MINDFULNESS AND CALM(HISTORY)

S O M E A C T I V I T I E S TO D O A S A FA M I LY

LOOK AT THESE PICTURES OF THE NOTTINGHAM MARKET SQUARE.WHAT ORDER DO YOU THINK THAT THEY GO IN, FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST.WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?

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LOOK AT THESE PICTURES OF THE NOTTINGHAM MARKET SQUARE.WHAT ORDER DO YOU THINK THAT THEY GO IN, FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST.WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?

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LOOK AT THESE PICTURES OF THE NOTTINGHAM MARKET SQUARE.WHAT ORDER DO YOU THINK THAT THEY GO IN, FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST.WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?

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LOOK AT THESE PICTURES OF THE NOTTINGHAM MARKET SQUARE.WHAT ORDER DO YOU THINK THAT THEY GO IN, FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST.WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT?

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THE CORRECT ORDER IS …

4 is the oldest. The picture was painted nearly 200 years ago, in 1827.

2 is next. It is a photo of when Goose Fair was held in the Market Square in 1908, taken 112 years ago.

1 is next. It is a photo taken in 1983. Mrs Price was 4 years old! Notice the two fountains in front of the Council House.

3 is the newest. It has the new fountain that you can see today.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT PICTURE 4 IS A PAINTING?

THE LIONSIn the middle of Nottingham City there are two large stone lions, sitting at either side of the Council House

steps, guarding the entrance and looking after the historic Old Market Square.

Nottingham’s beautiful Council House, with its 200 foot high dome and ten and a half ton bell called Little

John, was designed by the architect T Cecil Howitt, but the lions, and much of the sculpture, were created by

Nottingham sculptor Joseph Else (1874-1955). Joseph Else was the head teacher of the Nottingham School of

Art on Waverley Street between 1923 and 1939.

To local people, meeting at the ‘Left Lion’ has been an important part of life in Nottingham since the Council

House opened in 1929. The ‘Left Lion’ is the one on your left as you face the steps and entrance at the front

of the building.

The two lions are known locally to a few people as Leo and Oscar, although some would say Menelaus and

Agamemnon, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone from Nottingham who doesn’t recognize them.

1. WHO CREATED THE STONE LIONS?

2. WHAT SKILLS DID THIS PERSON HAVE TO DO THIS? HOW MIGHT THEIR JOB HAVE HELPED?

3. WHAT ARE THE LIONS CALLED?4. WHICH NAMES DO YOU PREFER

AND WHY?

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE LIONS CAME ALIVE AT NIGHT?WHAT WOULD THEY DO AND WHERE WOULD THEY GO?

WRITE A SHORT STORY ABOUT THE LIONS.Vocabulary that you might need –

Oscar midnight streets petrified

Leo magic people scared

Market Square strange residents protective

Nottingham unusual roar guarding

Stone moonlight paws

Council House spooky frightened

TAKE A TRIP INTO OLD NOTTINGHAMIf you could travel back in time about 100 years, what do you think Nottingham would be like?

Think of 10 things that might be the same.

Think of 10 things that might be different.

Now watch these videos from about 100 years ago.

Fill in the table.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVWnt2L5tD0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX1RdBMz67c

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VIDEOS OF NOTTINGHAM FROM THE PASTWHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE THE BEST AND WHY?(PLEASE BE INTERNET AND E SAFET Y SAFE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kpKUtGzLPE

Christmas in Nottingham (about 35 years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsO0hsmMcHs

Nottingham Goose Fair in 1935 (85 years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0l4R3skY3E

Nottingham was famous for making Lace (a type of

material) but the trade declined in the 1970’s.

(50 years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1zJXghYshw

Nottingham Forest win the 1980 European Cup (40

years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3SVvfiPYvI

Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey team win the

League Championship after 57 years in 2013. (7

years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umq69lAt1ZY

Ice dancers, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

dance with the Olympic Torch in 2012. (8 years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0bXXiLfRHQ

Market Square going back in time from present day

until 1824. (196 years ago)