Brilliant! I used to sit in that little garden on Garner's Hill in my lunch break when I worked on High Pavement. It's criminal that it was all destroyed and replaced by the hideous lump that is the Contemporary Arts Centre. Superb video Janine. Shared!!!
So many cities have protected their history. Nottingham seemed/seems to be obsessed with knocking things down to replace them with concrete. It's cheaper than renovation and is quite often a vanity project. A perfect example is the fortune spent on the uncentral city library then the threat of closure for local libraries.
Fantastic!!! I remember that my Mum was furious about Drury Hill, and another place near Trinity Square... I'm too young to remember most of the demolition and rebuilding, but I'm very interested in the history of my home town. Thanks, and good luck! x
I loved this video and that you are covering the history of Nottingham. I'm not a born local but I do like to learn about the place that I live and it's great that you're making learning so accessible. Thank you so much.
@@jmtubbs1639 Agreed. Other cities like York (Shambles) preserved their medieval streets that have since become major attractions. A total lack of foresight lead to Nottingham's medieval bits being demolished and concreted over.
Janine, what an amazing video. I may live in New Zealand, but you have my full support for the work you and your team are doing in maintaining Long Stairs. If I manage to make it over to Nottingham again I will definitely visit Long Stairs. I will try to send donations when I can to help.
Thank you very much, Kate, I very much hope you get to see Long Stairs at some point, and thank you very much in advance for any donations, I really appreciate it. 😊 x
Great video Janine, please keep up the good work. I spent my teenage years in Nottingham from 1960 and well remember a lot of the things you mention. We need to preserve these memories.
Very interesting and quite tragic how Nottingham planning officers sold off so many beautiful places and buildings, lost forever; all in the name of progress.
Interesting video, thanks. Ironically, many such "historic" places are themselves built on sites that were of historic interest at the time. At some point in the future, the process will repeat when some of the current infrastructure is demolished and replaced. Unfortunately, unlike York for example, the city of Nottingham hasn't generally put much effort into integrating old and new. At least outside of the city itself, across the county, a lot has been preserved to some extent.
My Grandfather told me as a young kid he would walk up Long Stairs from Narrow Marsh where he lived to the city centre cinema on Saturday mornings! Great to see these old Nottingham. My family have live in & around Norrow marsh & Sneinton since late 1800's-early 1900's & still do to this day.
Great idea for a channel. Can't wait for the video's to come 👍🏻😄 You're right as well as it should never have been demolished and I agree. Such a shame it can never be brought back to life but alas, it's all long gone now.
Very interesting, thank you. Born in 1960 I still have distinct memories of arriving at Broad Marsh by Barton's bus and walking up Drury Hill with the Mother. Even now I can conjure up memories of a very distinct smell as we walked near the 'blood and bandages' scroll of the barber; someone has suggested it might even have been from a tannery. Do you, or anyone else reading this have any knowledge or suggestions pertaining to this pungent smell on the hill?
Oh yes the smell. I remember it well and it was allways there wasn't it. Damp cellar, coal gas with a bit of something else. Who knows. Miss it though.
Great video Janine, thank you very much. I just remember Drury Hill, which is sadly missed. I cannot believe how my city almost self destructed its history.
Sometimes the algorithm throws a gem your way, and it did this video - obviously not all modernisation of Nottingham was bad, but some of the terrible mistakes make you want to weep. Really great stuff, you have a new subscriber who's looking forward to what you do next!
architects find it difficult to challenge their clients who may come along with some unbudgeable 'idée fixé', they may have little feeling for the town they design for they may not have time to spend thinking about their designs or they may just not be very clever people. Janine, Why do you think the destroyed snickets aren't reconstructable?
Amusing to have just been speaking to Dan at Makeiteasy to then get home and see this video and see him staring back at me for the first couple of minutes
