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Local History: The Old Trent Bridge 

01/02/2023 by Digital Media

As they approach their one thousandth birthday the only two remaining arches of the old Trent Bridge are left to gently crumble in anonymity. Amidst the hurley-burley of incessant traffic they reside uncelebrated beneath the complex of roads leading to the West Bridgford end of the new bridge, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: West Bridgford Tagged With: bridge, History, Local History, West Bridgford

Local History: Beeston Photographic and Art Society 

24/11/2022 by Digital Media

The society was founded in Autumn 1908 and in March 1909 held its first annual exhibition. By 1913 they engaged with Beeston school children & included their work in the exhibition.  There were ten talks/demonstrations a year in the Station Road Schools and magic lantern slides were shown. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beeston Tagged With: Beeston, Beeston history, broxtowe, Local History

Local History: The Friary Church

08/09/2022 by Digital Media

As people moved to live in West Bridgford in the late 19th century many of them wanted an alternative to the parish church. The Congregationalists were one such group and in September 1897 the Friary church was formed with 25 members, most of whom came from the Friar Lane chapel in Nottingham – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: West Bridgford Tagged With: Local History, parish church, The Friary Church, West Bridgford, West Bridgford & District History Society

Local History of West Bridgford: Central Avenue

24/02/2022 by Digital Media

Today West Bridgford’s ‘town centre’ is Central Avenue, a busy place with limited traffic and a large selection of cafés and restaurants. But in the history of West Bridgford this is only a comparatively recent situation. Before 1900 Central Avenue did not exist! The main road into West Bridgford … [Read more...]

Filed Under: West Bridgford Tagged With: Avenue Garage, Central Avenue, Local History, West Bridgford, West Bridgford & District History Society

 

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