| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1087 |
The first Nottingham Castle is begun. Over the next centuries it becomes the principal royal residence in the Midlands |
| 1623 |
Nottingham Castle and Park granted to the Earl of Rutland by James I |
| 1642 |
The Royal Standard is raised at Nottingham Castle, marking the beginning of the Civil War |
| 1651 |
Demolition of Nottingham Castle by Parliamentary Order |
| 1663 |
The ruins of Nottingham Castle and its adjoining park purchased by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 1674 |
The 1st Duke begins construction of the Ducal Palace |
| 1679 |
Construction of current Nottingham Castle completed |
| 1717 |
Park's herd of deer sold off |
| 1780 |
2nd Duke of Newcastle under Lyne gives an acre of land in the Park for the building of Nottingham General Hospital |
| 1792 |
Castle Fishpond filled in with soil from the foundations of the Cavalry Barracks. 'Fishpond Gardens' later let as plots for cultivation |
| 1792-3 |
Cavalry Barracks built in the north-west of the Park |
| 1798 |
Riding School built for the Nottingham Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry |
| 1799 |
Duchess of Newcastle under Lyne begins to consider sale of Nottingham Castle and Park |
| 1807 |
Sale of 32 lots on Standard Hill for residential development |
| 1822 |
4th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne employs John Jephson to begin development of the edge of the Park. Work never begun |
| 1827 |
P F Robinson publishes his 'Plan of Nottingham Park' showing intended lines of development set out in a grid pattern |
| 1827-30 |
Houses erected on Park Terrace |
| 1831 |
Reform Bill rioting followed by burning of Nottingham Castle |
| 1838-9 |
First houses in the Park proper begin to appear |
| 1854 |
T C Hine appointed surveyor of the Newcastle Estates with particular responsibility for the Park |
| 1855 |
Park Tunnel opens |
| 1860s |
Hine's famous 'dumbell' layout of Park established |
| 1878 |
Midland Counties Art Museum opens in Nottingham Castle |
| 1870s-1890s |
Around 30 houses erected to Watson Fothergill designs |
| 1926 |
Demolition of Riding School |
| 1939 |
8th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne sells Park to University of Oxford, marking the end of an association which had lasted almost 300 years |
| 1969 |
Nottingham Park designated a Conservation Area |