Friday 25 January to Sunday 19 May at Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park. The gallery is open 11am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and noon to 4pm, Saturday and Sundays and bank holidays. Admission is free.

The Victorians built a network of pumping stations, water mains, reservoirs and sewerage pipes. Earlier generations cut drains to reclaim agricultural land, and built transport canals. In the 20th century, scientists and engineers worked to predict floods and construct flood defences. This exhibition focuses on Nottingham’s public works related to water, drawing on archives and photographs held by the University’s Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections.

Image: Floods in Nottingham, 1960, Nottingham Post.