lenton Priory was a Cluniac monastic house in Nottinghamshire, founded by William Peverel ''circa 1102-8''. The priory was granted a large endowment of property in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire by its founder, which became the cause of violent di ...
was dissolved. The Prior, Nicholas Heath, 8 of his monks and 4 labourers are trialed for treason and executed. They are
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and their body parts displayed outside the priory. * 1539 **
Nottingham Whitefriars Nottingham Whitefriars is a former Carmelite monastery located in Nottingham, England. History The friary was reputedly founded by Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, and Sir John Shirley around 1276, but this has been found to be inco ...
Carmelite Friary and
Greyfriars, Nottingham Greyfriars Nottingham was a Franciscan friary in Nottinghamshire, England. It was founded c. 1224–1230, and dissolved in 1539 as part of King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. The site of the friary is now occupied by the Broadmar ...
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Friary surrender during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. ** Bell alehouse active. * 1570 –
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, 14th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG (12 July 1549 – 14 April 1587) was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, whose titles he inherited in 1563. Life He was the eldest son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl o ...
became constable of Nottingham Castle, and steward, keeper, warden, and chief justice of Sherwood Forest; later he was feodary of the duchy of Lancaster for the counties of Nottingham and Derby and lord-lieutenant of Nottinghamshire * 1588 –
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 outbuilding ...
built.


17th–18th centuries

* 1623 – The castle was sold to
John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland (10 June 160429 September 1679), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the title Earl of Rutland on the death of his second cousin George Manners, 7t ...
who plundered building materials from the site. * 1642 – 22 August: Charles I raises royal standard at Castle Hill, also known as Derry Mount (now Royal Standard Place). The castle is soon after taken by Parliamentarians. * 1643 – Royalists of
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attack and fail to capture Nottingham. * 1644 – Royalists fail second attempt to capture
Nottingham castle Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and ...
but do however occupy the town itself. * 1646 – Bubonic plague. * 1650s –
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established (approximate date). * 1651 –
Nottingham Castle Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and ...
is destroyed using
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to prevent it from being used as a Royalist fortification. * 1654 – Establishment of
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classis in Nottingham by John Whitlock and William Reynolds, formerly of St Mary's, and John Barrett, formerly of St Peter's, Nottingham. * 1660 –
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classis shut down on restoration of the monarch. * 1662 – Ejection of Presbyterian ministers from their livings. Nottingham ministers move to Mansfield and begin to hold meetings * 1667 – Outbreak of plague. * 1674 – The
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bought the site where the castle had been destroyed. A mansion was built on the site. * 1678 – St Nicholas' Church built. * 1683 – A major flooding event on the north side of the River Trent. The embankment was washed away as well as the northern section of the Heth Beth (Trent) Bridge. * 1693 – Nottingham Waterworks Company established. * 1723 – Bluecoat school built. * 1726 –
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built. * 1732 – Richard Arkwright the inventor was born. * 1741 – ''Nottingham Journal'' newspaper begins publication. * 1743 – Chapel Bar, the last remaining medieval city gate was demolished for the widening of the road. * 1752 – Bromley House built. * 1760 – Theatre built in St. Mary's-gate. * 1766 – High cheese prices result in severe Food Riots. One person is shot dead by the military. The events become known as the 'Great Cheese Riot'. * 1767 – The introduction of the 'spinning jenny', enabling a single worker to spin a multitude of threads, causes riots as workers fear for their livelihoods. The prototype and a number of machines are destroyed. * 1769 – The industrialist Richard Arkwright set up his first spinning mill in Nottingham. * 1770 – The old County Hall building in High Pavement was built, during the reign of
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. * 1779 – The rejection of a bill to regulate the framework knitters' trade triggers serious riots. Over five days, workers from town and county damage hosiers' houses and break frames. The promise of negotiations ends the riots, but the hosiers' subsequent refusal to compromise leads to further direct action, only quelled after a large scale mobilisation of troops and special constables. * 1780 ** ''Nottinghamshire Gazette'' newspaper begins publication. ** During celebrations staged for the king's birthday, armed military officers and locals clash on Market Square, leaving a number of people severely injured. * 1781 –
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founded. * 1783 ** Trent Navigation Company was established. ** A drop in the rates of pay causes a riot by framework knitters. Over two days, hosiers' windows are smashed etc. Military repeatedly attack the rioters and although the crowds resist fiercely, they are finally subdued by the soldiers' swords and bullets. At least one person is killed, others severely wounded. * 1788 – High prices trigger a Food Riot. 'Great quantities' of meat are taken. * 1790 – J. & H. Bell booksellers in business. * 1791 – A number of framework knitters from the county assemble and try to negotiate with a hosier. Though unprovoked, soldiers charge into the crowd of workers who fight back, reinforced by numerous town dwellers. A brutal engagement leaves a number of people injured. * 1792 – High prices for meat trigger a Food Riot. Temporarily dispersed by military, rioters later reassemble, trash the Shambles and use the debris to create a huge bonfire in Market Square. * 1793 – A number of persons suspected of being supporters of the
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are attacked in a field near the town. The same royalists attack the mayor's home. One is shot dead, others injured. * 1794 – Over the course of a few weeks, royalists attack suspected radicals and democrats, e.g. laying siege to a cotton mill where republicans sought refuge. Royalists round up their opponents and 'duck' them under pumps on Market Square and in the Leen, torturing and almost drowning many persons. At least one dies following this ordeal. * 1795 ** There was great flooding as the River Trent broke its banks. ** A Food Riot caused by high prices of meat is quelled by
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and Dragoons. ** Another Food Riot occurs, this time due to the high price of wheat. Rioters go round bakers' shops, setting and enforcing what they deem appropriate prices. * 1796 **
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opens. ** Suspicions that a baker is hoarding grain to raise the price cause yet another Food Riot. It is quelled by
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and Dragoons. The crowd is fired upon and one person wounded, others are arrested. ** A heated election escalates into a riot. Following clashes with royalists, supporters of the radical candidate escort him out of town. A fierce fight in Chapel-bar ends as the royalists are routed.


19th century

* 1800 ** High prices cause a Food Riot in which large amounts of provisions are taken. A number of people are arrested by the military and imprisoned. ** Over the course of four days, Food Rioters seize highly priced provisions all over town, the military being unable to stop them. Only a heavy storm can put an end to the expropriations. ** Rioting spreads across UK. In Nottingham army officers are stoned out of a theatre after they try to get the audience to sing "God Save the King". * 1802 ** A reformist candidate supported by the Foxite Corporation is victorious in elections in the city. There is a triumphant procession accompanied by a band playing Ca Ira and the
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. * 1808 ** ''Nottingham Review'' newspaper begins publication. * 1811 * ** Luddite movement begins in Nottingham. When Luddite John Westley is killed on 10 November his funeral leads to the Riot Act being read in several places in Nottingham. * 1812 **
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, the prime minister, is assassinated in the House of Commons. In Nottingham residents celebrate, parading through the streets. ** On-going tensions between royalists and radicals escalate into a riot in a theatre as the latter refuse the royalists' command to take off their hats to sing the national anthem. **Famine causes two days of Food Riots. They start as a person carries a loaf on a stick over the market. One person is carried aloft by the crowd in a chair, dubbed 'Lady Ludd'. Rioters are joined by militia troops. * 1815 **Particular Baptist Chapel built. **
John Boot John Boot (1815 – 30 May 1860) was the founder of Boots the Chemists. Originally working in agriculture, he was forced by ill health to change careers and set up a shop to sell medicinal herbal remedies at Goose Gate, Nottingham. Although he ...
, founder of
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is born Radcliffe on Trent. * 1816 ** Nottingham Subscription Library founded. ** The funeral of Luddite James Towle takes place in November. Although clerical magistrate Dr Wylde forbade the reading of the burial service, 3,000 people attended. * 1817 ** 8,000-10,000 framework knitters walk out in a nine-week strike. ** An ill-fated attempt at armed insurrection, later known as the 'Pentrich rebellion', is swiftly ended and a number of persons executed. The uprising had been egged on and betrayed by a government agent provocateur known as 'Oliver' (who subsequently emigrated). * 1819 – Hosier workers in the city attempt unsuccessfully to organise a general strike. * 1821 – A hosier strike across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire lasts two months, but again ends unsuccessfully. 5,000 people parade daily with placards "Pity Our Distress… We Ask For Bread" the government responds by dispatching troops to Bromley House as a checkpoint against revolution. * 1822 – Beecroft's Toys founded. * 1824 – Artizan's Library established. * 1825 – ''
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'' newspaper begins publication. * 1827 – The last public execution by hanging at Gallows Hill (now
Church Cemetery, Nottingham Church Cemetery, also known as Rock Cemetery, is a place of burial in Nottingham, England which is Grade II* listed. It is situated at the south-east corner of Forest Recreation Ground. History Church Cemetery was founded in 1848 and was designe ...
). * 1831 ** On 9 March 1831 city residents sign a petition calling for electoral reform. Following the defeat of a very moderate parliamentary reform bill in the House of Lords, the 'Reform Riots' erupt as large numbers of people militantly respond to the hated 'boroughmongers' yet again succeeding in defending their privileges. Houses of known Tories, as well as dwellings and shops of their supporters and various law enforcers are attacked all over Nottingham. Crowds target the property of local grandees, such as the 4th Duke of Newcastle. Colwick Hall is trashed, Nottingham Castle and a silk mill in Beeston burned down. An attempt to liberate prisoners from the House of Correction is thwarted by the military. Following the mobilisation of Yeomanry and large numbers of special constables, an attack on Wollaton Hall is also repelled. In the end two people are shot and wounded by the military. Three persons are subsequently hanged on the steps of Shire Hall (known today as the Galleries of Justice). The castle remained an empty shell for 44 years before being acquired by the town and restored. ** Waterworks open at Trent Bridge. * 1832 – Outbreak of Cholera in 1832 claims 330 lives in the area. * 1833 – ** The first Midland rail station in Nottingham opened. ** A petition is organised, seeking remission of the sentence of Joseph Turner, transported for life for his role in the Pentrich Revolution sixteen years earlier. The petition is written by Mark Phillips, a member of the reformed 1832 Parliament. * 1834 – Protests take place in Nottingham against the sentence passed on the Tolpuddle Martyrs. 2,000 trade unionists form up on the Forest and are joined by the Nottingham Female Union. The two groups marched together to Market Square accompanied by a band playing the national anthem and "Praise God from whom all blessings flow". * 1835 **
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becomes sheriff and the first modern police force is formed. ** Nottingham Municipal Borough was created. It was abolished in 1974. * 1837 **
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established. ** Petition for Meadows development 1837. The City and Corporation petitioned to enclose part of the Meadows for development but this was refused despite having the advantage of having a major railway station on the site. * 1838 ** The
Trent Bridge cricket ground Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground mostly used for Test, One-Day International and county cricket located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, just across the River Trent from the city of Nottingham. Trent Bridge is also t ...
was opened. ** Female Political Association formed in the city. * 1839 – 1.3 million-strong Chartist petition presented to the House of Commons in July, 17,000 of the signatories were said to have come from Nottingham. * 1842 ** Carrington Street bridge built over Nottingham Canal. ** The Battle of Mapperley Hills. Around 5,000 Chartists assembled on Mapperley Plains, and troops arrested 400 men, leading to a riot. * 1843 – School of Design established. * 1844 – Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas designed by
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built. * 1845 ** St. Mary's Inclosure Act passed, forbidding the renting of caves and cellars to the poor. ** First Residential Development in the Meadows. * 1846 – People's College founded. * 1847 –
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elected to Parliament, the only Chartist to become an MP. * 1848 – New General Post Office building on Albert Street opened.book-The Post Office At Nottingham by Arthur W. G. Hall published 1947, page 35 *
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, also known as the Rock Cemetery is founded on what was believed to be the remains of a Druid Temple. * 1849 –
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in business. * 1850 – The
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in Thurland Street is opened. * 1852 ** The Arboretum opens. ** Richard Young bookseller in business. ** Nottingham Naturalists' Society founded. * 1855 – Adams Building opens. * 1856 – Sacred Harmonic Society established. * 1859 – Statue of
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unveiled, 12–15,000 people turn up. * 1861 – Nottinghamshire and Midland Merchants' and Traders' Association established. * 1862 –
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are formed becoming the world's first professional football club. * 1864 –
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and Christ Church, Peas Hill built. * 1865 ** Nottingham Forest Football Club formed. They are to wear the same shade of red worn by the supporters of Giuseppe Garibaldi. ** Theatre Royal built. * 1866 ** August: Floral fête held in Nottingham Park. ** 49 Nottingham women are among the signatures of a suffrage petition. * 1868 ** Nottingham Free Library opens. ** New General Post Office built on Victoria Street replacing the Albert Street building. * 1871 **
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rebuilt. ** July: Horticultural exhibition held in Nottingham Park. * 1873 – The Great Depression hits Nottingham, the Nottingham Journal comments: "Prices have risen enormously, incomes have remained stationary, and the result has been that the purchasing power of money is in all probability somewhere about thirty-three per cent less than it was ten years ago. €¦there can be no question that the rise of prices is a serious matter to people with fixed or small incomes, and we fear there is small consolation before them in the future." That year also sees a strike in the textile industry: "This dispute developed into the greatest the trade had yet seen and a great deal of bitterness was generated." * 1874 – Foundation of the Lace Makers' Union. * 1875 – Nottingham Girls' High School founded. * 1876 –
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built. * 1877 ** Marble Skating Rink opens. **
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tobacconist in business. * 1878 **
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opens. ** ''
Nottingham Evening Post The ''Nottingham Post'' (formerly the ''Nottingham Evening Post'') is an English tabloid newspaper which serves Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. The ''Post'' is published Monday to Saturday ...
'' newspaper begins publication. * 1880 – Nottingham Corporation Water Department and Nottingham Society of Artists established. * 1881 –
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founded. * 1883 – Nottinghamshire Amateur Photographic Association established. * 1890 – Raleigh Cycles in business. * 1891 –
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lose the
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3-1 to
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. * 1894 –
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win the
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beating Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the final. * 1897 **
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established. ** 7 August – Nottingham is granted city status by
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. * 1900 –
Nottingham Victoria railway station Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. It was designed by the architect Albert Edward Lambert, who also designed the rebuild of the Nottingham Midland ...
opens.


20th century

* 1901 – Population: 239,743. * 1909 – In February 1909 Helen Watts, daughter of the vicar of Lenton, was arrested, along with other suffragettes, for marching on Parliament. * 1910 – Derby Road drill hall opens. * 1912 – Picture House opens. * 1913 – Haystack worth £100 destroyed near Nottingham by suffragettes. * 1916 –
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Bombings of the Meadows. * 1922 – Nottingham Playgoers Club founded. * 1923 – Suffragettes set fire to timber sheds at Great Central Railway Station. In response to Britain's aggressive stance towards Poland, trade unionists in Nottingham, Newcastle and Liverpool attempt to organise. * 1926 **
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opens. ** Nottingham Philodramatic Society founded. ** General Strike. The Evening Post is forced to suspend publication, public transport is affected. * 1928 –
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writes Lady Chatterley's Lover, but it is not published until 1960. * 1929 –
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(city hall) built. * 1932 – Flooding reached the Midlands Railway station 1.5 miles from the River Trent. * 1933 – Church of St Peter with St James formed. * 1936 ** Capitol Cinema opens. ** Royal Ordnance Factory Nottingham in operation. ** A number of Notts residents travel to fight in the
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. * 1937 ** Metropole Cinema opens. ** Striking miners at Harworth Colliery in Nottinghamshire, who were arrested in April 1937 during disturbances orchestrated by the police are defended by the National Council for Civil Liberties * 1940 ** New GPO Letter Sorting Office on Huntingdon Street opened. ** 49 people died when a bomb was dropped on the Co-operative Bakery during the
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raids of 1940–41. * 1941 ** 8–9 May:
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– Aerial bombing by German forces kill 159, injure hundreds more and leave thousands homeless as well as causing massive destruction of infrastructure in the city. ** St. John the Baptist church, Leenside (now Canal St.) is bombed and destroyed. * 1944 – The NUM is founded at a conference held in Nottingham. * 1945 – Nottingham and District Technical College established. * 1946 – Nottingham Theatre Club formed. * 1947 – Flooding of 3000 properties and 86 factories in the city centre. * 1958 ** Clifton Bridge (Nottingham) opens. ** Race riot took place, West Indian immigrants in St Anns riot. In the aftermath, an enterprising bus company offered tours of the riot-torn streets. * 1960 – Lady Chatterley's Lover is finally published, leading to a trial under the Obscene Publications Act 1959. * 1962 ** Nottingham Civic Society founded. ** Equal rights campaigner,
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, makes history when he was appointed Britain's first black magistrate; he sat on the Nottingham bench for 29 years until his retirement in 1991. * 1963 – Nottingham Playhouse opens. * 1964 – Nottingham Regional College opens. * 1969 -
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becomes the manager of
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. * 1970 – A group of West Indians, mainly from the island of St Kitts, held a carnival parade in the Meadows." Despite difficulties the event went on to become an annual attraction. * 1971 – Nottingham Campaign for Homosexual Equality holds its first meeting. * 1972 **
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opens. **
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(shopping centre) in business. * 1973 – Bridlesmith Gate (street) pedestrianised. * 1974 – Brewhouse Yard Museum founded. * 1975 –
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appointed manager of
Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Trent ...
* 1977 – The Anti-Nazi League is formed in the days following the Battle of Lewisham.
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is amongst the signatories of the founding statement. The Committee for Homosexual Equality holds its conference in Nottingham. Taking over the Commodore for its meetings and what was then the Albany Hotel on Maid Marian Way for visiting delegates. The conference made headline news mainly because of the invitation of a Dutch professor who had made a study of paedophiles. Gay men may have been branded as paedophiles, but the newspapers did not appreciate them discussing the truth about that stereotyping. * 1978 **
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become champions of the English top flight. ** Evening Post journalists begin strike action. * 1979 ** Pedals cyclists' advocacy group formed. **
Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Trent ...
win their first UEFA Champions League in Hamburg. ** Hyson Green is shaken by rioting between 10 and 17 July. * 1980 ** Nottingham Greyhound Stadium and Rock City (club) open. * Nottingham Forest F.C win their second UEFA Champions League in Madrid. * 1981
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promoted to the First Division under Neil Warnock after an absence of 55 years. * 1982 – Cycle route (to Clifton, Nottingham, Clifton) opens. * 1984 – 1984 Miners' Strike. * 1985 – Green's Mill, Sneinton, Green's Mill & Science Museum established. * 1989 – Broadway Cinema active. * 1990 ** Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre active. ** Nottingham and District Trades Union Council celebrates its centenary. When the Poll Tax in Nottingham is set, campaigners burst into the council chamber on the 5th March and custard pie several councillors. * 1991 – Nottingham Concert Band, Trent Concert Band established. * 1992 – Nottingham Trent University established. * 1993 ** Galleries of Justice Museum established. ** A memorial at County Hall, to the Nottinghamshire volunteers of the British Battalion was unveiled by the Spanish Ambassador to Britain. * 1994 ** Recycling centres open. ** 32 fascists from ex-coalfields in Notts/Derby arrested after causing damage and assault in Nottingham's 'Mushroom Books' on 15 January. * 1998 – When Nottingham Carnival faces the axe, local pressure including demonstrations forces the council to seek outside help. * 1999 ** Nottingham Pride begins. ** New College Nottingham established. * 2000 – National Ice Centre (skating rink) opens.


21st century

* 2001 ** Sky Mirror sculpture unveiled. ** The National Front (UK), National Front try to hold an "anti-paedophile protest" outside Nottingham Prison and are challenged by around 400 protesters. * 2004 – First phase of the new Nottingham Express Transit Opens * 2009 – Centre for Contemporary Art Nottingham opens. * 2015 – Phase 2 of the new Nottingham Express Transit Opens * 2023 – Nottingham suffers a 2023 Nottingham attacks, fatal attack that resulted in the deaths of 3 people and the injury of 3 others


See also

* History of Nottingham * :Timelines of cities in the United Kingdom, Timelines of other List of cities in the United Kingdom, cities in East Midlands: Timeline of Derby, Derby, Timeline of Leicester, Leicester, Timeline of Lincoln, Lincoln


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