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Nottingham Castle - Museum & Art Gallery
 Nottingham Castle - Museum & Art Gallery ... Newcastle on the foundations of the previous structure. However, it lost its appeal to the later Dukes with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, which left Nottingham with the reputation of having the worst slums in the British Empire outside India. When residents of these slums rioted in 1831, they torched the mansion. The mansion remained a derelict shell until 1878, as a reminder to the people of Nottingham of what they had done. Eventually it was restored as the Nottingham Castle Museum in 1875, then opened in 1878 by the then Prince of Wales, King Edward VII. The Castle Mansion was the first municipal art gallery to open in the UK outside London. It is still used as a museum today.Newest Review: ... of a set of huge stone steps that lead you to one of the best viewpoints in the city. From here you really can see as far as the River Trent and it is easy to see why this position made for such a great fortress, many years ago. The entrance to the museum is at the top of these steps. The museum itself has ... more ... undergone some major modernisation lately. Doors are wider and more accessible and there is a café that has been incorporated for the convenience of the many visitors. There are better toilet facilities, with disabled access and a gift shop, many of the th...more |
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Nottingham Castle - Museum & Art Gallery: A RIGHT ROYAL YAWN! (1446 words)
by MandyMinx - written on 08.12.03 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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Nottingham castle sits high on it's hill, proudly welcoming travellers who happen to glance out of their windows as they enter, what we here consider, the world best city. Although the Romans had originally built a fortress on the land that the castle now stands on, it was William the Conquerer who ordered that a castle and moat be built on the top of the 133ft cliff that overlooks the centre of Nottingham. From the battlements of Nottingham castle, enemies could be seen approaching from miles away as the view stretched as far as the River Trent, which at the time linked the main road between London and the North. Nottingham Castle became a royal ...
1000 years of History. (1210 words)
by daseaford - written on 12.07.01 (Very useful, 184 readings)
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The legend of Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sherwood Forest has made Nottingham Castle very famous. However, when the tourists flock to see the castle they are often disappointed as the current building is not a castle at all, but a 17th century mansion house. But, Nottingham Castle is not a place of disappointment, it is a wonderful centre with a 1000 years of real English history, standing proudly on a sandstone hill overlooking the city and the surrounding area. The first castle built on this spot was a wooden castle built by William the Conqueror in 1067 and the first stone castle was built by Henry II in 1170. When you walk ...
Nottingham Castle - Museum & Art Gallery: Not really a Castle at all (211 words)
by Karon - written on 29.09.00 (Very useful, 84 readings)
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As a bit of a "Robin Hood" nut I found Nottingham Castle to be a bit of a disappointment. It has plenty on the history of Nottingham, but went off on what I found were some strange tangents not directly relating to Nottingham; for example when I went there was a large display on the history of fashion, but not much on lace making. Robin Hood is prominent by his absence, which I found strange as Nottingham Castle (in its original form - the current building was built after the "castle" burnt down) is so deeply entwined in the legend. If memory serves me right, there is one room with a small display in it about Robin Hood. I would ...
