Nottingham
Nottingham names 2 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Nottingham a town near the middle of England
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a town near the middle of England, capital of the county of same name, on the Leen, near its junction with the Trent, 110 miles N. W. of London. It occupies a picturesque site overlooking the Vale of Trent, and has one of the finest and largest market places in the kingdom. The castle, which crowns the summit of a rock, rising 133 feet above the level of the Leen, was originally built by William the Conqueror as a means of overawing the outlaws frequenting the recesses of Sherwood Forest. The principal educational and literary institutions are the University College and Technical School, the school of art, the People's Hall, and the Mechanics' Institute. An arboretum covering 18 acres is a feature of the town. The staple manufactures are hosiery and ce, the latter being a sort of specialty. There are also manufactures of cotton, woolen, and silk goods, and of articles in malleable and cast iron. Nottingham was a place of importance in Anglo- Saxon times, and was twice or thrice taken by the Danes. Charles I. raised his standard here in 1642, and next year the town and castle were taken by the Parliamentarians. Serious riots, occasioned by the introduction of machinery, took place in 1811-1812 and 1816- 1817. Pop. (1917) 236,853. lace,
Nottingham HENEAGE FINCH, 1ST EARL OF
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENEAGE FINCH, 1ST EARL OF , an English statesman; born in Eastwell, England, Dec. 23, 1621. He was an ardent royalist, was called to the bar in 1645, and at the Restoration was appointed eral, in which capacity he signalized his ated solicitor-genzeal in the prosecution of the regicides. In 1661 he was elected member for the University of Oxford and obtained a baronetcy, and six years afterward took a prominent part in the impeachment of the Earl of Clarendon. In 1670 he became attorney-general, and in 1675 he obtained the chancellorship. In 1681 his services were rewarded with the earldom of Nottingham. He died Dec. 18, 1682.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote this in 1921, Nottingham's "staple manufactures" were hosiery and lace, "the latter being a sort of specialty" — and both are essentially gone, the Lace Market surviving as a conservation area of converted warehouses, bars and studios rather than a working industry. The University College Collier's lists received a royal charter in 1948 as the University of Nottingham, and the city gained a second university, Nottingham Trent, in 1992; the two together now bring well over 60,000 students to a city of roughly 320,000. The castle that "crowns the summit of a rock" is no longer a fortress of William the Conqueror's line but a museum and art gallery, reopened in 2021 after a multi-million-pound restoration. The separate entry on Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, needs no correction at all.
Written for this edition, 2026.