![]() (Image © Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain)Ī 3D drawing of how the Spaniel Row Meeting House might have looked. During the building period, Friends met in a room on Wheeler Gate lent by David Reckless. Two houses adjacent to the existing one in Spaniel Row were bought for £36, and a new Meeting House built on the site at a cost of £337. (Photo: courtesy of Howitt Partnership and 1737-1847: Spaniel Row This photo shows the approximate location before demolition due to the building of Maid Marian Way. In 1675 this plot in Walnut Tree Lane was bought for £18. Indenture for the sale of a new house and garden in Spaniel Lane (now Spaniel Row) from John Reckless to Friends for £10.īeing denied the use of churchyards, early Friends were buried in their own gardens. Photo: courtesy of 1678-1737: Spaniel Lane Historical material by J Holland Walker, quoted from ). Both she and her husband soon afterwards became Quakers. Mary’s on the occasion of this interruption and was so influenced by Fox’s testimony that she arranged for him to be removed from the gaol to custody in the Sheriff’s house. Reckless, the wife of John Reckless who was Sheriff of Nottingham, was present at St. ![]() He was put in prison at Weekday Cross, which he described as ‘a nasty stinking place’. In 1649, George Fox, founder of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, arrived in Nottingham, where he proceeded to interrupt the service in St. The ‘Seekers’ met here from 1649 to 1678. John Reckless’s house at the corner of White Friars Lane and Spaniel Lane (Row). Please inform us of any omissions so we can rectify them as soon as possible. ![]() The original, more detailed photo album was compiled by the late John Gray, and is available to view after Meeting for Worship.Įvery effort has been made to acknowledge copyright for the photos. You can also see a map of the Meeting House locations. ![]() Here is a pictorial history of the Meeting Houses that have been in existence since then. The tower contains 'Little John' a two and a half ton striking bell reputed to be the deepest toned bell in the country.Quakers have been meeting in Nottingham since the 1600s. Opened by the Prince of Wales in May 1929, the building is dominated by a great central dome, rising some 200 feet above ground level. Not surprisingly, kids love the fountains.Ī view of Council House, once the largest stone building built in Britain since the first world war. Old Market Square enjoyed a complete redesign by architect Gustafson Porter which was completed in March 2007.īuilt with three shades of granite, the central open space is a light coloured granite, with white, beige and dark grey granite used for the fountains, terraces and flowerbeds.Ī striking new water feature is on the west side of the Square, and features jet fountains and waterfalls. The stunning Art Nouveau facade of the Zara Building which faces onto Old Market Square. The Art Deco splendour of the Woolworths building in Nottingham. ![]() Here's the closed Granby Hotel, close to the station. Just like the series of devastating pub closures in our home town of Brixton, Nottingham has suffered any losses. Nottingham station - we changed trains here on our way to the Indietracks indie festival in Butterley, Derbyshire. Some snaps from a few hours in Nottingham's city centre - with its shiny new Market Square! (Photos © urban75, Tues 19th August, 2008) ![]()
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