Twilight in the square

Twilight in the square, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

The Council House is the city hall of Nottingham, England. Its 200 foot-high dome dominates a city skyline which is packed with elegant architecture and presides magnificently over the Old Market Square, the grand central open space of Nottingham. It is claimed that the chimes of Little John (the deepest bell in the United Kingdom) can be heard for a distance of seven miles around the building itself. The Council House was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt and built between 1927 and 1929 in the neo-Baroque style. The building was officially opened by H.R.H the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and the Duke of Windsor) on 22 May 1929.

It has staged many glittering occasions; royalty, statesmen and women and stars of the stage and screen have been entertained there and both the F.A. and European Cups have been held aloft from its balcony.

Blue and Yellow Macaw

Blue and Yellow Macaw, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

A lovely bird from South America

American Flamingoes

American Flamingoes, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

If anyone recently saw the British comedy movie, Magicians from 2007 starring comic duo Robert Webb and David Mitchell you may recognise this as the theatre that appears in that movie

The Stake

The Stake, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

Crime & Punishment, burning at the stake for heresey. Found in the National Centre for Citizenship and Law, Galleries of Justice Museum in Nottingham

www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk/

Wilford Suspension Bridge

Wilford Suspension Bridge, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

The Wilford Suspension Bridge over the River Trent at Nottingham