Chinese Bell Tower
42 Reviews
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
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Chinese Bell Tower, Nottingham Arboretum, Nottingham | Educational Images | Historic England | A view of the Chinese bell tower (pagoda) in Nottingham Arboretum. It was designed in 1857 by Marriott Ogle Tarbotton as a war memorial and built in 1862. The bell was looted by British troops from a temple in Canton during the Anglo-Chinese war (Opium War) of 1857-61. Two of the cannon were captured at Sebastopol in 1854-55, during the Crimean war, the other 2 are replicas. In 1956 the pagoda was partly demolished and the bell was moved to the regimental museum in Preston.
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14 Mansfield Grove, Nottingham NG1 4GQ
Hours
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Good for kids
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Angela Barrand
02.03.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
A beautiful monument in a lovely location but spoilt by a lot of litter after a Saturday night crowd I expect.
Tomek Ikea
23.02.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
Interesting object. Adds attractivity to the walks in arboretum.
Elpiniki Yereoudaki
14.02.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
A harmonious atmosphere interspersed with flower beds, a pond and a great variety of flowers, makes it an amazing experience in nature. I greatly enjoyed walking on paths lined with ample trees while being immersed in the green all around. Chinese Bell Tower looked awesome among the plants as well adding a bit of historical highlights to the whole natural surroundings
Evandros Theodosiou
12.02.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
One of the must visit parks in Nottingham. Especially during autumn and spring , the scenery is amazing !
Martin Hallam
31.01.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
I walk around the Arboretum most Sundays with my dog and it's a pity that the Chinese canons get vandalised and graffitied on by people who don't give a damn. A great place to be on a warm or cold sunny day.
Mike Mcgrath
09.01.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
Set in the heart of the urban world on Nottingham this monument hides inside one our prestigious parks called the arboretum, with a big pond and some tame wildlife, it's a good place to chill away from the city that is just a few minutes away. Enjoy a picnic on the grounds With the squirrels.
Phil Stearn 1
05.01.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
Who knew? A memorial to the opium wars complete with a captured bell from China in 1850s. 4 Russian cannons from another war. Interesting monument although the explanation notice rather judgmental.
Alan M
03.01.2024
Chinese Bell Tower
A nice free feature in the Nottingham Arboretum, sadly it is a victim of graffiti but not too bad considering it's location.It does feel a little strange being able to go up and just touch/ring such an old monument without it being protected by a red rope.Having looked up the history of this landmark it is possibly not to be proud of why it is here at all but it is beautiful.The bell was looted by British troops from a temple in Canton during the Anglo-Chinese war (Opium War) of 1857-61. Two of the cannon were captured at Sebastopol in 1854-55, during the Crimean war.
Robert Tyler
22.12.2023
Chinese Bell Tower
This park is easy to found but very steep I took top route n ride round the top half toget there? , yes the surrounding sera needs some TLC but it is very nice,I am a disabled person with a scooter?,
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14 Mansfield Grove, Nottingham NG1 4GQ
Chinese Bell Tower