This was home of Nottinghamshire's courts and gaol, with a court on the site since at least 1375 and a prison since at least 1449. Although the prison closed in 1878, the courts were active until 1991. Despite being such an important building, it was neglected during the 18th Century, which led to the floor giving way whilst court was in session in 1734. many people fell into the cellar below, though thankfully no one was killed.

Built in 1877, the Malt Cross was one of many music halls in the city but is the only one still standing. It has a rather chequered past in its days as a music hall, including losing its licence shortly before World War 1 due to the number of prostitutes and criminals that frequented the establishment.

The tomb of Venerable Mary Potter lies within St Barnabas' Cathedral. Mary Potter was a nun who, despite suffering from a number of chronic illnesses herself, dedicated her life to looking after the sick and dying. The Little Company of Mary still carries out her work throughout the world.

One of Nottingham's most infamous sporting legends was born in a house on this site in 1811. Bendigo Thompson was a bare knuckle boxer who became Champion of England. He won every fight except for one where he was disqualified after slipping on the grass. Although it was illegal, throughout the Georgian period bareknuckle boxing was enjoyed by all classes, with royalty even showing support for the brutal sport.

The site of the first shop belonging to Boots Chemists. Originally a herbalists run by his parents, Jesse Boot began to introduce over-the-counter medicines as their popularity rose in the 1870's. He took over the business entirely in 1877 and focussed on achieving his vision of providing affordable medicine to the masses.

A successful businessman and entrepreneur, George Afrikanas (1963-1834) was brought to the UK from Sierra Leone as an enslaved person, aged 3 years old. By the time he arrived in Nottingham he was a free man and he established an employment agency premises nearby. He and his wife Esther are buried in a grave marked with a plaque in St Mary's churchyard.

An anonymous local philanthropist gave £10,000 towards the cost of building premises for University College Nottingham in 1874. Amongst former students was writer DH Lawrence who did a teaching qualification here and is commemorated with a plaque depicting a phoenix (his personal symbol) in the entrance hall.

Lace manufacturer, philanthropist and all-round good guy, Thomas Adams (1807-73) was known for taking good care of his workers, providing them with sick pay, a chapel and a library in this factory building. Designed by local architect TC Hine the front doors include a lace pattern. lace workers needed lots of light to carry out their tasks, so the building includes a large number of windows including those at roof-level, which are known as 'top shops'.

Opened in 2009 the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery, designed by architect Caruso St John, was built in the chasm created for the railway tunnels of the 1980s. The lace pattern decorating the outside of the modern gallery is taken from a sample book of lace patterns from local lace manufacturer Richard Birkin that was found in a time capsule buried in 1847 and dug up in 1931 when the building housing Marks & Spencer was built.

Following publication of one of his poems George Gordon Byron reported that 'I awoke on morning and found myself famous'. Lord Byron's future rock-star status may not have been obvious during the short period that he lived here, aged only 10 years old, whilst undergoing painful treatment for twisted ligaments in his feet at the nearby hospital.

Built by Richard Birkin in 1855, this building was home to a successful lace manufacturing business for over 90 years. His initials and bee logo are carved into the stonework of the archway, which in the 1970s led to The Sandpiper nightclub. Situated in what is now the carpark The Sandpiper was a venue for punk bands that saw performances by Ultravox, Adam and the Ants, Simple Minds and others including local band Some Chicken.

Held here under house arrest after being on the losing side in the 170 Battle of Blenheim, the Frenchman Marshall Tallard, for ambassador to England, was very fond of gardening. He is said to have grown celery in the vegetable plot beside this house - a plant that the people of Nottingham had not seen before.

Sculpted by Joseph Else in 1929 and celebrating their 90th birthday in 2019 the Council House lions, Leo and Oscar, are a meeting point for the people of Nottingham. The Left Lion has given its name to the local cultural listing magazine and photographs of the sculptor at work are displayed in the pub named after him, just across the Old Market Square.

These were the offices of Victorian architect Fothergill Watson (1841-1928) who, as well as designing wonderfully flamboyant buildings, altered the order of his names in 1892 to reinvent himself as Watson Fothergill. His distinctive style includes turrets, horizontal lines of dark bricks, and decorative friezes. A number of his buildings can be seen across the city.

Recently renovated, these paintings created by Noel Denholm Davis in 1929 show scenes from Nottingham’s history:

- the arrival of the Danes in 868AD to create the settlement of Snotengeham;

- the building of the Castle on the orders of William 1 in 1068 (T Cecil Howitt, the architect of the Council House, is depicted in blue);

- Charles I sitting on his horse having raised his royal flag by the Castle in 1642 to rally troops in his fight against the English Parliament (he lost both the war and his head);

- local legend Robin Hood and his merry men.