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Long Row
Long Row is a row of retail buildings in Nottingham City Centre forming the north side of Old Market Square, Nottingham. Notable buildings Long Row West *70 West End Arcade 1920s *67 The Dragon by John Henry Statham. 1879. This was originally a house dating from 1615 (possibly the first brick building in Nottingham), which evolved into a tavern named the George and Dragon. In 1865 it was taken over by Greenall Whitley and remained under ownership in 1991. It reopened as The Dragon in 1994. *65-66 Pepe's Piri Piri *65A City Centre Apartments *62-64 Tesco *61 Maryland Chicken *60 Chatime *58 and 59 *56 facades of 3 former merchants' houses dating from 1705, 1720 and 1740. Cooke and Foster ca 1840. From ca 1920 it housed Pearson's department store. (Habitat in 2016, KFC from September 2020) *52 late 18th century house, now converted for retail use. (British Heart Foundation in 2016) *50 and 51 late 18th century (British Heart Foundation in 2016) *49 The Talbot, William Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Council is the local authority for the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 Wards of the United Kingdom, wards, elected every four years. The council is led by David Mellen, of the majority Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The most recent elections were held on 2019 Nottingham City Council election, Thursday 2 May 2019. History Nottingham was an ancient borough. It was reformed under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to become a municipal borough, and when county councils were established in 1889 the town was administered separately from the rest of Nottinghamshire, being made its own county borough. When Nottingham was awarded city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 1897 the borough council was allowed to call itself Nottingham City Council. In 1974 Nottingham became a non-metropolitan district under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromley And Watkins
Bromley and Watkins was an architectural practice based in Nottingham from 1912 to 1928. History Albert Nelson Bromley Albert Nelson Bromley (15 July 1850 – 16 August 1934) was an English architect based in Nottingham."Brodie" (2001), pg.263 History He was born in Stafford on 15 July 1850, the son of Charles Nelson Bromley, a surgeon (1817–1853) and Emma ... and Harry Garnham Watkins established the practice in Nottingham in 1912. Harry Garnham Watkins was the son of William Watkins, an architect from Lincoln. The partnership was dissolved in 1928 when Harry Garnham Watkins retired. Works *Boots the Chemist Factory, Station Street, Nottingham 1912 *Boots the Chemist, Northgate, Gloucester 1914 *Boots the Chemist, 130 High Street, Southend-on-Sea 1915 *Boots the Chemist, 7 & 8 Pride Hill, Shrewsbury 1915 * Griffin & Spalding department store, Long Row, Nottingham 1919-20 and 1927 (later Debenhams) *National Provincial Bank, 11 Smithy Row, Nottingham 1927-28 *Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cecil Howitt
Thomas Cecil Howitt, OBE (6 June 1889 - 3 September 1968) was a British provincial architect of the 20th Century. Howitt is chiefly remembered for designing prominent public buildings, such as the Council House and Processional Way in Nottingham, Baskerville House in Birmingham (first phase of the unrealised Civic Centre scheme), Newport Civic Centre, and several Odeon cinemas (such as Weston-super-Mare and Bristol). Howitt's chief architectural legacies are in his home city of Nottingham. He was Housing Architect for the City Council, designing municipal housing estates which are often considered to be among the finest in terms of planning in the country. Early years Howitt was born at Hucknall, near Nottingham and educated at Nottingham High School, leaving in 1904 to be apprenticed to the prominent Nottingham architect, Albert Nelson Bromley. Bromley was architect to the Nottingham School Board and did extensive work for the Boots Company. In 1907, Howitt studied briefly at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Boy Hotel
The Black Boy Hotel was a coaching inn on Long Row in the centre of Nottingham until its demolition in 1970. History The inn first came into existence in the 17th century, and by 1700 there were stage coaches departing regularly. It was part of the Mansfield Charities set up by Samuel Brunts, and provided income for this charity. One of the earliest mentions of it is in the Record of the Borough of Nottingham for 1739–1740 where Richard Shipley was recorded as having ''2 incroachments by pillars &c at the Black Boy''. It was rebuilt in 1886–88 by Watson Fothergill, and in 1897-1900 he made further additions and incorporated two shops. It was described in the Official Guide to Nottingham of 1939 as being:established centuries ago as a posting house, by judicious planning and reconstruction it has been transformed into one of the most up-to-date hostelries in the Midlands. There are 90 bedrooms all fitted with hot and cold running water, and several bedrooms have communicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bostock Whinney
Thomas Bostock Whinney (1860 – 7 May 1926) FRIBA was an English architect based in London who became the chief architect of the Midland Bank. History He was born in 1860, the son of Frederick Whinney of Regent's Park Road, London. He was educated at Charterhouse School. He was appointed Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and had his offices at 8 Old Jewry, London. Later he was in partnership as Whinney, Son and Austen Hall He married Sydney Margaret Dickens, daughter of Charles Dickens, Jr., on 30 July 1895 at St Andrew's Church, Fulham. Their children were: * Margaret Dickens Whinney (1897–1974) who wrote books on British sculpture and architecture. *Humphrey Charles Dickens Whinney (1899–1982) *Philip Charles Dickens Whinney (1901–1959) He died on 7 May 1926 and left an estate of £65,107 10s. 1d. (). Works *Midland Bank, Stow Hill/Tredegar Place, Newport, South Wales 1896–97 *Midland Bank, High Street/Albion Place, Southampton 1900 *Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriel Chambers, Long Row, Nottingham (geograph 4065027)
Oriel may refer to: Places Canada * Oriel, a community in the municipality of Norwich, Ontario, Canada Ireland * Oriel Park, Dundalk, the home ground of Dundalk FC * Oriel House, Ballincollig, County Cork * Kingdom of Oriel (''Airgíalla'' in Irish), a medieval kingdom in north-central Ireland * Uriel (The Norman controlled part of Airgíalla, now represented by County Louth) United Kingdom * Oriel Street, Oxford *Oriel Square, Oxford Schools * Oriel College, Oxford * Oriel school (other) Art galleries *Oriel Gallery, Dublin, Ireland *Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales, now known as Mostyn * Oriel y Parc, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, operated by Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales *Oriel Ynys Môn, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales People * Oriel Gray (1920–2003), Australian dramatist and playwright * Oriel Malet (1923–2014), pen name of British author Lady Auriel Rosemary Malet Vaughan Other uses * Oriel (scripting language), for Microsoft Windows * Oriel Wind Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watson Fothergill
Watson Fothergill (12 July 1841 – 6 March 1928) was a British architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England, his influences were mainly from the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular architecture styles. His work dates from 1864 (when he set himself up in practice) to around 1912. His earliest surviving known building dates from 1866. Early life Born Fothergill Watson in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in 1841, he was the son of wealthy Nottingham Lace merchant Robert Watson and Mary Ann Fothergill. He changed his name to Watson Fothergill in 1892 to continue his maternal family name. Family He married Anne Hage in 1867 at St. John's Church, Mansfield. They had the following children: *Marian Watson (1868–1955) *Annie Forbes Watson (1869–1930) *Edith Mary Watson (1871–1936) *Eleanor Fothergill Watson (1872–1946) *Samuel Fothergill Watson (1875–1915) *Harold H Watson (1877-1905) *Clarice Watson (1877–1955) His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MOD Pizza
MOD Pizza is a Seattle, Washington-based fast casual pizza restaurant chain based in the United States. Founded in 2008, MOD has more than 500 locations in the United States and Canada (one location). MOD is a company that is claimed by its owners to be "more about the people than the pizza" and to focus on paying living wages and providing employees with opportunities to give back to the community. Concept and products The acronym "MOD" in the company's name stands for "Made on Demand." Restaurant trade publication ''QSR News'' has characterized the concept as the "Chipotle of the pizza industry." MOD Pizza offers individual, customizable pizzas made with organic dough using King Arthur Flour. Customers specify which ingredients they want included on their order, and watch the preparation process, though the restaurant also offers recommended combinations. Pizzas are then cooked in three minutes using stone ovens at . The decor and layout of MOD restaurants has been describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Baily
Captain Basil Edgar Baily FRIBA (14 January 1869 – 1942) was an architect based in Nottingham. Much of his earlier work had to do with nearby churches. Background and family Basil Baily was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, son of the architect Charles Baily. He married first May Clayton and lived in Bulcote Manor. He went on to marry Eleanor Corah in 1928. On his death in 1942, he was living at Bowyers Court, Wisborough Green, Suffolk. Architect career He was articled in 1885 in the offices of Martin and Hardy, Brewing and Malting engineers, then Sir Ernest George and Harold Ainsworth Peto. He worked independently in Newark-on-Trent from 1891, and then in partnership with Arthur Brewill from 1894 until 1922. He was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 2 December 1901. Later he formed a partnership with Albert Edgar Eberlin as ''Baily & Eberlin''. Buildings *New Bolsover model village, Old Bolsover, Derbyshire 1891–1894 * St Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (17 May 1861 – 18 February 1923) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background and family He was the son of William Rastall Brewill (1804–1897) and Sophia (1820–1886). He was educated at University School with a private tutor. He married Clementine Katherine Thornley in 1881 in St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham. They had 3 sons and 2 daughters. *Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (Commander R.N. died 1966) * Lionel Colin Brewill (1889–1943) ARIBA *Basil Herbert Brewill (1895–1973) *Winifred Irene Brewill (born 1885) *Dorothy Sophia Brewill (born 1888) Military career He was made Lieutenant in the Robin Hood Rifles in 1881 which became the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters, taking over command of the Battalion on 31 July 1915 at Hooge when they were ordered to dig a new trench and connect the British line where it had been captured by the Germans. He commanded the Battalion at the attack on the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naylor And Sale
All Saints, Burton upon Trent, All Saints' Church, Burton upon Trent of 1905 Naylor and Sale was an architectural practice based in Derby between 1887 and 1923. History John Reginald Naylor (1854 – 4 February 1923) was the son of a former vicar of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Upton, Nottinghamshire. He was articled to Mr. Townsend of Peterborough, and afterwards was a pupil in the office of George Gilbert Scott. He then worked for James Fowler in Louth, and commenced independent practice in Derby in 1878. In that year he took on Sale as an improver. George Hansom Sale (1857 – 18 August 1954) had been articled to Frederick Josias Robinson in 1874 remaining with him until 1878. The partnership of Naylor and Sale was established in 1887 The practice was involved in many church restorations in the East Midlands, and also worked for the Provincial Cinematograph Theatres Limited, in the erection of at least 14 of their theatres in different cities and towns. John Reginald Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dymock Pratt
William Dymock Pratt (22 December 1854 – 12 August 1916) was an architect based in Nottingham, England Biography Pratt was born in Sneinton on 22 December 1854, the son of Nathan Pratt of Gedling Lodge in Nottinghamshire. He was articled to W. H. Martin, and then with Adams and Kelly in Leeds. From 1877 to 1884 he was in partnership with James Edwin Truman as Truman and Pratt, at Cauldon Chambers, Long Row, Nottingham. From 1884 he practised alone in Nottingham. On 4 September 1884 he married Lillian Edith Cropper, eldest daughter of Alderman Cropper, of Nottingham. They had two daughters, Murial Edith Amy Pratt (b. 1885) and Gwendoline Ursula Pratt (b.1890). He died on 12 August 1916 at Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, leaving an estate valued at £17,556 11s. 11d. (). Works *Granby Hotel, Carrington Street, Nottingham 1886 with James Edwin Truman *St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street Nottingham 1887 restoration and re-ordering *Bakery, Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham 1890 *Brick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
