Canning_Terrace

Canning Terrace

Canning Terrace

Historic site in Nottinghamshire, England


Canning Terrace was erected in 1837-1840 on Zion Hill at Canning Circus, Nottingham.[1]

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History

It was built as a series of almshouses flanking the cemetery gatehouse, by the architect Samuel Sutton Rawlinson. It was named after George Canning, Prime Minister in 1827.[2]

Canning Terrace from the History and Antiquities of Nottingham by James Orange, 1840

References

  1. English Heritage Listing Information
  2. The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Nottinghamshire: London: 1979-: 243

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