Live In Nottingham - Asia

Advantages: A view of history through everyday objects in Nottingham
Disadvantages: No access for wheelchairs

...The table was covered in the bright green cloth of Lincoln scattered with children's games, the reflection in the large mirror of the heavy Victorian sideboard reproduce the image of the china tea service, the brass oil lamp and the big family bible. In the other corner was the Grandfather clock no longer ticking and the hearth of the fire place with it's big cast iron fender framing the roaring open coal fire reminded me of the days of my childhood visiting my Great, Great Aunt Caroline. This room was virtually identical to her front parlour right down to the piano that now lay silent but in my mind I could hear the tinkling notes that over 30 years ago I had heard when my brother attempted to play. But I wasn't in Aunt Carrie's house, I was stood in the Victorian parlour in the Museum of Nottingham Life at the Brew House Yard... Read review

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Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...INTRODUCTION ******************* I've lived in Nottingham for around 14 years, and even after all that time living here I'm always finding something new to do, somewhere new to visit, and something interesting. It's a vibrant city with an eclectic mix of people and places. Whatever kind of person you are, there will be something to please you here. Nottingham, thanks to its two universities and multitude of colleges plays host to a large number of students, which noticeably boosts the cities population during termtime Nottingham plays host to a wide range of cultures and religions, resulting in a large number of unusual shops worth visiting, from the Hyson Green area of Nottingham, where you're sure to find delicious Indian food and sumptuous sari fabrics, to the many Chinese supermarkets where you can pick up all manner... Read review

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Advantages: Well Established
Disadvantages: Crime

...I used to live in Nottingham myself, on Mapperley Road just outside the city centre! It's actually classed as Mapperley Park the area although its around five to ten minutes from the city itself! I moved there with an X - girlfriend in October 2003, as she was studying physchology at Nottingham Univertsity. Ok, people told me I was mad and it was a crazy place to go especially at the young age of 18. I ignored them and hopped on the train and started living in a shared house near to Nottingham uni, on Derby Road. It was one of those you know where you don't plan it out and just be spontaneous and do it, everything just seemed to work out quickly though I was in a house straight away, got a job within a month of being there. Which in all fairness was fairly easy considering there are approx. 28 Recruitment Agencies there. Nightlife... Read review

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