Nottingham Square Memorial Garden
History
Nottingham Square Memorial Garden was once the site of the city's first public library that was later sold and converted into a part of the neighboring school. A series of hurricanes decimated Nottingham in 17098 and 17099, destroying large swathes of the city that had been built out of weaker materials such as wood, but the library's original first floor still stood for the most part intact and not compromised by the flooding and following fire due to being constructed in Vampiric fashion, out of large stone brick. During the reconstruction of the city, the majority of the building's stonework was taken to rebuild the foundations of Nottingham's firehouse, police station, public library, and the building that would one day become the Nottingham State Museum. As one of the last most stable and dry areas in the city after the flooding, many of the victims of the hurricane were housed on the property until they could be properly buried. The old foundation of the building still remains as the border of the garden, constructed as a memorial to those who lost their lives.
In the present day, the Memorial Garden serves as a place of peace, remembrance, and mourning, often hosting candle light vigils for those who have died to tragic accidents. An annual vigil is held every year on The Festival of Death to remember those passed on and hosts the city's main festivities during the Festival of Life. The Nottingham Museum's 'Last Remnants of Humanity' exhibit hall overlooks the memorial garden from the second floor.
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