The Grange is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
building 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 ...
which formerly served as the area police station and is currently in use as apartments.
History
The house was probably constructed around 1820 on
Chilwell Road, Beeston
Chilwell Road, Beeston is street in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It runs from its junction with High Road, Beeston in Beeston Square to the Hop Pole public house.
History
The road was constructed as part of the Sawley to Nottingham turnpike road. ...
by Edward Bond, a local farmer, and was initially known as Bonds House. It was later owned by Francis Butcher Gill, a local silk merchant, and in 1872 it was purchased by William Kirkland, a local lace manufacturer. In September 1885 the property was acquired by Edward Smith.
After a period in the mid 20th century when the property was used as a homeless shelter, it was acquired by
Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 66 county councillors, elected from 56 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election ...
and renovated during the 1970s for the Police Area headquarters. It no longer functions as the police station for the area today. In November 2012, proposals were put forward to move the police station into the
Broxtowe Borough Council
Broxtowe refers to a number of geographic entities, current and historic, in Nottinghamshire, England:
* Broxtowe, Nottingham, a housing estate in Apsley ward, within the City of Nottingham
* Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency), the constituency ...
offices and close The Grange.
[''Nottingham Evening Post'', 15 November 2012]
See also
*
Listed buildings in Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Beeston is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. The town contains 25 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is England's official da ...
References
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Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
Georgian architecture in England
Police stations in England
Beeston, Nottinghamshire