Guided tours of Nottingham
The first public ticketed walk of 2023 will be on Sunday 12 March at 10 am. Tickets are on sale now, priced £15 each and if you buy before 1 February then there are no Eventbrite fees to pay. The Watson Fothergill Walk takes place in Nottingham City Centre, starting outside the Visit Nottingham Tourism… Continue reading Watson Fothergill Walks 2023
Last week I braved the cold to go to Retford where there are a couple of very different examples of Fothergill's architectural work. Retford, in North Nottinghamshire, is not somewhere I've had a chance to explore before. I did a little research on its history in preparation for my visit. Retford is made up of… Continue reading Fothergill in Retford
Do you know someone who would enjoy an entertaining and informative look at Nottingham's Victorian architecture? Well, why not treat them to a place on one of tour guide Lucy Brouwer's Watson Fothergill Walks in 2023 by purchasing a gift voucher online? Each voucher is valid for one ticket booked on Eventbrite and can be… Continue reading Gift Vouchers
I'm going to re-run my online talk on Watson Fothergill's buildings in his birthplace Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Tickets here Fothergill's Buildings in Mansfield is an illustrated online talk, via Zoom. It will take place on Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 7 pm - ticket holders can watch live or have access to a recording will be… Continue reading Another chance to see… Fothergill’s Buildings in Mansfield on Zoom
If there are any groups - WI, U3A, Local History Societies etc - who would be interested in a Zoom-version of one of my talks then please get in touch. My talks on Watson Fothergill in Nottingham, The Buildings of Fothergill in Mansfield and On The Trail of Thomas Chambers Hine can all be delivered… Continue reading Zoom talks for groups
Book now for Watson Fothergill Walk 18 September 2022
This August there are tickets available for two guided walks looking at Nottingham architecture of the Victorian era. The Hine Hike on Sunday 7 August, start 2 pm and Watson Fothergill Walk on Sunday 21 August, start 10 am. Tickets for both walks are £15 per person. The Hine Hike looks at the buildings of… Continue reading August Walks
Tickets for this event I'm a member of Nottingham's Women in Business networking group, Blue Stockings Society. Together we have put together a new event on Thursday 28 July starting at 7 pm. It will comprise a short guided walk that takes an entertaining and informative look at the architecture and history of The Lace… Continue reading Blue Stockings Society Lace Market Networking Event
I have now added some new dates for July: Watson Fothergill Walk, Sunday 3 July, 10 amThe original Nottingham city centre walk exploring the life and work of Victorian architect Watson Fothergill, also known as Fothergill Watson. Hine Hike, Thursday 7 July, 6 pmDiscover the Nottingham work of architect Thomas Chambers Hine. More info here.… Continue reading Dates for July 2022 Walks
I was up in Mapperley giving my talk on Watson Fothergill and his architecture to a large gathering of U3A members, on the way back into town I took the opportunity to go inside a Fothergill building I have been meaning to visit for ages... Woodborough Road Baptist Church. View from Woodborough Road. Photo: Lucy… Continue reading Inside Woodborough Road Baptist Church