South Parade, Nottingham
South Parade is a row of buildings in Nottingham City Centre forming the south side of Old Market Square, Nottingham[1] which runs from Wheeler Gate to Exchange Walk.
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  Location within Central Nottingham | |
| Maintained by | Nottingham City Council |
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| Coordinates | 52.9530°N 1.1501°W |
History
In the thirteenth century this area was known as Timber Hill. Timber merchants stored and sold wood in the buildings here.[2] As early as 1836 it was being known as South Parade.[3]
Notable buildings
1, 2 and 3 South Parade 1888
- 1-3, by Evans and Jolley 1888[4] (Starbucks Coffee House in 2018)
- 4-9 Woolwich Equitable Building Society by Thomas Cecil Howitt 1936-37
- 10-12 Norwich Union House by Evans, Cartwright and Woollatt 1957-59
- 15 Smith's Bank by George R. Isborn 1878[5] (National Westminster Bank in 2018)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:South Parade, Nottingham.
- Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 78-79. ISBN 9780300126662.
- Holland Walker, John (1933). "An itinerary of Nottingham". Transactions of the Thoroton Society. 37.
- "Cubebs and Sarsaparilla". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 22 July 1836. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Historic England, "1, 2 and 3 South Parade (1255169)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018
- Historic England, "National Westminster Bank (1255211)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018
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