Nottingham --
LOVE it or loathe it, Nottingham's Maid Marian Way – the road once dubbed "one of the ugliest in Europe"– has seen some major developments over the years.
Before work started in the late 1950s, no thoroughfare existed in that area of the city.
A Post-war increase in traffic and enthusiasm for "modern" city planning led to the redevelopment of the area between the bottom of Derby Road and Broad Marsh.
Many of the old medieval streets between Castle Hill and the Market Square were cut through, and buildings demolished to make way for the new road.
Some buildings survived, such as the Salutation Inn, the Royal Children pub and St Nicholas' Church.
The result was towering 1960s office blocks and the unpopular pedestrian underpasses.
The new traffic system worked with regard to the through-flow of traffic, but it was less successful for pedestrians, particularly after the closure of Mount Street bus station.
In the 1970s, the road was voted "one of the ugliest in Europe" and shops and offices were constantly changing hands or closing.
In the 1980s, the city council started a programme to improve the area. Flowers and trees were planted and road crossings improved, giving better pedestrian access.
Today, the road is still being developed (for the better). The pedestrian underpasses have been removed and crossings improved; offices have been redeveloped into hotels; and it has many thriving shops, bars, restaurants and a casino.
The old Tesco building was turned into The Tales of Robin Hood tourist attraction, which subsequently closed down. Reported by This is 1 day ago.
LOVE it or loathe it, Nottingham's Maid Marian Way – the road once dubbed "one of the ugliest in Europe"– has seen some major developments over the years.
Before work started in the late 1950s, no thoroughfare existed in that area of the city.
A Post-war increase in traffic and enthusiasm for "modern" city planning led to the redevelopment of the area between the bottom of Derby Road and Broad Marsh.
Many of the old medieval streets between Castle Hill and the Market Square were cut through, and buildings demolished to make way for the new road.
Some buildings survived, such as the Salutation Inn, the Royal Children pub and St Nicholas' Church.
The result was towering 1960s office blocks and the unpopular pedestrian underpasses.
The new traffic system worked with regard to the through-flow of traffic, but it was less successful for pedestrians, particularly after the closure of Mount Street bus station.
In the 1970s, the road was voted "one of the ugliest in Europe" and shops and offices were constantly changing hands or closing.
In the 1980s, the city council started a programme to improve the area. Flowers and trees were planted and road crossings improved, giving better pedestrian access.
Today, the road is still being developed (for the better). The pedestrian underpasses have been removed and crossings improved; offices have been redeveloped into hotels; and it has many thriving shops, bars, restaurants and a casino.
The old Tesco building was turned into The Tales of Robin Hood tourist attraction, which subsequently closed down. Reported by This is 1 day ago.
