South Parade, Nottingham

South Parade
	South Parade and Wheeler Gate
	Location within Central Nottingham
Maintained by	Nottingham City Council
Coordinates	52.9530°N 1.1501°W

South Parade is a row of buildings in Nottingham City Centre forming the south side of Old Market Square, Nottingham[1] which runs from Wheeler Gate to Exchange Walk.

History

In the thirteenth century this area was known as Timber Hill. Timber merchants stored and sold wood in the buildings here.[2] As early as 1836 it was being known as South Parade.[3]

Notable buildings

1, 2 and 3 South Parade 1888

1-3, by Evans and Jolley 1888[4] (Starbucks Coffee House in 2018)
4-9 Woolwich Equitable Building Society by Thomas Cecil Howitt 1936-37
10-12 Norwich Union House by Evans, Cartwright and Woollatt 1957-59
15 Smith's Bank by George R. Isborn 1878[5] (National Westminster Bank in 2018)

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References

Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 78-79. ISBN 9780300126662.
Holland Walker, John (1933). "An itinerary of Nottingham". Transactions of the Thoroton Society. 37.
"Cubebs and Sarsaparilla". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 22 July 1836. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Historic England, "1, 2 and 3 South Parade (1255169)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018
Historic England, "National Westminster Bank (1255211)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018

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[1] Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. p. 78-79. ISBN 9780300126662.

[2] Holland Walker, John (1933). "An itinerary of Nottingham". Transactions of the Thoroton Society. 37.

[3] "Cubebs and Sarsaparilla". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 22 July 1836. Retrieved 22 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] Historic England, "1, 2 and 3 South Parade (1255169)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018

[5] Historic England, "National Westminster Bank (1255211)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 April 2018