Plantaganet Street: The Working Man's Retreat
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Plantaganet Street: The Working Man's Retreat
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 30 Jun 2015
George Gill (1778-1855) was a philanthropist whose interests lay in education and the welfare of the elderly. He founded the People's College and built The Working Man's Retreat (retirement dwellings for the deserving) in 1852. It is in the satisfyingly plain style of many Nottingham buildings of the middle years of the nineteenth century, but not a listed building. The picture was taken against the light on a very sunny morning in late June.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.958396
Longitude
-1.139683