St James' Street, Nottingham NG1

Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 9 Nov 2014

Designed by Edwin Hill, this establishment was opened as a Music Hall in 1877 on the site of the former Roebuck public house. A stone cross, known as the malt cross, stood at the Market Square end of the street and during the C15th and C16th that was used as a point for public announcements. Post-1914 it was used as a drapery warehouse, a carpet warehouse and a refreshment establishment. It stood empty for several decades and then re-opened in 1982 as an entertainment venue. Expensive renovations on it were completed in 1997 and again in 2014. During the most recent renovation work, a number of discoveries were made in The Malt Cross including a secret passageway leading into a C13th cave and a hidden room behind a fake fireplace that had been built into a fake wall. Along with the refurbishment of the existing bar and gallery area, the most recent project left the premises with a state-of-the-art heritage/education/tourism/arts, crafts and music centre. St James' Street, otherwise known as St James' Lane until the early 1800, was originally called Jam Gate or Jamgate.

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