3 Thurland Street, Nottingham
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3 Thurland Street, Nottingham
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 18 Jun 2012
One of Watson Fothergill's larger works, built in 1878-82, the nearer, and rather blander, section added in 1924-25 by Basil Baily. The detail is more sparing than in most of Fothergill's other buildings (Image]). The main feature is the mighty tower with timbering and turrets (Image]). Grade II listed. Built for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, now converted to several shops, including All Saints, Bravissimo, Pepperberry. Watson Fothergill, or Fothergill Watson as he began life, is Nottingham's Victorian architectural superstar. Walking around the city, it's not long before his idiosyncratic buildings jump out. Drawing on English traditions in a style sometimes labelled as Domestic Revival, his copious use of polychromatic bands of stone, timberwork and carved detail are very distinctive. In lesser hands, a mass of features results in an overwrought jumble, but Fothergill, despite apparently never working outside Nottinghamshire, and rarely even outside the city, was clearly skilled enough to blend everything together successfully. More close-ups: Image], Image], Image] and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.953774
Longitude
-1.14692