Cost - £30million
Use - Tourist Attraction / Museum
Website - [url]http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/[/url]
Expected Completion Date - 2020
Nottingham castle is to receive £14million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the £30million revamp which is expected to be completed in 2020.
The development of Nottingham castle will include the following:
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A glass lift inside the castle cliff
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The opening up of unexplored medieval caves underneath the castle and the city centre
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A new Visitors Centre
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An interactive Robin Hood Gallery with the inclusion of Little John, The Sheriff and The King
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Remodelling of the castle grounds
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Further restoration of the castle, Brewery Yard Cottages and gatehouse
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A castle terraced restaurant
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Remodelling of the galleries within the castle building including a new Rebellion gallery
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Live acts within the castle grounds all year round
The remaining funding will come from local donations, council tax and investors.
##Artistic Map
##The New Visitor Centre
##The Robin Hood Interactive Gallery
##The castle galleries
##A map of the current discovered caves
The news was announced by Nottinghams official Robin Hood, Tim Pollard:
You can view as to where the development is on my Nottingham Interactive Development Map:
##View Point
A blurry view of the castle looming over the city in the distance (in brown towards the right) as viewed from the future city park which is to replace a 4 lane road known as Colin Street:
If anyone is interested in donating, please visit [URL=“http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/”]http://www.nottinghamcastletrust.org/[/URL] who will be the operator of the future tourist destination.