28 SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF NOTTINGHAM AND DISTRICT 



and at several points along the Castle Boulevard, or again along Canal 

 Street. Significantly enough this is the only point in the whole course of 

 the Trent from the Potteries to the Humber where its valley is not carved 

 from the red rocks of the Keuper Series. Ancient Nottingham took the 

 form of a dual settlement at first confined to each of the two hillsites, 

 the one reaching to 250 feet, is now occupied by a residential district, 

 the hospital and the Castle; the other rising to not more than 150 feet, 

 contains the Lace Market and St. Mary's Church, the mother church of 

 the city. Between these lay the hollow which eventually became the 

 Old Market Place. 



!»• . '.j SANDSTONE 



■i C/ISTLE M MARKET ^ ST. MARYS CHURCH 



Sketch-map showing details of the site of early Nottiughaui. 



Note the alternative route into the town from the Trent. The older 



road is that which mounted the eminence wliere the Saxon township 



first grew and where also at. Mary's Church was built. 



Although there is little surface drainage over the sandstone because of 

 its porosity, much water is stored beneath the surface and was doubtless 

 reached by wells to serve the needs of the early communities. In any 

 case an abundance of stream water was available from the Leen if not 



