Nottinghamia vetus et nova. Or an historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham / Gather'd from the remains of antiquity and collected from authentic manuscripts and ancient as well as modern historians. Adorn'd with beautiful copper-plates; with an appendix, containing besides extracts of wills and deeds relating to charities, diverse other curious papers. By Charles Deering, M.D.

  • Deering, Charles, 1695?-1749.
Date:
1751
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Credit: Nottinghamia vetus et nova. Or an historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham / Gather'd from the remains of antiquity and collected from authentic manuscripts and ancient as well as modern historians. Adorn'd with beautiful copper-plates; with an appendix, containing besides extracts of wills and deeds relating to charities, diverse other curious papers. By Charles Deering, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECT. L j at this Day th^fe fort Floors are here ilill much in Ufe. It is perhaps peculiar to this Town and Neighbourhood, that the Inhabitants did put a great deal more Timber in¬ to their Buildings than in many other Towns, and that on Account of the great Plenty of good Oak which the Foreift of Shirwood afFoided them, they were grown fo lavi/h as to make the Steps of their Stair-cafes not of Boards but folid blocks of Timber, the Truth of this (tho’ very few of thefe ancient Houfes are now remaining) may be feen in the laid Houfe in St. ‘Teeters Church-yard near ^eter-gate^ and alfo in theFriers in JSicot Id dll-gate^ commordy called : Nay farther, on the Forefl it has been obferved, that the lirfl Floor has been made of folid Summer Trees, fquared and clofely joined together. The Date of the oldefl Brick Floufe I meet with, is that of the GreerhfDrago/i^ a Public Houfe on the Long-Ronv 1615 5 the Window Frames of this are Stone, the manner of Building in King James I. and Charles ills. Reign. Many Houfes were afterwards built of Brick during the Civil War, when this Town happened to he on the ftrongeft and mod: fortunate Side, and foon after the Reflorati- on'Nottingham put on quite a new Face, dnee which Time many of the Inhabitants have taken to new Fronting their Houfes after the newed: Faihion, fome with Parapet Walls, following the Example of William Toplady\ [Son of an Alderman of that Name who was remarkable for being in 1682, the fird: Mayor by King Charles IPs new Charter] a condderable Number of handfome Houfes have of late been built by Wealthy Tradefmen, and more are daily building, a manifeft Proof of the increafe of Riches among the Inhabitants, owing chiefly to a beneficial Manufa^lury, which as it had its RunNum Saliens^ not above five Miles from this Town, fo the greateft Advan- .tage of it feems of late Years to center here. AND tho* Towns of confiderahle Bufinefs and a flouri/hing Trade, feldom give Gentlemen great Encouragement to be fond of fettling in them, yet this muft be faid for our Town, that the healthful Air, the pleafant Site, and the plenty of all forts of NecelTaries as well as Conveniencies of Life, maugre all other Objedfions, has even very lately induced fome Gentlemen to build tbemfelves Manfion Houfes in it, the lad: of thefe are Sir Willi am Rarfons^ who built a very convenient Habitation on the Short-hilly next to a well finilhed Houfe of the late f/ohn Sury Efq; and RotNacell Willoughby Efq5 Brother to the Right Honourable the Lord Middletony on the upper End of the Low-pavementy has adorned that Place, and enriched the South Profpe£l: of the Town with a beautiful Fabric 5 befides all thefe, Thurland-Hall other wife Clare-Hall belonging to his Grace the Duke o£ Newcafiky and the Houfe of the Ho¬ nourable William dPierepont Efq; * now the Property oi John Rlumptre Efq^ tho* •fomewhat altered are yet Handing 5 And here I mud: not pafs over in Silence the ftately Houfes of thofe Genlemen whofe Familie^-haye for a long feries of Years in¬ habited this our Town 3 as Mr. hPlimptre*s on St. Maryk Hill, the Grand Stulco’d Front of which (being built in the Italian TaHe and facing the Eaft) makes a great Addition to the beauty of theProfpe£l oiNottingham from the Newark Road,Mr. Gre- goryk on Swine-greeny Mr. Sherwink at the upper Corner of Rilcher-gatey being vbuilt upon thehigheft Spot in the Town, the late M.vSenneCs ^in^'hlxs.Nywdigate''s^ both This Houfe was built by Francis Pierepont, Son of Robert Earl of Kingfton. He died January 30, 1657. Collins's dP^erage'^ol, i, p. 389. 4 Jnthis Houfe Marpal Tallard refided Iwho was taken by the Duke of Marlborough at the Rattle ofblQnlsxQivnl during his Captivity y and rnade very fine Gardens. Tkers