Beeston Fields Drive is a street in
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, south-west of Nottingham city centre. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park. The pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots h ...
, England. It runs from its junction with
Wollaton Road, Beeston
Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from its junction with High Road, Beeston to Derby Road.
History
In 1853 a baptist chapel on the road was purchased by the Primitive Methodists and in 1882 they rebuilt the chapel in its current form.
The stree ...
, to Cow Lane, Bramcote.
History
Beeston Fields is a house which dates back to 1837. It was the home of
Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet
Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet, GBE (9 July 1880 – 24 August 1960), was the chairman and chief executive of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and Sturmey-Archer Ltd from his father's death in 1921 until his own retirement in 1938. He also served as P ...
. On the death of his father
Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet
Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet, (30 January 1848 – 25 April 1921) was a British businessman and inventor. He was a founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company.
Biography
Frank Bowden was born in Devon, England, and made a fortune in property develo ...
in 1921, he sold the house. It was bought by Frederick Mitchell in 1923, who gave over some of the site and the house for Beeston Fields Golf Club.
Beeston Fields Drive was created in 1926 when the first plots were advertised for sale. The properties constructed were high value and the street has become one of Nottinghamshire's most expensive streets.
Notable buildings
*9. House by architect F. Mitchell 1937-38
*16. House by architect C.R. Crane and Son 1939
*18. House by architect A. Pearce 1937-38
*23. House by architect Harry H. Goodall 1937-38
*25. House by architect
John Frederick Dodd
John Frederick Dodd LRIBA (1872 – 13 July 1939) was an architect based in Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of t ...
1937-38
*61. House by architect
Albert Leigh Abbott
Lieutenant Colonel Albert Leigh Abbott MC TD FRIBA (1890 - 1952) was an architect based in London.
Architectural career
He won a travelling studentship in 1913.
He was Inspector of Housing for the Ministry of Health from 1920-21. He worked for ...
1937-38
*65. House by architect Martin Tucker 2018-20.
*72. House by architect
Alfred John Thraves
Alfred John Thraves FRIBA (1888 – 15 August 1953) was an architect based in Nottingham who specialised in cinema design.
History
He was the son of Joseph Henry Thraves and Agnes Rosina Kraft. He married Florence A E Sharp in 1912. Their so ...
1938-39
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Streets in Beeston, Nottinghamshire