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Castle Gate, Nottingham

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The street is bisected roughly half-way up by Maid Marian Way and the two halves have rather different natures. Below Maid Marian Way the street is wider and most of the imposing buildings date from the 18th century of later, whilst in the higher part the streetscape is smaller scale with earlier
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and number 37 which was St Nicholas’ Parish Rooms. In the late 20th century, many of the former houses and warehouses were converted to office use, but more recently several buildings have been turned into student accommodation.
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buildings. Perhaps reflecting this, the lower part of the street is in the city's Old Market Square conservation area, whilst the upper part is in the Castle conservation area.
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The street was bisected in 1958 by the construction of Maid Marian Way, resulting in the loss of several fine properties, including number 35, St Nicholas Rectory of 1886 by
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dating to around 1250, which is the earliest secure date for activity associated with the various caves around Nottingham. Excavation has shown that the caves were used as
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6, the grade II listed Cleaves Hall dating from 1883. Designed by Parry and Walker as Castle Gate Schools for the Congregational Chapel.
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chapel to be built in Nottingham opened at the lower end of Castle Gate in 1689, on the site now occupied by the 19th century
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The street itself is first mentioned in 1315, and an early name for the street was Frenchgate, or Franchegate (
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The rock-cut caves discovered during the construction 8 Castle Gate, at the lower end of the street, contain
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and beyond. Paving works were undertaken in 1752 at a cost of £60 (equivalent to £11,312 in 2023).
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8, a 1960s-built office block above a mediaeval rock-cut cave complex that is a scheduled monument.
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57 and 59, a pair of grade II listed houses from the mid 18th century, adjoining the 15th century
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10, 12 and 12a, grade II listed late 18th century town houses and attached lace factory
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29 and 31, a pair of grade II listed town houses built in 1794 and which formed the
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The upper end of Castle Gate. The first white house on the right is no. 59.
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34 and 36, a grade II listed pair of early 18th century town housex
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24 to 30, Castlegate House, formerly a Ministry of Transport Office
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Looking downhill on Castle Gate from just below Maid Marian Way
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32, the grade II listed early 18th century Castlegate Chambers
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is an historic street near the centre of the English city of
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33, the grade II listed mid-18th century former Lyceum House
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43, 45 and 47, grade II listed houses built in 1788 by
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1, a shop currently occupied by Weavers wine merchants.
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27, St Nicholas Court, built in 1900 by H.E. Woodsend
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Castle Gate, Nottingham is located in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council
52°57′3.77″N 1°9′3.24″W / 52.9510472°N 1.1509000°W / 52.9510472; -1.1509000

Nottingham
Low Pavement
Nottingham Castle
Georgian
listed buildings
scheduled monument
potsherds
maltings
Latin
Norman Conquest
William Peverel
Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
St Nicholas Church
Nonconformist
Castle Gate Congregational Chapel
Trent
Watson Fothergill

D.H. Lawrence
William Dymock Pratt
Stanford House
Nottingham Castle Gate Hospital
Castle Gate Congregational Chapel
Royal Children public house
William Stretton

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