Guided Walking Tours
Fothergill Watson / Watson Fothergill – Two Names, One Architect
An entertaining guided walk around the buildings of architect Watson Fothergill in Nottingham City Centre. Learn about the buildings of one of Nottingham’s most prominent Victorian architects, his signature style and the influence of the Gothic on the city’s buildings. A walk of approximately 2km- 3km.
Watson Fothergill Walk back for 2025 with more tours!
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Saturday, July 12 marks the anniversary of Watson Fothergill’s birth in 1841 – and I’m doing a special shorter version of my walk to look at some highlights and explore the influence of George Gilbert Scott on the architect’s work (in conjunction with Bromley House Library) Walk start 2 pm outside Bromley House Library and lasts for approx 1 hour TICKETS HERE – 5 left
The Hine Hike, Sun 27 July, 2 pm just 1 ticket left
Watson Fothergill Walk, Sun 17 August, 10 am
Watson Fothergill Walk Sun 7 September, 10 am
Carrington Crawl Sat 27 September, 1 pm
Tickets are £20 each including all booking fees.
NEW WALK! Fothergill’s buildings in Mansfield! NEW DATE ADDED
The Mansfield Meander, Sunday 3 August, 3 pm tickets £15 plus Eventbrite fees.
Art Deco Pubs Talk – My recent illustrated talk on Nottingham’s Art Deco Pubs sold out so fast I’m doing it again in August at The Vat & Fiddle. Tuesday, 19 August, 6.30 pm. More info and tickets here.
More dates announced throughout the year. Please sign up sign up to my Substack mailing list for news of all forthcoming dates, buy gift vouchers or book a tour or illustrated talk for your group.
Tour Guide Lucy Brouwer is available for group bookings for walks or talks on Nottingham’s Victorian Architecture for your group. Walks can be arranged for groups for a minimum fee, from 6-20 people.
Tickets for all future events on Eventbrite.
There are now some copies of Nottingham Civic Society’s book Watson Fothergill Architect by Ken Brand available from the webshop.
Check out the 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor.
“This tour combines some extremely well researched material with an engaging and lively delivery. It’s made me look at Nottingham city centre in a completely new light! “
Tickets for future events on Eventbrite.
Lucy is also available to conduct group tours and online talks – please contact Lucy here.
