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Billy Ivory

08/11/2018
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Billy Ivory, actor and playwright was a pupil at the Minster School
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Matthew Horne

08/11/2018
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Matthew Horne, actor (Gavin in Gavin and Stacey’ ) was a pupil at the Minster School
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House of Correction

08/11/2018
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Houses of Correction were not gaols but were places where people who were considered to be ’wantonly idle or disorderly’ could be set to work to try to reform their characters and act as a deterrent for others. The first Master of the Nottinghamshire House of Correction situated on the Burgage was appointed in 1611.
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Cotton Mill

08/11/2018
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A large cotton mill built in 1784 can be clearly seen at Maythorne on the outskirts of Southwell. It was later converted to silk production and is currently apartments
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Stocking Knitting

08/11/2018
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In the mid 19th century, stocking knitting was a common home employment and in 1844 it is recorded that there were 120 frames in Southwell with 65 workshops. Sunnyside (Westhorpe) was a row of knitters’ cottages. The row was partially demolished to widen the Halam Road)
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Weavers

08/11/2018
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From the middle ages, Southwell had many groups of weavers who produced ‘plain linens, woolens and ticking’ both at home and later in textile-producing premises. Local names such as Weavers Yard in Farthingale reflect this
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Henry Merryweather

08/11/2018
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Henry Merryweather senior moved to Southwell to become a gardener to Rev J D Becher at Norwood Hall before buying two fields and setting up his garden nursery on land adjacent to the Hall
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King Charles 1

08/11/2018
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King Charles 1 spent his last night of freedom in the Saracen’s Head in 1646, on the Market Place before surrendering to the Scottish levelers at Kelham
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Piggery

08/11/2018
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Many innkeepers kept pigs and the piggery at the Hearty Goodfellow was so big that it occupied the whole garden area at the back
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The Crown Hotel

08/11/2018
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The Crown Hotel on the Market Place (at the junction of Church Street and Westgate) dates back to the early 18th Century and at one time was owned by the Chapter of Southwell Minster
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Memorial Cross

08/11/2018
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After the end of WW1, the residents of Southwell raised the funds to erect Memorial Cross on the Burgage in 1921 at a cost of £446
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Admiral Rodney

08/11/2018
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Admiral Rodney was known as Rodney’s Head in 1780 named after Admiral Rodney a naval hero in the Battle of Cape Vincent.
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Black Bull Inn

08/11/2018
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The Black Bull Inn was where Mix Mix and The Hen House shops are now, but some of the original outbuildings can be seen if you go through the alleyway into Bull Yard
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Another Southwell

08/11/2018
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There is another Southwell in South Africa, built and named by settlers from Southwell Nottinghamshire
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Racecourse

08/11/2018
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Southwell Racecourse opened in 1808 and included a 1200 seat wooden grandstand
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Malting Oven

08/11/2018
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There is a bricked-up malting oven (probably serving the local pubs on King Street) in the pathway beside the Bramley Centre (the library)
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Local inns

08/11/2018
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Before the Court House was built, some of the local inns (including the George and Dragon, now the Bramley Apple pub) were used to conduct public administration and act as local courts.
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Bramley apple

08/11/2018
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The cultivation of the Bramley apple was pioneered by Southwell nurseryman Henry Merryweather junior whose nursery was sited off Halam Road
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Coaching Inns

08/11/2018
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Between 1780 and 1850 Southwell had three Coaching Inns – the Saracen’s Head, the Crown, and Admiral Rodney – all still open in the town. The coaches took passengers to and from destinations as far afield as Manchester, Birmingham. Gainsborough, Hull, Lincoln, Barton, Derby, Buxton as well as to more local places such as Mansfield and Nottingham
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Southwell Parish Workhouse

08/11/2018
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Southwell Parish Workhouse (not to be confused with the National Trust managed Workhouse on the Upton Road) was built in 1808 on Moor Lane (now Nottingham Road) to accommodate 84 paupers. It is currently the home of Southwell Baptist Church.
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Southwell Races

08/11/2018
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In the early 19th century, Southwell Races were held on the Burgage on a regular basis. The event at Whitsuntide being the most popular. In 1815 prizes included a saddle and bridle for the winner of the main race and a tea kettle for the winner of the Ass Race.
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Alvin Stardust

08/11/2018
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Alvin Stardust (aka Shane Fenton aka Bernard Jewry) was a boarder at Southwell Minster Grammar School where he formed his first band
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World War 1

08/11/2018
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In World War 1 a total of 650 men from Southwell served their country. Nearly 250 died – almost twice the 10% average for Britain and the Allies
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Place or Square

08/11/2018
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Southwell has both a Market Place (the original site of the town’s market) and a Market Square (where the current Market is held) How confusing!!
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The Minster

08/11/2018
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In the Middle Ages Southwell was visited by many pilgrims who came to see a supposedly miracle-working cross in the Minster? (which may explain why there are so many inns near the Minster!)
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Burgage Manor

08/11/2018
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Burgage Manor at the top of the Burgage Green was used as a hospital for most of World War 1
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