Nottingham, NG1 (St James' St)
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Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 24 Jun 2012
The "One Way" sign in the middle of the Maid Marian Way (A6008) dual carriageway highlights the way in which St James' Street was chopped in two, with its higher section ascending towards Standard Hill. This street, which was known as St James' Lane until the early 1800, was originally called Jam Gate or Jamgate. In the mid 18th century a pub called "The Talbot" existed on the site of the one seen here although by 1799 it was known as "The News House" in recognition of its links with the embryonic newspaper industry. "The Nottingham Post" and "The Nottingham Courant" were the first (single sheet format) newspapers, carrying news harvested from the London papers. "The Nottingham Journal" and "The Evening Post" came later.