South Parade, Nottingham Explained

South Parade
Map Type:	United Kingdom Nottingham Central
Maint:	Nottingham City Council
Coordinates:	52.953°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

• 1-3, by Evans and Jolley 1888 (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 (National Westminster Bank in 2018)

Notes and References

1. Book: Harwood, Elain . 2008 . Pevsner Architectural Guides . Yale University Press . 78-79 . 9780300126662 .
2. Holland Walker . John . 1933 . An itinerary of Nottingham . Transactions of the Thoroton Society . 37 .
3. News: . Cubebs and Sarsaparilla . Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties . England . 22 July 1836 . 22 April 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .