Nottingham and Sherwood Forest

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We were staying in a forest cabin near Nottingham, so a trip to Nottingham and then another to Robin Hood country, was a must!


Stanford House, in Nottingham - If you like Georgian architecture and buildings, then you’ll absolutely love Stanford House, (apparently!). Stanford House is a Georgian gem in the heart of Nottingham. Having read lots about it, it was great to see, if only from the outside!



Sandstone caves under Nottingham

City of Caves is a visitor attraction in Nottingham which consists of a network of caves, carved out of sandstone that have been variously used over the years as a tannery, public house cellars, and as an air raid shelter. The attraction is accessed from the upper level of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. Few people in Nottingham are aware of this labyrinth, which exists underneath the city streets, and fewer still have visited them. Nottingham has more man-made caves than anywhere else in Britain. People have worked and lived in them for over 1,000 years. This was an amazing tour, and a must, if you are in the area. I had no idea of its existence!


The old Lace Mill? - now restored and converted for 21st century use.


Coordinated young woman in Nottingham



Nottingham`s Council House

This Palladian-inspired building was designed and built in the 1920s at a cost of more than £600,000, which in a time of economic recession caused a public outcry.The foundation stone was laid in 1927 on what was to be the largest stone building commissioned in the country since the First World War.The Portland stone used for the building came from the same quarry as the stone used by Christopher Wren for St Paul’s Cathedral.The terrace overlooking the Old Market Square has eight columns, with 21 figures, representing the activities of the council, in the pediment above. The frieze behind them depicts traditional local crafts, such as bell founding, mining and alabaster carving.The official opening of the Council House on 22 May, 1929 was a wonderful day for Nottingham. Thousands of people came to watch the arrival of the Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII, who opened the doors officially with a golden key. This is still displayed inside the building to the left of the grand staircase.


Clough became the most successful manager in the history of Nottingham Forest, taking them to unprecedented heights. He had won the league title with Forest's neighbours Derby County in 1972, and came to Nottingham Forest on 6 January 1975. Brian Clough's 18-year reign as manager ended in May 1993 after Forest were relegated from the inaugural Premier League after 16 illustrious years of top-flight football which had seen a league title, two European Cups and four League Cups.


The photographers pose


The Chorus Line by Hilary Cartmel (1999) on Maid Marian Way is a directional sign to the Nottingham Playhouse to the left, and the Royal Centre to the right. Constructed of painted steel it is a representation of a chorus line, with high kicks and jazz hands etc. I must confess that I was at a bit of a loss as to its purpose to start with!



A wander around one of the well kept parks in Nottingham, and we were treated to a display of lovely dahlia.


Ganoderma applanatum (for those who want Latin!) also known as the artist's bracket, artist's conk or bear bread, and is a bracket fungus with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is a wood-decay fungus, causing a rot of heartwood in a variety of trees

Autumn was upon us.



In Sherwood forest there were hollow trees..



.... and then there were BIG trees!


... trees that had faces on them ...


... and trees with the mist still drifting through them.


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