AGRICULTURE
Farming is the basis of human existence. The land of Notts has been farmed for as long as man has colonised the countryside...

ALMSHOUSES
Almshouses have their origins in the medieval ecclesiastical institutions. The giving of alms was a Christian duty and both giver and recipient ...

CANALS
The roads of late-18th century England were inadequate for the transport of heavy or bulky goods such as coal and ore ...

THE COAL INDUSTRY
Coal has been mined in Nottinghamshire for many centuries, but for a long time this was simply surface mining.

EVACUATION IN WORLD WAR II
A small child stands, well scrubbed, tightly buttoned up in their best clothes, suitcase in hand, gasmask strapped across their chest ...

FOLKLORE
Originally coined in 1846 by W.J. Thoms, the term ‘folklore’ has come to encompass seasonal customs, beliefs, legends, traditional arts...

FOOD
The revision of Jack Drummond’s The Englishman’s Food in 1957 began a gradual process of opening up the study of the history of food.

INDUSTRY
Nottinghamshire has passed through various phases in terms of industry and manufacturing. In the medieval period manufacturing was...

INDUSTRY: BOOTS
Boots is one of the oldest and most trusted brands on the British high street and its roots have been firmly based in Nottingham for over...

INDUSTRY: BREWING
Nottinghamshire has been lucky to have had several good breweries within its boundaries. Water from the River Trent has played a vital role...

INDUSTRY: LACE
Lace was first knitted by machine in the 1760s and, as it was sold through the town of Nottingham with other products from the knitting...

INDUSTRY: LEATHER
In 1861 two brothers, Edward and John Turney, built a tannery and began to make leather on a site next to the River Trent ...

INDUSTRY: METAL BOX CO.
If you have a metal sweet tin, a tobacco tin, tea caddy or a cake tin the chances are that it was made by the Metal Box Company ...

INDUSTRY: PLAYERS & CO.
From when it was first established as a business, John Player & Sons has had a huge impact on the community in Nottingham...

INDUSTRY: RALEIGH
Raleigh has a special place in the history of Nottingham. It not only brought international recognition for its innovatory designs...

FROM PURITANISM TO NONCONFORMITY IN 17th CENTURY NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The religious landscape of England was to change profoundly...

POLICE AND POLICING
Common Law, the law applicable to all people in England and still applicable today, was created in the reign of Henry II (1154-1189).

POVERTY, THE POOR AND THE WORKHOUSE
The problem of the poor, and of relieving the poor, goes back many centuries...

PUBLIC HEALTH
After 1815 the rapid growth in the size of the major towns led to over-crowding, badly-built houses and shortages of pure water...

RAILWAYS
The earliest reference to a railway in the county is contained in a 1604 lease between Sir Percival Willoughby and Huntingdon ...

RETAILING
In the not too distant past Nottingham had shopping outlets leading from every compass point into the heart of the city ...

RIOT AND REBELLION
Nottingham gained a reputation as a centre for riotous behaviour associated with political radicalism. The town authorities were...

SPORT
Nottinghamshire has a wealth of sporting history; some of which carries on today and others have long been relegated to the history...

WEATHER
People have been observing the weather since the dawn of human awareness of their environment...