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Union Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG1 3HF

On the corner of Union Street and Mansfield Road. Now with its original 1890's name the Rose of England has also been known as The Yorker, The City Alehouse and The Filly & Kirkin.

View southward from Up Main platform 4 to Down main platform 7, where LMS 'Jubilee' 6P 4-6-0 No. 45638 'Zanzibar' is heading the 08.38 express from London Marylebone, when the London Midland Region had taken over the ex-Great Central main line for its decline, although the great Station had another five years before it was obliterated. On the middle line is an LNE L1 2-6-4T.

Demolition work at the south-east corner of York House is seen here from the side of The House of Fraser shop. A couple of chimney stacks belonging to the Grade II-listed Rose of England public house are visible on the left. The public house, dating from 1898 was designed by Watson Fothergill of Nottingham for the Nottingham Brewery Company. York House, with its former front entrance on Mansfield Road, has been empty since April 2012. The site is currently being cleared in relation to an expansion of the Victoria (shopping) Centre.

Demolition work under way at the rear of York House is seen here from the side of The House of Fraser shop. The cars in the distance are on Bluecoat Street and sandwiched between them and this solitary pedestrian is the area occupied by the Victoria Bus Station. York House, with its former front entrance on Mansfield Road, has been empty since April 2012. The site is currently being cleared in relation to an expansion of the Victoria Shopping Centre.

'Hoodwinked: a twist on the tale' was a city-wide art project that ran from July 7th to September 30th, with 33 large plastic robins placed around the city on a walking trail. Each bird was decorated with a particular theme relating to where they were placed and the businesses sponsoring them. The theme of robins was chosen due to the city's famous connection with the legendary outlaw, Robin Hood. This bird was titled 'Nottingham Forest', was sponsored by the intu Victoria Centre and was designed by Kathleen Smith. It celebrated Sherwood Forest, near to the city.

Evidence of demolition work on the south side of York House is seen here from the side of The House of Fraser shop. Beyond the scaffolding and plastic sheeting is the Grade II-listed Rose of England public house, dating from 1898, that was designed by Watson Fothergill of Nottingham for the Nottingham Brewery Company. York House, with its former front entrance on Mansfield Road, has been empty since April 2012. The site is currently being cleared in relation to an expansion of the Victoria (shopping) Centre.

Demolition has opened up the view of the rear of Watson Fothergill's Rose of England, which is less spectacular than its Mansfield Road and Union Road elevations - see Stephen Richards' Image] (2012) and Richard Croft's Image] (2017). For more about Fothergill, and pictures of most of his buildings, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/The-Buildings-of-Watson-Fothergill .

The clock ("The Acqua Horological Tintinnabulator") was designed by the cartoonist Rowland Emett (1906-90) and installed in 1973. In 2014 it was taken away for restoration by the Rowland Emett Society and the owners of the Victoria Centre, returning (in a different location) in mid 2015. See Alan Murray-Rust's Image

View northward from the north end of the station with the 11.08 stopping train from Sheffield Victoria emrging from Mansfield Road Tunnel, headed by Thompson L1 2-6-4T No. 67749 piloting Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44690.

The Aqua Horological Tintinnabulator is a water-powered clock created for the Victoria Shopping Centre by renowned kinetic sculptor and cartoonist Rowland Emett, unveiled on the ground floor in 1973. In 2015, it was moved to the first floor.