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St John's Grove, Beeston
St John's Grove, Beeston is a Conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. History Following the enclosure of the land surrounding Beeston in 1809 the area of St John's Grove was allotted to the vicar of St John the Baptist Church, Beeston, the parish church. In 1878 the land was acquired from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners by the Beeston Land Society, a group of citizens, who divided the land out into 28 plots of between three-quarters and and set out the wide straight streets. The estate of was laid out with main avenues wide with intersecting streets wide and planted with trees. The first properties erected were Glebe Villas, at 2 and 4 Glebe Street. No 2 was demolished after the Second World War to widen the road as a bus route. The majority of the houses are of Edwardian and late Victorian origin. The Land Society set conditions for the developers including no public houses, and strict building lines which ensured that propertie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation Area (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the term conservation area almost always applies to an area (usually urban or the core of a village) of special architectural or historic interest, the character of which is considered worthy of preservation or enhancement. It creates a precautionary approach to the loss or alteration of buildings and/or trees, thus it has some of the legislative and policy characteristics of listed buildings and tree preservation orders. The concept was introduced in 1967, and by 2017 almost 9,800 had been designated in England. 2.2% of England making up is a conservation area, 59% of which are rural, and 41% are in urban areas. History The original idea of historic conservation areas was proposed by June Hargreaves, a York town planner, in her 1964 book ''Historic buildings. Problems of their preservation''. In the book she critiqued the idea that historic buildings should be replaced with modern "streamlined and ultra-functional" buildings as this would be detrimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devonshire Avenue, Beeston (geograph 1811023)
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement, and the city of Exeter is the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 1,194,166. The largest settlements after Plymouth (264,695) are the city of Exeter (130,709) and the seaside resorts of Torquay and Paignton, which have a combined population of 115,410. They all are located along the south coast, which is the most populous part of the county; Barnstaple (31,275) and Tiverton (22,291) are the largest towns in the north and centre respectively. For local government purposes Devon comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth and Torbay. Devon County Council and Torbay Council collaborate through a combined count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Reginald Ridgway
Ernest Reginald Ridgway (1852 - 19 July 1917) was an English architect based in Long Eaton. Career He was born in 1852 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of William Ridgway (1819-1903) and Mary. He married Mary Eliza Sketchley (1851-1904) in 1875 in Nottingham. On the death of his first wife in 1904, he married Louisa Goodwin Sketchley (1865-1926) on 5 November 1906 at St Heliers Parish Church, Jersey. From 1893 to 1899 he had as his assistant John Frederick Dodd who later set up his own practice in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Until 1908 he worked in partnership with James Garfield Smith. He died on 19 July 1917 at his home, 11, Lenton Road, The Park Estate The Park Estate is a private residential housing estate to the west of Nottingham city centre, England. It is noted for its Victorian architecture, although many of the houses have been altered, extended or converted into Apartment, flats. The e ..., Nottingham. He left an estate valued at £13,129 (). Notable works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Weston
Field Weston (11 August 1826 - 23 July 1919) was an architect based in Nottingham. Life He was born on 11 August 1826 in Radford, Nottingham, the son of John Weston (1796-1843) and Sarah Beeston (1796-1856). He married Francis Taylor (1825-1909) in 1850 in Nottingham and they had the following children *Fanny Weston (b. 1853) *John Weston (b. 1856) (also an architect) *Frank Weston (b. 1859) *Stephen Weston (1861-1937) (poultry farmer) From the 1850s he was in partnership with Richard Stevenson in the building firm of Stevenson and Weston, but there was a legal case following financial irregularities around the construction of the Albert Hall, Nottingham in 1874 and the partnership with Stevenson folded in 1876. In the 1871 census he refers to his occupation as builder, but by the 1881 census it is architect. By 1901 he is living at 12 Bayley Street (now Collington Street), Beeston. He died on 23 July 1919 at his home, Lyndhurst, Linden Grove, Beeston and left an estate valued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Vallance Betts
William Vallance Betts LRIBA (1862 – 10 July 1933) was an English architect based in Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor .... Career Born in 1862, the son of William Betts (1835–1909) and Mary Vallance (b. 1829), William V. Betts was articled to Herbert Walker in Nottingham and later became his assistant. From 1887 to 1888, he was assistant to George Haslam in Ilkeston. Betts commenced independent practice in Nottingham in 1888 and later went into partnership with his son, Albert William Betts. He married Hannah Hoole (1866–1931) in 1888 in Basford, and they had the following children: *Annie Vallance Betts (1890–1981) *Albert William Betts (1892–1963) *Frank Cecil Betts (1895–1963) *Ernest Pollard Betts (1896–1972) *Jennie Betts (b. 1900) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17 Elm Avenue, Beeston
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *'' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Stalag 17'', an American war film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film whose work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bowley
John Bowley LRIBA (26 July 1864 – 28 January 1938) was an architect and engineer based in England who worked mainly in Beeston, Nottinghamshire and Hastings. Education and career He was educated at University of Nottingham and the Nottingham School of Art. He was articled to J.W. Eardley of Derby from 1881 to 1884 and assistant until 1886 until he moved to be assistant to W.E. Woolley of Loughborough where he stayed until 1889. He then started his own practice in Beeston at lived at 39 Dovecote Lane. In 1896, when he moved to Hastings, initially living at 29 Old London Road. He was appointed Architect to Hastings Town Council. He was also resident engineer to the Eastbourne Waterworks Company and consulting surveyor to the Devonshire Park Company. He was also surveyor to the Compton Estate from 1911 to 1927. He was appointed Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1910. Personal life He was born on 26 July 1864, in Ratclife on Soar, the son of Thomas Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
