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Nottingham Heritage Champions 2020!

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Last week I was invited by The Story of Nottingham, the Nottingham Heritage Partnership, to pick up a Heritage Champion 2020 medal at The Urban Room!

Some of the Nottingham Heritage Champions 2020!

After some community workshops and an online survey, about a dozen of us were picked to be #HeritageChampions2020. As you can see the other medallists were a diverse bunch, including among others a Chinese Heritage Vlogger, an historian of Black coal miners, an urban greening activist, Nottingham’s premier cultural newspaper Left Lion, a skateboarding collective and even the 21st century Robin Hood!

Medals await their recipients.

A big thank you to everyone involved! It was a real surprise to be recognised in this way and to meet some of the other people who all work so hard to celebrate and share the heritage of Nottingham.

EXTRA: A blog from Marketing NG.

My next walks are on 29 March 2020 and I hope to continue throughout the Spring and Summer. Sign up to the mailing list for the latest news!

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Photos from February walk and forthcoming dates.

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Some great photos of Lucy in action during a wet but enjoyable Watson Fothergill Walk on 16 February. It was great to see people so keen to join in the first public tour of the year! Photos by theparkestate on Instagram (follow them for some great photos of houses by Fothergill, Hine and other Nottingham architectes in Nottingham’s Park Estate).

16 February 2020 Watson Fothergill Walk. Lucy guiding in the rain! Thanks to theparkestate for the photos.

I’ve got more walks coming up in March and April. So far the dates are 29 March 10am and 29 March 1pm and I’ve now added 26 April 10am and 26 April 1pm.

Tickets from Eventbrite here.
and afternoon tickets for 26 April here.

If you wish you can also buy tickets with cash or card at Debbie Bryan on St Mary’s Gate, Nottingham.

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Afternoon walk in March

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I’ve now added an afternoon walk to 29th March 2020, which starts at 1pm. Tickets are £12 and included coffee or tea and a cake at Debbie Bryan.

29 March 1pm TICKETS HERE

As previously mentioned, I’ve listed the walks on TripAdvisor, had some lovely reviews so far. If you’ve been on my walk (and enjoyed it!) please leave a review.

Links to all the tickets for forthcoming walks are here on Eventbrite.

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New dates for 2020!

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I’ve been busy reading, researching and thinking about new walks and talks for the new year. But I’m ready to get out walking again, so I’ve set up some dates for The Watson Fothergill Walk in February and March 2020.

The first walk, which will start at 10am outside Nottingham Tourism Centre and finish at Debbie Bryan on St Mary’s Gate, will take place on 16 February. Tickets are £12 each and include coffee or tea and cake at the end of the walk.

Tickets for 16 February 10am here.

UPDATE: I have also organised a walk on 22 29 March, this is also a morning walk starting at 10am. Tickets are available here.

March walk is now on 29th at 10am – tickets here.

It is once again likely that I will be adding afternoon walks to these dates if there is sufficient demand, so if you prefer to start at 1pm, please get in touch to express an interest…

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T.C. Hine at Beeston Library

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After the success of my sold out talk at West Bridgford Library back in June, I will be delivering my photo illustated talk on that other well known Victorian architect of Nottingham, Thomas Chambers Hine at Beeston Library on 19 February 2020.

The talk starts at 2pm and should last around 1 hour. Tickets are £3 each. Beeston Library has disabled access and there will be space for wheelchairs.

Tickets are available from Beeston Library or from Eventbrite. Please note I am not selling the tickets for this talk myself, they must be purchased from Inspire Libraries.

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Thanks for the reviews!

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A busy August so far with several walks, both public and private. It’s great to share the love for Nottingham’s architecture with so many people. Here’s some of the Facebook reviews I’ve received so far.

A very informative and interesting walk, Lucy is obviously very passionate about the subject. A very hot, sunny Sunday so we were all wilting a bit but loved it and got some good photos. I was born and bred in Nottingham but learnt a lot from this walk. I will walk around in future looking up at the history of our (mainly) beautiful city.

Heather, Facebook, August 2019

Did the walk today, interesting informative and a super guide. I would recommend this to anyone interested in architecture or the history of Nottingham

Brenda, Facebook, August 2019

The next Watson Fothergill Walks will be in September 2019 – there are three dates now booking on Eventbrite.

19 September 2019, starts 6pm, finishing up in Fothergill’s.

29 September 2019, starts 10am, includes tea or coffee and cake at Debbie Bryan.

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Extra August Walk & September Dates

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Thanks to everyone who has joined me on the walks and shown an interest in the Nottingham architecture of Watson Fothergill. Tickets are now available for The Watson Fothergill Walk on the following dates:

Tickets here 25 August.

An extra Sunday afternoon walk on 25th August 2019, starting at 2pm. This one will finish at Fothergill’s, where food and drinks are available (but not included).

Tickets here. 19 September

The next one will be an evening walk on 19th September 2019, starting at 6pm, and again ending up at Fothergill’s where food and drinks are available (but not included).

Tickets here 29 September (10am).

If you’d prefer a morning walk, then there will be another chance to end your tour at Debbie Bryan (refreshments included) with a walk on 29 September 2019, starting at 10am.

Tickets for Heritage Open Days Walk here. 14 September, 11am

There will be a repeat of the Beauty in The Details: Lace Market Taster Walk for Heritage Open Days this year, it will take place at 11am on 14th September. The tickets are free, but MUST be booked in advance as places are limited. This walk starts at Debbie Bryan.

All the forthcoming Watson Fothergill Walks can be found on Eventbrite here.

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The Hine Hike & The Lace Market Tour in July

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I’m enjoying working with Debbie Bryan and her team, adding a little social element to my guided walks. (The bottomless tea and great food helps!) We’re trying out a version of The Hine Hike where you can choose to upgrade from your tea and cake to a cream tea or a light lunch of soup and a savoury scone.

The walk, with me, Lucy Brouwer, looks at the Nottingham architecture of Thomas Chambers Hine, a prolific Victorian architect whose buildings dominate the city. The next date is Sunday 28 July, 2019. Starting at 12noon (at Nottingham Playhouse) and finishing at Debbie Bryan at 2pm. This is a walk of approx. 3km / 2 hours.

Tickets are available from Debbie Bryan’s website or in person from her shop at 18, St Mary’s Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1PF.

Debbie Bryan’s shop and tea room in the heart of The Lace Market.
July 28th 2019 | Hine Hike
T.C. Hine’s Adams Buildings is full of beautiful details. Explore the Lace Market with Lucy Brouwer.

Thomas Chambers Hine’s Victorian buildings dominate the Lace Market. If you prefer a shorter walk, we are running the Lace Market Heritage Tour again on 18 July 2019, starting at 5pm. Explore St Mary’s Gate on a leisurely stroll, lasting approx. 45 mins. Tea and cake included. Tickets are also available at Debbie Bryan (online or in person).

July 18th 2019 | Guided Lace Market Tour

Tickets are also available for my upcoming Watson Fothergill Walks on Eventbrite.

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New Dates for August 2019

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There are a handful of tickets left for the 21 July evening walk and you can get tickets here. Also, I will be conducting some more Watson Fothergill Walks in August 2019.

First up, 18 August sees another Sunday morning walk starting at 10am, which will conclude at Debbie Bryan with tea and cake. Tickets here.

Another chance to try the Watson Fothergill Walk. Tickets here.

I will also be walking in the evening of 22 August, starting at 6pm and finishing up at Fothergill’s pub (for optional food and drinks). Tickets here.

Tickets for the evening walk on 22 August here.

I try to keep the walks to small groups of around 20 people, so if they fill up and you miss oout on tickets, please sign up for the mailing list and try again or think about booking me for a private group tour – I’m interested in taking groups of between 6 and 20 people around Nottingham at times to suit them. Get in touch!

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Lightest Night Heritage Tour

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On June 21 Nottingham’s Creative Quarter are celebrating the longest day of the year with their Lightest Night summer party. There will be some later than usual opening for businesses around the Lace Market area, as part of these events I will be running my Beauty in the Details Lace Market Heritage tour, a short walk around the history of St Mary’s Gate in conjunction with Debbie Bryan’s shop.

Lightest Night 2019

Beauty in the Details is a shorter walk, on even terrain that is suitable for those who don’t want to walk too far or for too long. This tour will be about 45 minutes in total with time for refreshments at Debbie Bryan before and after and then chance to attend the Lightest Night event at St Mary’s Church afterwards. Starts at 5pm, Friday 21 June, 2019 at Debbie Bryan Shop.

I will also be running the same tour for Father’s Day on Sunday 16 June, 2019 (with added afternoon tea).

Explore the Adams Building on the Beauty in the Details tour.

The next dates for the Watson Fothergill Walk are 21 July 2019. Tickets are available here Eventbrite (2pm) and here (6pm).