Eight photos of old Nottingham that show how much it has changed

By CJ DeBarra

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Published 19th Apr 2023, 09:32 BST

Updated 25th Aug 2023, 12:15 BST

Nottingham has been through huge changes over the years with some good, some bad and some...interesting. No matter your views on a few of the changes, the landscape has completely changed in the last hundred years. We look back on how the city and surrounding areas used to look like.

1. The marketplace in Nottingham, circa 1900

The Market Square 1900 | Getty Images / ( Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

2. A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927

A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927. | Getty Images / (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

3. 1st July 1913: Cars gather in the marketplace in Nottingham, on a day trip for children

1st July 1913: Cars gather in the marketplace in Nottingham, on a day trip for children | Getty Images/ (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

4. 20th March 1947: A train leaving Nottingham station starts a 'bow wave' that nearly swamps a platform during floods caused by the River Trent overflowing.

20th March 1947: A train leaving Nottingham station starts a 'bow wave' that nearly swamps a platform during floods caused by the River Trent overflowing. | Getty Images / (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

1. The marketplace in Nottingham, circa 1900

The Market Square 1900 | Getty Images / ( Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

2. A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927

A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927. | Getty Images / (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

3. 1st July 1913: Cars gather in the marketplace in Nottingham, on a day trip for children

1st July 1913: Cars gather in the marketplace in Nottingham, on a day trip for children | Getty Images/ (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

4. 20th March 1947: A train leaving Nottingham station starts a 'bow wave' that nearly swamps a platform during floods caused by the River Trent overflowing.

20th March 1947: A train leaving Nottingham station starts a 'bow wave' that nearly swamps a platform during floods caused by the River Trent overflowing. | Getty Images / (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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