I offer the following walks around Nottingham city centre. They last 1.5 to 2hr. They can be booked for your group, at a time to suit. All walks can be delivered as talks, or amended to suit specific needs.
Ladies, Lace and Lawbreakers
Exploring streets around the lace market, learn about the life of the 19th century lace worker, grand ladies and the women that were transported for their 'crimes'.
Nuns, Nurses and Notables
Setting off from the Playhouse we cover the General Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy convent, philanthropic institutions and the grand houses around this beautiful area of the Rope Walk. Who was Mary Potter? What’s that round building on Standard Row? Who were the census evaders of 1911?
Poverty, Prosperity and Politics
Staring at the Castle we learn about the ‘She Devil of France’, the worn steps of the old Women’s Hospital, Alice who died through the ‘instigation of the devil’, and Lady Ludd.
Artists, Academics and Activists Thurs
Discover the first school for the Deaf, the census evaders, Royal Terrace and a good old 1960s sit in.
Sherwood – how it developed
Discover how Sherwood developed from ‘rough gorse’ to ‘altogether the most elegant suburb in the Neighbourhood of Nottingham’.
Sherwood – people and places
We’ll explore beautiful buildings and fascinating people from Sherwood’s past.
Hallelujah in the halls of Hockley
Today Hockley is one of Nottingham’s most trendy areas. But in the past it was a place of prayer, protest and moneymaking. Learn more about this quaint area’s past.
Beer, Bleaching and Burials in Basford
Exploring the industrial and social history of Old Basford
Eternal Rest in Basford
A new walk for 2022, concentrating on three burial grounds in Old Basford
Woodthorpe - a forgotten landscape
Learn about the history of the area, from cowkeepers, to DH Lawrence, to grand mansions.
Ladies, Lace and Lawbreakers
Exploring streets around the lace market, learn about the life of the 19th century lace worker, grand ladies and the women that were transported for their 'crimes'.
Nuns, Nurses and Notables
Setting off from the Playhouse we cover the General Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy convent, philanthropic institutions and the grand houses around this beautiful area of the Rope Walk. Who was Mary Potter? What’s that round building on Standard Row? Who were the census evaders of 1911?
Poverty, Prosperity and Politics
Staring at the Castle we learn about the ‘She Devil of France’, the worn steps of the old Women’s Hospital, Alice who died through the ‘instigation of the devil’, and Lady Ludd.
Artists, Academics and Activists Thurs
Discover the first school for the Deaf, the census evaders, Royal Terrace and a good old 1960s sit in.
Sherwood – how it developed
Discover how Sherwood developed from ‘rough gorse’ to ‘altogether the most elegant suburb in the Neighbourhood of Nottingham’.
Sherwood – people and places
We’ll explore beautiful buildings and fascinating people from Sherwood’s past.
Hallelujah in the halls of Hockley
Today Hockley is one of Nottingham’s most trendy areas. But in the past it was a place of prayer, protest and moneymaking. Learn more about this quaint area’s past.
Beer, Bleaching and Burials in Basford
Exploring the industrial and social history of Old Basford
Eternal Rest in Basford
A new walk for 2022, concentrating on three burial grounds in Old Basford
Woodthorpe - a forgotten landscape
Learn about the history of the area, from cowkeepers, to DH Lawrence, to grand mansions.
