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High Road, Beeston is a pedestrianised shopping street in
The road was constructed as part of the Sawley to Nottingham turnpike road. In the 19th century, it was on the upper side of the village of Beeston and gained its name, High Road by the middle of the 19th century. By the end of the 19th century it was the principal shopping street, and has remained so into the 21st century.
In 1908, Ernest Anthony Bush, the surveyor to Beeston Urban District Council renumbered the properties on the High Road.
Starting in 1965, the western end of the street in Post Office Square was redeveloped. All of the buildings on the south side of the street 2-10, including the National Provincial Bank which was only 30 years old, were demolished .
In 1987 a sculpture of a beekeeper commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council and designed by Sioban Coppinger was installed in the street. In 1989 the council installed a second piece of sculpture at the western end of the High Road in Beeston Square. Water Head was designed by Paul Mason.
In 2009 the pedestrian street was refurbished with new paving and street furniture.
*3-5. HSBC of 1967 by Haseldine & Eales formerly the Joint Stock Banking Company. Midland Bank. Architect
*2-4. Shops. Architect John Bowley 1889. (demolished 1965)
*10. National Provincial Bank. Architect C. Palmer 1932 (demolished 1965)
*12. Shop. Robert Ellis Estate Agents. Architect
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 ...
. It runs from Beeston Square to Humber Road.
History
The road was constructed as part of the Sawley to Nottingham turnpike road. In the 19th century, it was on the upper side of the village of Beeston and gained its name, High Road by the middle of the 19th century. By the end of the 19th century it was the principal shopping street, and has remained so into the 21st century.
In 1908, Ernest Anthony Bush, the surveyor to Beeston Urban District Council renumbered the properties on the High Road.
Starting in 1965, the western end of the street in Post Office Square was redeveloped. All of the buildings on the south side of the street 2-10, including the National Provincial Bank which was only 30 years old, were demolished .
In 1987 a sculpture of a beekeeper commissioned by Broxtowe Borough Council and designed by Sioban Coppinger was installed in the street. In 1989 the council installed a second piece of sculpture at the western end of the High Road in Beeston Square. Water Head was designed by Paul Mason.
In 2009 the pedestrian street was refurbished with new paving and street furniture.
Notable buildings
North side
*3-5. HSBC of 1967 by Haseldine & Eales formerly the Joint Stock Banking Company. Midland Bank. Architect Charles Nelson Holloway
Charles Nelson Holloway (1872 – 30 March 1938) was an architect based in Nottingham.
History
He was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the son of William Holloway (b. 1837), a Civil Engineer, and Julia Nelson (1835–1914).
He was educated at High P ...
ca. 1900 (demolished 1960s)
*7-13. 4 shops and houses. ca. 1900
*19. NatWest Bank. (formerly Nottingham and Notts Banking Company). Architect Thomas Ignatius McCarthy
Thomas Ignatius McCarthy, LRIBA (born 31 January 1880, died 13 Feb 1951) was an architect based in Coalville, Leicestershire.
Early in the twentieth century, Thomas Ignatius McCarthy set up a practice as a surveyor and architect in Coalville, ...
. 1907-08
*21/23. Two shops. Fred Hallam Greengrocer. Architect Frederick Ball
Frederick Ball LRIBA (1861 – 26 July 1915) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was Sheriff of Nottingham from 1906–07, and Mayor of Nottingham from 1913–1914.
History
He was born in 1861 in Lenton, the third son of George Ball (182 ...
1903-04
*37. Picture Palace Company Theatre. Architect Frederick Ball
Frederick Ball LRIBA (1861 – 26 July 1915) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was Sheriff of Nottingham from 1906–07, and Mayor of Nottingham from 1913–1914.
History
He was born in 1861 in Lenton, the third son of George Ball (182 ...
1912-13 and was demolished shortly after closure in 1960
*89. Durham Ox Public House. Architect Albert Edgar Eberlin
Captain Albert Edgar Eberlin FRIBA MC (18 March 1895 – 13 January 1977) was an architect based in Nottingham.
Background and family
He was born in Nottingham in 1895, the son of Albert Eberlin (1863-1940), a Chemist in the partnership of ...
1925
*The Jesse Boot public house (formerly the Greyhound which opened in 1741)
*95. G.T. Rice. 1927
*125, 127, 129A, Houses. Architect Charles Alfred Broadhead 1906
*129 House and Shop, Architect Reginald Cooper 1924-25
South side
*2-4. Shops. Architect John Bowley 1889. (demolished 1965)
*10. National Provincial Bank. Architect C. Palmer 1932 (demolished 1965)
*12. Shop. Robert Ellis Estate Agents. Architect Frederick Ball
Frederick Ball LRIBA (1861 – 26 July 1915) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was Sheriff of Nottingham from 1906–07, and Mayor of Nottingham from 1913–1914.
History
He was born in 1861 in Lenton, the third son of George Ball (182 ...
1905
*18-28. Six shops. Architect Frederick Ball
Frederick Ball LRIBA (1861 – 26 July 1915) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was Sheriff of Nottingham from 1906–07, and Mayor of Nottingham from 1913–1914.
History
He was born in 1861 in Lenton, the third son of George Ball (182 ...
1904 (no 28 demolished in 2008)
*32-34. Two shops. Architect Frederick Ball
Frederick Ball LRIBA (1861 – 26 July 1915) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was Sheriff of Nottingham from 1906–07, and Mayor of Nottingham from 1913–1914.
History
He was born in 1861 in Lenton, the third son of George Ball (182 ...
1903
*36 . Poundland. (Formerly Woolworths), Architect Harold Winbourne. 1934
*40-48. Five shops. Architect 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 a ...
1926
*52-56. Andersons Central Buildings. Three shops. Architect Alexander Wilson 1933
*118-124 Four shops. Architect Arnold Plackett 1928
*104. Pizza Hut (until 2011 the Prince of Wales public house)
*142. Garage. Architect B. H. Reedman. 1934
References
{{Reflist Streets in Beeston, Nottinghamshire