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Beeston Road - Dunkirk
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| Photograph taken from the Fire Station tower in the early 1960's shows the junction of Clifton Boulevard and Beeston Road. |
| The first part of Clifton Boulevard was built in the 1930's. This photograph from the early 1960's shows tipping underway in the foreground prior to the construction of the next part of the Boulevard. |
| The large building visible in the first photograph is now undergoing demolition so that the roundabout can be built at the junction of the Clifton Boulevard, Beeston Road and Abbey Street. Just visible on the right, in the far distance, are some of the Abbey Street properties. |
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| No. 4 Beeston Road in 1929. Sam Woodhead stands at the gate. The sign by the door reads 'G. Woodhead Coal Merchant'. |
| No.4 Beeston Road in 1998 with No.8, Sid Fisher's shop, two doors down. Initially the shop was a hairdressers but now Sid offers all manner of things for sale. |
| Part of the original Graham's Store which stood at the junction of Montpelier Road and Beeston Road. This photograph is currently used in a display at Brewhouse Yard Museum. |
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| A 1998 view looking down Beeston Road towards University Boulevard. |
| No.25 Beeston Road in 1996. In the late nineteenth century this was the home of P.C. Mark Cockerill. |
| A recent [2008] photograph of No 38 Beeston Road. In the late 1980s/early 1990s it was the home of Adnan Pitafi, whose father was then engaged on a PhD at Nottingham University. Adnan sent us a copy of the photograph - along with fond memories of living there. |
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| Dunkirk post office at the corner of Beeston Road and Lace Street. The shop featured in Ken Gulliver's reminiscences in Lenton Times No.16. See also Lenton Listener article - Gulliver's Travels. |
| Pretty Pot House in the 1920s. Built by Daniel Amos he then proceeded to cover both the exterior and parts of the interior with bits of broken pottery. The property came down to permit the widening of Beeston Road. Its site was on the southern side of Beeston Road at the junction with Lace Street. See also Lenton Listener Article - Gone but not Forgotten |
| This cutting is a news item that would have appeared in the Nottingham Evening Post in the latter part of the Second World War. It relates to Noel Truman who then lived at 131 Beeston Road. |
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| The row of Beeston Road properties taken in 2005 which includes No.131 (see previous photograph). |
| Looking eastwards along Beeston Road in 2005. On the left is the section of cycle path which links University Boulevard to Greenfield Street. |
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Lenton Listener Archive
Articles from 'The
Lenton Listener' Magazine
Gone but not Forgotten ... The
Pretty Pot House - Issue 32 (Jan - Feb 85)
The
Pretty Pot House ... Revisited - Issue 33 (Mar - Apr 85)
Back
to the Beeston Road - Issue 42 (Aug - Sep 86)
Back in the 1950’s there were still horse and carts on the road, which was a thing I used to dread. As soon as my uncle heard a horse coming, his voice bellowed out ‘Anne get the bucket and shovel’. I think he must have had the best roses on Beeston Road given the amount of times I had to go out after the horse had passed by.
Pat Fines - Australia
I worked at 8 Beeston Road for several years, at that time it was a Ladies Hairdressing Salon owned by Sid and Eileen Fisher. It must have started about 1956.
I have many memories of the ladies who came to have their hair done. A Mrs Onion lived at number 10, she had a son who also lived on Beeston Road for a while with his young wife and daughter. Names that come to me are Mrs Shipstone from number 6, and Mrs Pinder, the Carthy Girls, really too many to name.
When I left the hairdressing salon, my niece worked there for many years. Most people would know her around that area at the time, her name was Wendy.
I have very happy memories of Beeston Road. It's so good to look at the old photos. I have lived in Australia for 35yrs now.
Julia
Pearl - Perth, Western Australia
Thanks
Pat Fines. I remember Wendy who worked for the Fishers. She used to do
my mother's hair and cut mine in the late '60s.
In 1966 my family - Hilda, Michael and Julia Pearl (that's me, aged 11) moved into 4 Beeston Road from Warwick Street. The University had recently acquired the property, did some renovation work, and we moved in. Mum was a University landlady and had decided to take in more students in a bigger house rather than work at Crepe Sizes factory on shift work as well as look after us and a couple of students.
The day we moved in I remember clearly. There were three levels in that house and heavy furniture was to be taken to each floor. The removalists were a dead loss; if they weren't sure where to put things they just dumped it in the front room which was chocker block in no time. That night around 10pm we were putting up and making beds absolutely exhausted. For the next month we were clearing the gear from the front room - furniture, cutlery - you name it. My brother's camping bag was found on the verge in Clifton Boulevard - recognisable because his teddy was sticking out the top!
During that year we had 7 male students living with us - 3 to a room, all aged 19-20 and only one bathroom! One of the 'lads' happened to be John Holmes who later went to work for Radio Nottingham. He was a lovely bloke.
Not long after moving in the Flyover (temporary project) was built - a noisy time outside and inside indeed
At 14 I became the Fisher's Saturday girl for one pound. That Life Tex conditioner was my favourite smell, but the perm lotion was foul. I remember dusting the glass shelves, sweeping up hair, pegging the towels on the line, making cups of tea and coffee, washing people's hair and taking out rollers. I think Wendy had left by then and Annette Ellis took her place.
I too live in Australia and visit Dunkirk whenever I come over though didn't realise the shop was still operating.
The photo you have shows my homes - 4 Beeston Road
where I lived from 1966-71; 10 Beeston Road where I lived from 71-81;
and the back of 9 City Road which I bought in 1981 and sold in 1985.
The latter was the first house I ever renovated or had a mortgage for. It cost
12 thousand pounds and sold for £22,000 I think. Loved that little house!
See
also Memories of Abbey Street
, Castle Boulevard, Dunkirk
Road, & Priory Street
Let us know your memories of Beeston Road
Do you have any historical information or other photographs of this road? If so, email us with the details or write to us.
