City artwork could be lost with car park demolition

The idea that Traffic Flow could be relocated is shared by Ian Wells, secretary of the Nottingham Civic Society.

He said it could be dismounted and moved, or the pattern could be reproduced.

However, he also clarified that “no-one would be in a rush” to save it by keeping the car park.

“I don’t condemn Brutalist architecture at all, but sometimes there are things with conservation that must be saved at all costs… and others things that you let go,” he said.

So is there still hope that, the artwork at least, may survive even longer?

Nottingham City Council told the BBC it would be up to the landowner to decide its future.

That landowner, government agency Homes England, said no plans had been drawn up to preserve the artwork.

However, a spokesperson added that public art would form part of the future redevelopment of the site, and the agency would consult with “local stakeholders” at a later date.