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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] |
Devonshire Avenue, Beeston (geograph 1811023)
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is a coastal county with cliffs and sandy beaches. Home to the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor (), the county is predominately rural and has a relatively low population density for an English county. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. The county is split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.2 million. Devon derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from ''m'' to ''v'' is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the British Ir ... [...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. Career He was born in 1862, the son of William Betts (1835–1909) and Mary Vallance (b. 1829). He was articled to Herbert Walker (architect and surveyor), 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) *Herbert Betts (1903–1989) Betts died on 10 July 1933 and was buried at Basford Cemetery. He left an estate valued at £11,264. Notable works References {{DEFAULTSORT:Betts, William Vallance 1862 births 1933 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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