TheNottingham Daily Express was a local newspaper published in Nottingham between 1860 and 1918. It was a radical, Liberal and stronglyNonconformist newspaper.[1]
It was published from 4 January 1860 to 6 April 1918. It continued as theNottingham Journal and Express 8 April 1918 – 5 September 1953 (incorporating the long dormant copyright of theNottingham Journal which had been purchased from William Bradshaw in 1887). It was amalgamated with theNottingham Guardian and subsequently published as theGuardian Journal.[2]
TheNottingham Daily Express was based in a building on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham designed by the Nottingham-based architectWatson Fothergill. The ethos of the paper was marked by the inclusion over the door of images of the Liberal politiciansRichard Cobden,William Gladstone andJohn Bright. With their prominence as leaders of theAnti-Corn Law League (1838–46) these were suitable subjects for the Liberal newspaper to commemorate. Inside the entrance are rows of tiles (originally on the Parliament Street front). The first row depictsQueen Victoria andPrince Albert, while the second row showsLord Palmerston andLord John Russell.
The building was completed in 1876 with three floors. In 1899 it was extended towards King Street and a fourth floor added.
