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The Malt Cross is on St James Street in Nottingham city centre just off the Old Market Square. The building was built in 1877 and is one of only a few Victorian Music Halls still standing. The building takes its name from a monument that used to be in the market square and was a gathering place for many people. William Howie Wylie noted that "John Nelson, a Yorkshire stonemason and one of Wesley's earliest followers, preached once in the market place and once at the Malt Cross."〔Wylie, W.: ''Old and New Nottingham'', p. 131, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London 1853〕 == History == In 1806 the former site of the Malt Cross monument was cleared, being recorded as: }} The Malt Cross was built in 1877. It had previously been an inn named the Roebuck but was bought by Mr Charles Weldon〔Young, A: "St James Street and the Potters House: A Brief History", p27, Potters House Trust, 1995〕 who rebuilt and enlarged the premises. Mr Charles Weldon only managed the music hall for a few years before the mortgage of £5,500 was foreclosed in 1880. It was then subject to a frequent change of management with Mr William Hulse taking the reins from 1883 – 1889, Mr E.F. Buxenstein for a year in 1891, Mr Arthur B. Johnson for a slightly lengthier period of 1893 – 1900, and then Mr Lewis Thompson Donkersley between 1902 - 1904. 〔http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/the-story-behind-the-malt-cross/id/7088〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malt Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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