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Nottingham Leasing

Did You Know?

According to English folktales, Robin Hood was an adept archer and swordsman who robbed from the rich and gave generously to the poor. He worked in concomitance with 'Merry Men,' a group of brigands who supported Robin Hood. The large English Oak called the Major Oak was the hideout place of these brigands. Today, the people of Nottingham see the Major Oak as a symbol of the good done by Robin Hood.

What is Nottingham famous for ?. The Little John.
Within the dome of the Nottingham Council House is placed a 10.5-tonne bell designed by world-famous bell designers John Taylor Co of Loughborough in 1927. This bell is the fifth largest bell in the U.K. and sounds every 15 minutes. 

John Boot and Jesse Boot aren't the only successful faces associated with Nottingham. The city has given the world many legendary poets, prodigious musicians, and ace fashion designers. Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire is the ancestral home of Lord Byron, the legendary poet associated with the Romantic movement.

The Hollywood hit film 'The Dark Knight Rises' features Wollaton Hall as the Wayne Manor. Though Wollaton Hall had always enjoyed great popularity as a city attraction, it registered a significant boost in the number of annual visitors after it was featured in the film. Similarly, the Gotham village in Nottingham also witnesses a regular influx of Batman fans throughout the year.

Here's one of the most interesting facts about Nottingham. John Peake was a British railway manager who specialised in designing of signalling systems for the railway network. After continually reading about road accidents, Peake decided to apply his knowledge of railway signaling systems on the road. In 1866, he created a basic system to control the traffic.

Here is an unusual fact about Nottingham. Back in 600 AD, the town of Nottingham was under the direct rule of the Snotingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe. The tribe had got its name from its chief who was called Snot. The Snotingas referred to the present-day Nottingham as Snotingham.  

From the 19th century, Nottingham's Lace Market became the centre for the global lace industry. So important was it to the economy that King George V and Queen Mary visited a lace factory, Birkin and Co Ltd, during a visit in 1914.

But where does the Forest name come from? It is because they played their first games at Forest Recreation Ground in Nottingham. This is where Robin Hood comes back in. The Forest Recreation Ground is based in an area which was part of Sherwood Forest in medieval times.

Colwick Cheese is a fresh cheese invented around the 17th Century in the village of Colwick, south of Nottingham on the River Trent. The cheese has recently been revived using traditional methods and milk from the rare Red Poll Cattle. Colwick is a soft, curdy cheese.