Beeston and Chilwell are bounded by the River Trent and part of Attenborough to the south, Stapleford and Toton and then Derbyshire to the west, Bramcote to the north and the city of Nottingham and the University site to the East.
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Mary OLDHAM
Author and Librarian of Beeston and Southwell
Beeston - an Introduction
Some descriptions of the town from early county histories and guide books
A Victorian Lady's Diary 1838-1842
Elizabeth Nutt Harwood of Beeston
Beeston Rylands Remembered
A fascinating book on the history of the Rylands
Christmas in Beeston
The Christmas Lights Switch On
The Royal Engineers' Homecoming Parade
The march up Foster Avenue, Beeston, July 2009
Two paintings of Beeston
From the Fellows' family album
World's first gas-powered plough(?)
Made by Barton Bros. of Beeston, Notts