County House, Nottingham
County House | |
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Grade II* listed[1] |
County House is a
History
A house has existed on this site since at least the 16th century[2] and parts of the house date from that time. In 1646 it was owned by Thomas Hutchinson (MP) and occupied by Lady Hutchinson, mother of Colonel Hutchinson.
The front was reconstructed in 1728-33 for William Hallowes. Alterations were made in 1742, and it was again remodelled in 1833[3] when it was converted into the Judges' lodging by the architects Henry Moses Wood and John Nicholson.
For a brief period in 1887 it was lived in by
In 1922 it was then converted to County Council offices, with additions in 1930. Two adjacent properties, 17 and 19, were demolished in 1931 to provide car parking for
It housed the Nottinghamshire County Record Office from 1966 to 1992.
In 2009 it was bought by Finesse Collection, the owners of the Lace Market Hotel[5] but the extension of the hotel did not proceed, and it was put into the hands of receivers after a legal dispute. In 2014 it was up for sale again.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Historic England, "County House (1270805)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2017
- ISBN 0-300-09636-4.
- ^ "General County Session". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 24 January 1834. Retrieved 6 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Nottingham Evening Post. England. 12 December 1887. Retrieved 6 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Nottingham Evening Post. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
- Nottingham Evening Post. Retrieved 6 April 2017.[permanent dead link]