A reminder of the Borough
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Image: © John Sutton Taken: 12 Sep 2012
The iron railings round Queen's Walk Recreation Ground are topped by fleurs-de-lys and shields with the ragged cross and three crowns of the Borough of Nottingham. The red shield became the centrepiece of the Nottingham coat of arms after city status was conferred in 1897.