History
1881: Nottingham’s first civic college
Nottingham's first civic college was opened in the city centre in 1881, four years after the foundation stone was laid by former Prime Minister, W E Gladstone. An anonymous benefactor had offered £10,000 for a college on condition that a suitable building be erected by the Council and that the college should be provided with £4,000 a year.
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1928: 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Park
After the First World War, the college outgrew its original building. A generous gift by Sir Jesse Boot, of 35 acres of land at Highfields, presented the solution and in 1928 the College moved to what is now the main campus, 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ Park. Initially, it was accommodated in the elegant Trent Building and was officially opened by King George V in November of that year.
Famous visitors
Even in its early days on this site, the College attracted high profile visiting lecturers including Professor Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi and H G Wells.
1948: Becoming The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham
In 1948, the college was awarded the Royal Charter and became The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham, now able to award degrees in its own name. During this period the School of Agriculture was established when the Midland College of Agriculture at Sutton Bonington merged with the 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@.
Continued growth
The 188体育网址_188体育在线-【唯一授权网站】@ of Nottingham continued to grow and still focuses on its development and has a number of campuses in the UK and overseas.
Find out about the history of our campuses.
