Nottingham, NG1 (Castle Area)
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Nottingham, NG1 (Castle Area)
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 24 Jun 2012
The ex-Nurses' Home of the former General Hospital sited on the horizon, at the top of Standard Hill. It was at the corner of King Charles Street and Standard Hill that King Charles I is said to have raised his standard on 22nd August 1642, at the commencement of the terrible Civil War between the King and the Parliament.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.952301
Longitude
-1.154689