William Abendigo Thompson
was
Nottingham's bare knuckle
prize
This site is mainly about
the
Bosworth Road School and
the Old Meadows with
links
to similar sites.
Buses past and present
mainly in
and around Nottingham.
The Chartism movement in
Nottingham in the 19th
century.
Brief information about
the explosion at
the Chilwell ordnance factory
in 1918.
Enter and explore a whole
new world in the caves
underneath
Nottingham city and descend
into the dark depths of
the original
Anglo-Saxon tunnels, meeting
real
cave-dwellers from its
dramatic
hidden past. See how these
caves
have been used and adapted
over
the Centuries by local
people to
escape and take refuge
from the world above.
A 12th Century (early medieval)
re-enactment Society depicting
a group
of professional Anglo-Norman
soldiers, upholding
the rule of good
King John and the
laws of the
church around the year
1200.
A history of Gedling from
1066 to the present day.
home of Robin Hood
send in your ghost stories.
Transport history at
The Nottingham Heritage
Centre.
comprising an area
of eleven and
a half acres, along with
buildings,
set within Rushcliffe Country
Park,
Historic maps of Nottinghamshire
Nottingham taken circa
1900.
Historical Nottingham pictures
from Paul Nix's collection.
Regiment Of Foot &
The City Of Nottingham
During The English Civil
War.
authorised the burgesses of Nottingham
to hold a fair on the eve of the feast
and people who have worked there.
the Wikipedia entry on
the history
of HP Sauce.
founder of Boot's the Chemist.
formed in 1994 and
is interested in the
history of Keyworth, Nottingham
UK
and the surrounding area.
The magazine of the Lenton
Local
History Society. Containing
a wide
range of articles on the
history of
Lenton, Dunkirk, Wollaton
Park
and Nottingham.
The history of Long Eaton
and Sawley,
describing their growth
from two
small villages into an
industrial town
based on farming, lace
manufacturing
and the railways. With
many photographs
of Long Eaton through the
years.
Deserted Medieval Village
Sites of
Nottinghamshire, a tentative
listing of
lost, abandoned or displaced
settlements.
History of the Nottingham
& Melton Line.
The history of Nottingham
Castle and
links to other locally
related historic
information. from Wikipedia
Nottingham history, local
history,
local tales, folk lore,
street information,
man made caves, history,
sites,
uses and visited Robin
Hood sites.
This site will show you
how the
railways of Nottingham
and
surrounding areas have changed
over the last 100 years.
Bibliography of Nottinghamshire
Folk Plays &
Related Customs.
designed to provide a guide
to the
heritage resources of the
county,
and a history of Nottinghamshire
featuring the latest research.
Nottinghamshire Heritage
Newsletter -
from the Environment
Department of
Nottinghamshire County
Council.
rock outcrops in Nottinghamshire,
Campaign to rebuild the
historic castle.
History and other information
about
the Nottingham to Ripley
tram route.
An independent working
museum,
housed in restored,
early 19th century
framework knitters
shops.
First world war pictures
of
the Sherwood Foresters.
The history of The Sherwood
Foresters
goes back to 1741,
when England was
committed to War against
France in
Europe and later in Asia
and America.
listing all the churches
in
the Diocese of Southwell.
The history of lace manufacturing
in Nottingham.From the
of The Hemlock Stone from
1928.
from the
The Thoroton Society
is Nottinghamshire's
principal historical
and archaeological
society. It was founded
in 1897
and named after Dr
Robert Thoroton
who, in 1677, published the first
history of the county.
The
membership is world-
wide and
includes individuals,
libraries
and museums in four
continents.
Two villages to the south
of
the River Trent.
A site packed full
of information and history.
The Gotham Tales are a
cycle of
stories about feigned madness.
They first became associated
with
the village of Gotham
(pron. goat ham?)
in Nottinghamshire around
1540.
At this date a selected
twenty of
the tales first appeared
in print.
However, the true origin
and antiquity
of the whole cycle is something
else.
This article discusses
two of the
many mysteries that
surround
the topic - the location
of the village
of mad men and the
authorship of
the first book, The Merry
Tales
of the Mad Men of Gotham.
