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Fothergill Family Home Fothergill and his family lived here until his death in 1928, when the house was sold. It was torn down in 1968 after years of sad neglect, and a characterless
block of maisonettes -"Fothergill Court" - now stands on the
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Black Boy Hotel An inn had stood on this sight for many years when it was rebuilt by Fothergill in 1887-88. He later extended and added to the hotel in 1897. With its massive central tower with dark wooden gables and a Bavarian balcony with a dark wood balustrade, it was a major landmark in Nottingham city centre until its demolition in the late 1960s. It was replaced by a hideous, souless, concrete 1960s "Littlewoods" shop. |
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St. Nicholas' Rectory This 'muscular'
home for the Rector was built in 1886 right next door to St. Nicholas'
Church. The conical centre tower dominated the facade, and 'brooding'
dormer window, tall ornate chimneys, and string courses of blue bricks
gave the house its typical Fothergill style. |
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Albert Hall Fothergill's first major commission came when he won the major competition to design the (first) Albert Hall. The concert hall could seat 2,500 people and was said to have had wonderful acoustics. It was in the French Early Gothic style, and the front was dominated by a huge saddle-back tower, nearly 150 feet tall. It was opened on 20th September, 1876, and sadly burnt down on the night of 2nd April, 1906. The present day "Albert Hall" now stands on the site of Fothergill's original building. |
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Emmanuel Church Fothergill built the Emmanuel Church on Woodborough Road in 1883. It was extended in 1892 and again in 1898. It was finally demolished in 1972 during the wholesale clearance of the St. Ann's district. These photographs were taken in 1972 just prior to the church being flattened. All round the site, the area has already been cleared. |
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Other Fothergill buildings which
have been tragically demolished include:-
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