Notwithstanding this, and despite much opposition from locals who regarded the area as public land, major development began in 1822 under the 4th Duke. With the industrialisation of Nottingham in the 19th century, the Park became a valuable open space for local people.
Built opposite the castle gatehouse, the building served as the vicarage to St. The first domestic building in the park was built in 1809. Her agents advised against such a sale as they thought it would depress land values in Nottingham, and they recommended instead a gradual sale of small plots on the periphery of the park. In 1800, whilst Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle was still a minor, his mother considered disposing of the park. He initially re-stocked the park with deer, but by the 1720s the area had been given over for cattle grazing. In 1663, the ruined castle and park was bought by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle. After the capture of the castle by parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, the park's trees were felled to provide fuel and supplies to the garrison, and in 1651 the castle was slighted. The park would have provided both food and sport for castle residents. As well as deer, the park containing fish ponds and a rabbit warren, whilst King Henry II, who was reported to be 'addicted to hunting beyond measure', added a falconry. The castle was, from its construction in 1087 until 1663, a royal castle, and the adjoining park a royal park. The Park Estate started life as a forested deer park situated immediately to the west of Nottingham Castle. Mary's Vicarage, the first domestic residence built in the Park Estate
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