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Things you probably didn't know about Nottingham

Robin Hood, lace and two very famous high-street names.

  1. Fact 1 of 4

    Robin Hood’s legend lives here

    The outlaw of Sherwood Forest has been a folk hero since medieval times — and the city’s best-known export.

  2. 1189 — fact 2 of 4

    A pub that claims to be England’s oldest

    Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claims to date from 1189, carved into the castle’s sandstone foundations.

  3. 1849 — fact 3 of 4

    Boots was founded here

    John Boot opened his herbalist shop in Nottingham in 1849; it became one of Britain’s biggest chemists.

  4. 1887 — fact 4 of 4

    Raleigh bikes were built here

    From 1887, Nottingham’s Raleigh works made some of the most-ridden bicycles in the world.

Our Nottingham collection is part of a growing local-history library — more cities and facts are being added.

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