Bridlesmith Gate

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Bridlesmith Gate
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Bridlesmith gate
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Location within Central Nottingham
Maintained by Nottingham City Council
Coordinates 52°57′08″N1°08′50″W / 52.9521°N 1.1472°W / 52.9521; -1.1472
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5-9 Bridlesmith Gate by Gilbert Smith Doughty 1895

Bridlesmith Gate is a pedestrianised shopping street in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is located between Middle Pavement and Victoria Street. St. Peter's Gate and Bottle Lane stem off it along with Byard Lane.

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Bridlesmith Gate houses many designer stores such as Reiss, Ted Baker, Flannels and Kurt Geiger.

History

Bridlesmith Gate has existed since the Middle Ages. Until the 19th century it was the main shopping street in Nottingham, and formed part of a London to Leeds coach route. [1] In 1819, the street was re-paved and gas lighting was installed [2] by the Nottingham Gas Light and Coke Company. [3] It was renamed Bond Street, after the street of the same name in London which was just becoming fashionable, however the name change was soon abandoned. [2]

The northern end was completely re-constructed and widened in 1852 and most of the street was pedestrianised in 1973. [4]

Notable buildings

West side

East side

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Hart, Fellow's and Company

Retailers

Some retailers located on/around Bridlesmith Gate:

Some cafes, bars and restaurants located on/near Bridlesmith Gate:

References

  1. ↑ J. Holland Walker (1929). "An Itinerary of Nottingham: Middle Pavement and Bridlesmith Gate". Transactions of the Thoroton Society . Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the Transactions of the Thoroton Society > The Old Streets of Nottingham". www.nottshistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "It is with particular pleasure" . Nottingham Review. England. 16 April 1819. Retrieved 17 November 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Baker, Reg (1973). "Bridlesmith Gate, 1973". North East Midland Photographic Record. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Historic England, "4 Bridlesmith Gate, 13 Poultry (1271448)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 March 2017
  6. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1951). The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Penguin Books. p. 229. ISBN   0140710027.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  7. ↑ Harwood, Elain (2008). Pevsner Architectural Guides. Nottingham. Yale University Press. ISBN   9780300126662.
  8. ↑ Historic England, "48 and 59 Bridlesmith Gate (1246470)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 March 2017
  9. ↑ Historic England, "54 and 56 Bridlesmith Gate (1246264)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 March 2017
  10. ↑ Historic England, "58 Bridlesmith Gate, 19 Low Pavement (1271337)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 March 2017
  11. ↑ Historic England, "1 and 3, Bridlesmith Gate (1246458)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 21 March 2017
  12. ↑ "Street Architecture in Nottingham" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 22 September 1882. Retrieved 3 April 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
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