Nottingham- Clumber Street
The below history of Clumber Street is taken from J Holland Walker (1935), An itinerary of Nottingham: Clumber Street:
Clumber Street, although only of secondary age, for it was part of the enclosure of old Nottingham, has always been of the utmost importance in the policy of the town, for it was a link in the great chain of through communication throughout the Middle Ages. It formed part of the earliest route via Narrow Marsh, Drury Hill and Bridlesmith Gate, and also it was a portion of the latter route via Hollow Stone, the Pavements and Bridlesmith Gate, so that ever since the formation of pre-Conquest Nottingham, which was certainly no later than 924 and probably much earlier, Clumber Street has been a part of the main road to the north.
For centuries it was called Cow Lane, and we can trace this name with a variety of spellings, such as Cowlane and Kaulan, etc. right back to 1298. I think, probably, it derives its name from the fact that the cattle would be driven out along it to their pasturage, which was towards the modern St. Ann's Well Road, just as the sheep used Sheep Lane, the predecessor of Market Street, as their exit from the town. It is pleasant to remember that its name is very similar to one of the exits from ancient Rome, the Porta Mugonia. When Henry II caused the town to be fortified, one of the town gates stood at the northern end of Clumber Street about in the middle of where Parliament Street is nowadays, and of that we will say more later. Clumber Street, albeit a busy and important thoroughfare, has always presented a difficult problem to the Civic Authorities by reason of its narrowness. It was a little wider at its northern end than it was at its southern end, but that is not saying very much, and in 1812, sixteen feet were added to it through the action of the then Duke of Newcastle, who was desirous of marketing the land which had formed the estate upon which Thurland Hall was built, and who realised that a wider Cow Lane would be a very great advantage to the purchasers of the property he had to offer.
This widening all took place on the eastern side, so that there is nothing of antiquarian interest to be looked for on that side. At any rate, his action was looked upon as patriotic by his contemporaries, and the old name of Cow Lane was changed to Clumber Street in honour of the Duke. A great beam used to cross Cow Lane, which carried the swinging sign of the White Lion Inn, and this beam was a much-coveted point of vantage from which to witness processions and other public displays, particularly the ghastly execution processions wending their way to Gallows Hill. The White Lion Inn itself, which has come down to our own days as the Lion Hotel, was of the greatest importance to our forefathers. It appears to have been established in 1684, a year before James II came to the throne, and it was not until 1806 that the neighbourhood became so valuable that it was felt that its forecourt should be put to better purposes than being left open. Accordingly, in that year, shops were built over it which were only one storey high and which remained that height so as not to interfere with the light reaching the main buildings constituting the inn, which stood behind them. In 1847, the inn itself was sold, and its courtyard was built over.
Bulwell TV 10 The Dark Side of Bulwell
In number 10 of this series we talk about the darker side of Bulwell's past. 3 grisly tales from the past. I've chosen tales from 70 or more years ago, and ignored those more recent so as not to upset any family members.
It is not my desire to cause offence, however please contact me if you have any problems.
Note. Minor amendments to original upload because I can't spell !!
Words & Production Paul Turton
Additional vocal talents courtesy of Joy Rice
Incidental Music
Eyes Gone Wrong Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Nottingham cowboys first shoot!
A few hours with the Panasonic 151, an Arboretum, and an idea.
The quality of the footage was varied because apparently things get darker when you film through the afternoon into the evening.. post processed so the film kept roughly the same colour palette- worth noting that anyone hoping to film should get up bright and early and achieve the best lighting results!
Acting by William McKeown and Joshua McBride.
Filmed by Josh and Will.
Edited by Josh.
Music from K. Macleod.
And remember people, smartphones and gloves don't mix! (Just in case you were planning a fast food shootout yourselves.)