Massive thanks to everyone who came out for the first Debbie Bryan Edition of the walk. The incentive of tea and cake at the end gave us the push we needed to brave the shower of rain half way round the route!

Some lovely feedback so far, I hope to do more events with Debbie in the near future. Meanwhile the Beauty in The Lace Market taster walks on 9th & 16th of September are now full, but I hope I can adapt and run similar events in the future.

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Watson Fothergill Walk Debbie Bryan Edition

The next Watson Fothergill Walk will be brought to you in partnership with Debbie Bryan.

August 12th 2018, 1pm (start at Nottingham Tourism Centre – Finish at Debbie Bryan, St Mary’s Gate). £12 (includes tea or coffee and a slice of cake.)

One of the Lace Market’s hidden gems, Debbie’s shop and tearoom on St Mary’s Gate is a haven for lovers of beautiful things, crafts, gifts, teas and cakes.

As part of the ticket for this walk you will receive tea or coffee and a slice of cake at the shop at the end of the tour.

A 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 (1.25 miles)

This special Debbie Bryan edition includes Tea or Coffee and a piece of cake at Debbie Bryan in the Lace Market. The walk will conclude at Debbie Bryan. Vegan and Gluten Free options are available please let us know in advance about any special dietary requirements. 

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I made a Twitter “moment” of some of the pictures from yesterday’s (July 15th) walk… https://twitter.com/NotRock/status/1018786420390072321 Thanks to everyone who joined me. News of future events coming soon. Sign up for the mailing list here.

While looking for pictures of Watson Fothergill’s buildings in bygone days, I stumbled upon some old postcards of Nottingham at the turn of the 19th century, this led me to a do a search on eBay and I found this item: a small coffee cup that porports to be from the Black Boy Hotel! The Nottingham coat of arms is on the cup and the saucer.

Of course, I had to make an offer… and low and behold it arrived in the post a couple of days later!

That’s a one cup cafetiere for scale… it’s a little larger than an espresso cup that you’d get today – perhaps people liked a short strong coffee back in the days of the Gentleman’s Lounge Bar?

Learn more about The Black Boy Hotel and Watson Fothergill’s work on the building on The Watson Fothergill Walk

A second Watson Fothergill Walk is planned for Sunday July 15th at 10am. Go to Eventbrite to book tickets. Please book in advance as once again places are limited. Hope to see you there!

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Last year the Nottingham Industrial Museum held a small exhibition about The Black Boy Hotel, a building that Fothergill worked on, on and off,  between 1886 and 1900.

The highlight of the exhibition was a scale model and I took some photographs:

Learn more about Fothergill’s work on the Black Boy Hotel and its ultimate fate on the Watson Fothergill Walk.

I’m playing round with a few other links for the walk so here’s a link to a new Instagram account: WatsonFothergillWalk Do follow and share if that’s your thing.

Also if you’ve missed out on the first walk, but are interested in joining possible future events, please sign up to the email list and I’ll let you know about future dates.

Thank you for all the support, the June 24th walk is now SOLD OUT!

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