Wheeler Gate, Nottingham

Wheeler Gate

Wheeler Gate
Location within Central Nottingham
Maintained by	Nottingham City Council
Coordinates	52°57′09″N 1°09′00″W / 52.9525°N 1.1501°W / 52.9525; -1.1501Coordinates: 52°57′09″N 1°09′00″W / 52.9525°N 1.1501°W / 52.9525; -1.1501

Wheeler Gate is a street in Nottingham City Centre between Old Market Square and St Peter’s Square.

In 1313 the street is referred to as Baxter Gate but shortly afterwards became known as Wheeler Gate, or Wheel Wright Gate, as the location of the wheel makers.

It was 25 feet (7.6 m) wide at its narrowest point just below the Reindeer Inn, so the Town Council under took a project to widen it in 1885 to a uniform 60 feet (18 m) with the buildings on the eastern side being completely replaced. The roadway was 40 feet (12 m) wide with pavements on each side of 10 feet (3.0 m) width.

In 1900, the conversion of the horse drawn tramway to electric power and extensions to the system built by the Nottingham Corporation Tramways included a double track route from St Peter’s Square along Wheeler Gate to join other tram lines in the Market Square.