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Once the principal engine of Nottingham's growth, the Lace Market powered a hosiery industry with 25,000 mostly female workers at its peak in the 1890s. Lace declined as technology changed and the working population fell below 5,000 in the 1970s with many of the factories becoming derelict and the area falling into decline.
The modern Weekday Cross reinstated by Nottingham Civic Society in 1993. Weekday Cross, in the Lace Market area of Nottingham, was the main market area in Nottingham.As the location of the town hall, Nottingham Guild Hall and main market, it was the centre of the town, before the market moved to the Old Market Square.
Lace Market is a tram stop of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) in the centre of the city of Nottingham. It is situated on Fletcher Gate in Nottingham's historic Lace Market quarter, from which it derives its name, and near to the Hockley quarter. [1] [2] The tram stop has twin side platforms flanking the twin tram tracks. The tramway shares ...
A public house called the Old Angel has existed in the Lace Market area of Nottingham since around 1600. Until the middle of the 19th century, a half-timbered house also known as The Old Angel, existed at the junction of High Pavement and St Mary’s Gate. [2] Originally 2 houses, the current public house building dates from around 1800.
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Originally a farming village, Lenton Abbey took its name from the main farm, itself named in reference to nearby Lenton Priory.. In 1831, Lord Middleton of Wollaton Hall acquired the estate and leased it to a successful Nottingham lace merchant, Isaac Fisher.
It was built in 1849 for Louis Augustin Baillon, the Vice Consul of France, as Consulate Offices. In 1860s it was adapted into a Lace warehouse. 35 and 37 Warehouse 1880 [9] 46 Kean's Head Public House. Formerly warehouse and offices 1907 by Robert Evans JP, Robert Evans (Jun), and J Wollatt. [10] 48 to 50 Lace Warehouse, 1883 by S & J Cargill.
The whole site (including the adjacent properties on Shorthill and the main Trivett factory building, was sold and in November 2007, then No. 54 and No.56 were renamed formally as Lace Market House during the development by local businessman, Nicholas Max, as a business centre serving the newly evolving Nottingham Creative Quarter.