Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on the Southwell Minster Lectern, the County Hotel and the River Leen
The Southwell Minster Lectern
Did you know that Hadrian, who built the wall, was homosexual (they all were - it was all those uniforms)? But they made a bust of his lover and they found it when they were dredging in the Thames when they were doing the Elizabeth Line. Then there was a time on the Antiques Roadshow where someone brought in a bust, but it was just made from concrete so it was worthless in the end.
The County Hotel
What a disaster. It was a fantastic building. On the first floor they had a billiard room with twenty odd tables. They had a marvellous stage, and the actors didn’t have to go across town to stay somewhere. The building had a fantastic curve, and just because it wasn’t a Grade I listed building they knocked it down before they could say Jack Robinson, and then apologised. Anyone can do that. Just appalling.
The River Leen
It went under the main stand at Notts County and they were able to cut it off, but a lot of it’s underground isn’t it? Look at the Wilkinson Street Police Station, and then it goes near the QMC. Where the St Wilford’s Church is – it’s been rerouted there, and the Trent was rerouted after the war, so perhaps they thought if Capability Brown could do it at Chatsworth, they could do it in Nottingham. Sod the locals eh?
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