Nottingham City Council's executive board has been advised to approve the sale of the property on Tuesday, February 13, a year after its last attempt was thwartedturn the Guildhall into a hotelThis recognised the Art Deco structure built from 1938-1940 as historically significant and protected it from demolition, forcing the council and the prospective buyers to the negotiating table.
The bombproof C-shaped Central Station police and fire station was built in the 1930s after the General Purposes Committee proposed an extension to the Guildhall that would provide spacious modern facilities for both services. Modern fire facilities were required due to the threat of war and the Home Office eventually insisted the police’s premises should also be improved, because its old HQ in the basement of the Guildhall was deemed to be “impractical and detrimental to officers’ health”.
It was closed in 2016 due to soaring upkeep costs. Ahead of the likely sale of the buildings we have compiled some of the Nottingham Post's best pictures from over the years of the Guildhall and the former police and fire headquarters.Stephen Philip Clay, Chief Constable from 1892 to 1912, escorts the judge into the Guildhall for the opening of Nottingham AssizesThe Nottingham Guildhall was specially decorated for the visit of King George V in 1914, as seen on this H.E.
'We are saddened that these revelations continue to be revealed and add yet more trauma to the families who are already struggling to process the magnitude of their grief and loss'Among the debris of the Gedling property is an old pair of brogues, a tin of assorted biscuits and a copy of the Daily Express newspaper from 1983Nottingham City Council leader Cllr David Mellen said the money used to fund the play area couldn't have been used for the city's day-to-day...