A new range of guidebooks, trails and explorer bags suitable for children and adults - all sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund in 2016 - are available to assist visitors to interpret the building and learn about the people associated with its long and fascinating history. Today St Mary’s is the largest remaining medieval building in the city of Nottingham and is listed Grade 1. Amongst other notable people associated with the church, the grave of George Africanus, a West African former slave who became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham in the late 18th-early 19th century, has become a focus of much local interest. Since its earliest days, St Mary’s has been the setting for many civic occasions such as the election and swearing-in of the Mayor and Sheriff of Nottingham. Refurbishment of the panelled Chapter House was completed in 2017. Since 2000 many facilities have been upgraded and in 2013 a stunning new stone floor was constructed in the nave to a design by Tess Jaray RA. The Reformation of the mid-1500s and the Civil War a century later stripped St Mary’s of its medieval splendour, but the last two hundred years have seen many sensitive restorations and additions, for example the splendid west front, the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, glowing stained glass and fine fittings designed by leading Victorian architects. Such people were eager both to ensure the safety of their souls after death and to demonstrate their growing status within Nottingham in a visible and impressive fashion. Its magnificent architecture - massive tower, vast nave, slender columns, huge windows and carved monuments - all bear witness to the wealth poured into its construction by the guilds, merchants, and gentry of Nottingham society. The present St Mary’s is the third church on the site nothing remains of the earlier two but the structure is a living reminder of the ancient Saxon Borough that existed long before the nearby Castle and its settlement.Ĭonstructed over 500 years ago, the building is an icon of the prosperity that Nottingham enjoyed at that time. The petition has now been signed by 3,100 people from across the country and aims to get to 5,000.Welcome to an incredible venue with history and heritage in the heart of Nottingham City Centre "As he is one of England's foremost national heroes, the destruction of the grave site would be a loss to the local community, a loss for local heritage, and ultimately, a loss to the international community." Robin Hood trailer reaction: 'Is this really supposed to be in Nottingham?'."Apart from two medieval manuscripts locked away in archives, there are very few tangible relics of Robin Hood in existence. Gareth Nolan, who created the petition on the website, said: " Robin Hood is an internationally-renowned folk hero loved the world over by movie and television fans, and academics. More than 3,000 people have signed a petition to save the site of 'Robin Hood's grave' as they believe it could be threatened by the proposed development of nearby land.Īlthough the outlaw is most famous for his Nottinghamshire adventures, legend has it that Robin Hood was buried in fields near Brighouse in West Yorkshire after fleeing his old enemy the Sheriff.Ī centuries-old folly with a headstone marks the site of his supposed resting place.īut it stands near land which campaigners believe is under threat from the local council's proposals to develop it into industrial units.
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