Nottingham in 50 Buildings

From its status as a producer of the world-famous Nottingham lace to its current role as a vibrant university city and major center of sport and culture in the East Midlands of England, Nottingham has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history is embodied in the buildings that have shaped the city. Nottingham in 50 Buildings explores the history of the city through a selection of its greatest architectural treasures, from the iconic neo-Baroque Council House to more recent additions such as the cutting-edge Nottingham Contemporary arts center. Author and historian Ian D. Rotherham celebrates Nottingham's architectural heritage in a new and accessible way as they guide the reader around the city's historic and modern buildings.

Ian D. Rotherham is Emeritus Professor at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. An environmental campaigner, he is an international authority on cultural and historical aspects of landscapes and ecology, and author or editor of over fifty books and more than five hundred academic papers. He writes for numerous newspapers and magazines and has broadcast with numerous BBC programmes and other media including Panorama, Autumnwatch, and Horizon.