Nottingham has experienced a lot of change over the past hundred years. We’ve selected nine of the best photos that showcase some of our local history
1. Nottingham Castle in Nottingham, circa 1900.
2. A group of female police cadets learning new road signs during their training at Nottingham City Police Headquarters, 15th October 1965.They are grouped around a Morris Oxford police car.
3. A prisoner cleans the utensils in the kitchen of Ranby Prison in Nottinghamshire, 12th July 1971. Originally an army camp, the prison had just been converted to a Category C men's prison.
4. Policeman Leonard 'Nipper' Read, an Assistant Chief Constable in Nottinghamshire, pictured holding up a tie-pin in the shape of handcuffs as he is announced as National Coordinator of the Regional Crime Squad, at the Home Office, London, March 10th 1972.
