Express offices

The Nottingham Express offices on Parliament Street built by Nottingham architect Watson Fothergill – the man behind many of Nottingham’s distinctive Victorian buildings.

The original building was completed in 1876 and had three floors. The building was extended in 1899 towards King Street and a fourth floor added.

The Nottingham Express was a Liberal newspaper and the three heads you can see above the ornate doorway are Liberal statesmen Richard Cobden, William Gladstone and John Bright

This fantastic building is a perfect example of the preservation of Nottingham’s heritage. For many years it was neglected and it could so easily have been bulldozed and lost forever, as with many of Nottingham’s other important buildings. Instead it was rebuilt behind the original cleaned and restored facade thus saving it for future generations to enjoy.