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 street is dominated by the four-storey

Anglo Scotian Mills The Anglo Scotian Mills is former lace factory in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building. History The firm was established by Francis Wilkinson (1846-1897) in the 1870s in Beeston. The original mill buildings were destroyed b ...

building built in 1892 in the crenellated gothic style by the architect

James Huckerby James Huckerby (1826 – 25 March 1900) was a 19th-century builder and architect based in Beeston, Nottingham. History He was born in 1826 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, the son of James Huckerby (1804-1887) and Sarah Swain (1804-1888). On 1 ...

for F Wilkinson as a lace and shawl factory. It is

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 ...

In 1932 the development along the road was such that it became necessary to renumber the houses. As an example, the terrace of 12 houses between Middleton Street and Clinton Street numbered 63 to 85 became 101 to 123. In 1937 the council investigated proposals to extend Wollaton Road from its junction with Derby Road along the footpath to Wollaton village, but this project was not proceeded with. In 1939 Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council provided two public air raid shelters on Wollaton Road with accommodation for 50 people. These were situated opposite Bramcote Drive and opposite Denison Street. AngloScotianMills

Notable buildings

1892 * Wollaton Road Methodist Church 1882 *19 The Commercial Inn *70 The Cricketers public house *Beeston Cemetery and chapel by Herbert Walker 1886

References

{{Reflist Streets in Beeston, Nottinghamshire