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Brightmoor Street, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 1FJ

Inner-city housing of different periods in the Hockley district, not far from Nottingham city centre.

A section of Goose Gate seen from Brightmoor Street. The left-hand corner shop dates back to the early 1900s although it has stood empty for several years. It was once a haberdasher's shop and also saw service as a greengrocer's shop in the 70s and 80s. Later in 2017 it is due to open as "The Urban Kitchen", i.e. another Hockley 'eatery'.

Hockley in the foreground, Cranbrook Street receding to the right. This part of town just east of the City Centre has loss its trading importance over the years, now being confined to a number of specialist shops and a few eating establishments. The former prosperity of this area as a retail area can be envisaged when it is pointed out that the building opposite (Emmanuel House) was formerly Montague Burton in their distinctive architectural style. The ground floor is now a second hand shop supporting the homeless; the upper floors, styled Burton Chambers (the logo is just visible above the door to the right). Similarly the red building to the right used to be a branch of Woolworth. It is now an out of use nightclub. Some of the decorative surrounds to the show windows, in a clearly recognisable Woolworth style still exist.

A subtle reminder of an art deco past in a Goose Gate shop front.

Town house of c.1700, altered c.1890 when the gabled section was added. When Listed in the 1990s, the building included a considerable amount of early 18th century interior work. Listed Grade II.

Late 18th century town house, later a shop but now again in private residential occupation. Listed Grade II. The railings and gate http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6112437 are separately Listed.

Wing Walk, leading to Woolpack Lane, seen from Goose Gate.

On the edge of The Lace Market, looking up the hill towards the junction of Stoney Street, Broad Street and Heathcote Street. A cloudy early-September morning became brighter, but there were storms later.

Georgian house, dated 1750, plain except for stone dressings and a fine doorcase. Jolly stepped voussoirs to the windows. The facade as a whole has been disfigured by the insertion of plate glass. Grade II* listed. Built for Charles Morley, who made his money in pottery, converted into a temperance centre, the People's Hall, for George Gill in 1854.

No.14, Heathcoat Street (a.k.a. Churchill House and courtyard), on the east side of the street, is a Grade II-listed late C18th house that was apparently altered internally by late C20th "restorations". The beer-related publicity sign on the outbuilding seems to suggest that it has seen service in the more recent past as a licensed restaurant/bar although it now appears to be being used residentially.