Beastmarket Hill Explained

Beastmarket Hill
Map Type:	United Kingdom Nottingham Central
Maint:	Nottingham City Council
Coordinates:	52.9531°N -1.1509°W

Beastmarket Hill is a row of buildings in Nottingham City Centre forming the west side of Old Market Square.^[1]

History

Beastmarket Hill derives its name from being the site of the cattle market.^[2] It is bounded by St James’ Street to the north west and Friar Lane to the south east.

Notable buildings

• 1 to 7, Lloyds Bank by Lloyds Bank Architects Department, 1966
• 8 to 10, Barclays Bank by W.A.S. Lloyd 1959
• 11 to 13, Burton’s by Harry Wilson, 1923.

Notes and References

1. Book: Harwood, Elain . 2008 . Pevsner Architectural Guides . Yale University Press . 79 . 9780300126662 .
2. Holland Walker . John . 1932 . An itinerary of Nottingham . Transactions of the Thoroton Society . 36 .