Two captured canons from the Crimean War (and two locally made replicas) stand at each corner of the tower's platform. The bell of the tower (now a replica) was looted from Canton during the Opium Wars (1,2):
Elsewhere in the arboretum spring was in full force with blossoms and the orangey coloured acers (I don't what kind of acers they are. I made a rough ID by leaf shape only):
A couple of the tree trunks caught my eye. Firstly, the smaller mid ground tree mirroring the shape of the larger foreground tree. This is followed by a twisted trunk with a rich red-brown bark:
Last year I captured the blossom around the arboretum pond. I had another look this year but it didn't quite match up. I settled for this reflected tree:
At the entrance to the arboretum is a bronze bust of Samuel Morley. Morley (1809-1886) was an MP, hosiery manufacturer, and Principal of Nottingham School of Art. He founded Nottingham's first children library and devised pensions for his workers. He was also a supporter of universal suffrage (1,3):
Adjacent to arboretum is the listed school of art building which is now part of Nottingham Trent University. This is the view from the General Cemetery together with a black and white conversion of gravestones under a tree:
The university has invested heavily in their facilities including this building on the corner of Peel Street:
Traffic is restricted around the university with some tram only areas:
Finally, a small tree softens the regimented lines of the university's business school:
(1) http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/discover/nottingham-arboretum-p641471 . Nottingham City Council pamphlet, The Nottingham Arboretum Heritage Trail
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Arboretum,_Nottingham
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morley_(MP)
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