| Nine things you never knew about
Nottinghamshire's most famous buildings |
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| Wollaton Hall |
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From Nottingham Castle to Wollaton
Hall, here's nine facts about some of Nottinghamshire's most famous
buildings. |
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| Nottingham
Castle was formally opened by his Royal Highness, the Prince
of Wales, now the Midland counties museum and gallery of art,
on the 3rd July 1878. |
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| The
tallest building in Nottingham is the Victoria Centre which
stands at 256 ft / 72m. It was built in 1972. This makes it
taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (180 ft / 55m) but smaller
than Big Ben (320ft / 106m). |
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top of the Council building in Market Square, four statues stand,
representing Commerce, Civic Law and Prosperity and Knowledge
- the hallmarks of the City of Nottingham. |
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| Wollaton
Hall, built during the period 1580-1588, is one of the most
ornate Tudor buildings in Britain. |
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| Newstead
Abbey, which dates back to 1170, is said to have been built
as a part of Henry II's penance for the murder of Sir Thomas
Beckett. It is more commonly known as the former home of Lord
Byron. |
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Queens Chambers in Market Square is decorated with mythical
beasts as a well as a scowling Queen Victoria. |
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| The
Great Northern Station, designed by Thomas Chambers Hine and
built in 1856, which was superseded by the Grand Victorian Station
in 1900, and is now home to a health club. |
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| Pierrepoint
Holme Hall, built by Sir William Pierrepont in 1500, is one
of the earliest brick built houses to survive in the county. |
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| Rufford
Abbey is currently the subject of a Heritage Lottery bid to
reveal more of what experts believe to be one of the most complete
country estate landscapes in England. |
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