The bandstand was replaced in 1907 with a new one designed by Frank Beckett Lewis the City Architect. The first bandstand was moved here from the green in Nottingham Castle in 1881 and placed in front of the Refreshment Rooms. The Upper Aviary was built in 1934 to house tropical birds. The Main Aviary of brick was constructed in 1955/6. The Circular Aviary was opened in 1889 with the original cast-iron uprights and roof struts covered with modern steel mesh. In 2006, another fire resulted in its demolition. In 1965 the building was severely damaged by fire and had to be almost completely rebuilt. The remainder of the building traded as a hotel and restaurant and as a pub as The Arboretum Rooms, The Arboretum pub (also known as The pub in the Park), Arboretum Hotel and Arboretum Manor. The wings of the refreshment rooms were demolished in 1932. The whole building was constructed of brick with stone facings and was castellated along the front. An entrance hall and staircase led to three chambers upstairs. The building also comprised a ladies' room, refectory and kitchen. Refreshment rooms built in the Tudor style were opened in 1852 to the designs of Henry Moses Wood by James Ebrank Hall, builder, with a banqueting hall occupying the entire frontage. From 1852 it was open free of charge on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, but was 6d admission (equivalent to £2.89 in 2021) on other days, or £1 (equivalent to £115.6 in 2021) for a yearly permit. The park was designed as a botanical collection, and as a tranquil place in which to relax, forming a major attraction in the heart of Victorian Nottingham. The park was opened by the Mayor of Nottingham, the lace manufacturer Mr W Felkin, and the Sheriff of the Borough of Nottingham, a Mr Ball, in front of a crowd of 30,000 people. The botanist and horticultural publisher, Samuel Curtis (1779–1860), oversaw the design of the park, which opened on. The arboretum was the first designated public park in Nottingham, it was selected for this purpose under the authority of the British government's Inclosure Act in 1845. The bandstand of 1907 by Frank Beckett Lewis
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