Founded in 1843, the School of Art & Design at Nottingham Trent University is one of the oldest in the United Kingdom.HistoryIn 1836 the Government Select Committee on Art and Manufactures produced a report highlighting concerns about the standard of design in the industry. Higher standards abroad forced manufacturers to buy or copy foreign designs. The Board of Trade established schools of design:Somerset House in London in 1837, later the Royal College of ArtManchester. 1844York, in 1845Nottingham, 1846LocationsThe original school at the People's Hall in Beck Lane, moved to Plumptre House in Stoney Street in 1852 and to Commerce Square, off High Pavement in 1858. In 1863, a site was purchased in Waverley Street for the building of a new school.The school was opened by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle on 19 June 1865. The architect was Frederick Bakewell. In front of the building is a statue of the artist Richard Parkes Bonnington, produced by Watson Fothergill.Current statusIn art and design, the School was ranked in the top three universities overall in the country by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in 2006-2007 for the number of students who successfully gained course-related placements.
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