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Beneath the castle is the Robin Hood statue |
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Maid Marian and Robin Hood |
The Castle dates from the 12th century built by
William the Conqueror although at that time it was made of wood, the
stone castle was built in 1170 by Henry II. At the
end of the English Civil War in 1649 the castle was destroyed. |
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Going up to the castle museum where there are good
views around Nottingham city |
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City view, on the right in the distance is Greens
Mill,
this is a working windmill and museum. |
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There are two football stadiums in this picture, Notts
County, they are the oldest football club in English football and behind
to the right is Nottingham Forest football club.
The two football grounds are separated by the River Trent. |
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Folk music from Holland, The Crazy Dutch Regulars. |
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The Robin Hood Minstrels
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Entertainment for all the family |
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The
Medieval world of Robin Hood with Norman Knights and Saxon Peasants. |
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Archery demonstrations with Robin Hood and the gang |
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Full scale battles throughout the day |
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The evil Sheriff of Nottingham |
Our hero Robin Hood |
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The Nottingham Jousting Association |
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The Lace Centre. Nottingham was once famous for the
production of lace, during the 18th and 19th
centuries it was one of the biggest
lace producing cities in the world. One of the places to see examples of lace is
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Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.
The Inn, built into
the cliff below the castle walls,
dates from 1189.
It is said that the Inn was used as a
resting place by knights on the way
to the Crusades.
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The Council House in the Old Market Square, clearly
visible are the new tram lines which run through the city. |
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The new Nottingham Tram, started it's first journey
for fare paying customers on the 9th March 2004, the last working tram
in Nottingham was in 1936. |
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© Copyright John Beres 2003-2008 |
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