Suggested Walking Routes of the Blue Plaques Of Beeston, Chilwell, Attenborough, Toton, Stapleford & Bramcote Please note the map is not to scale. The numbered plaque locations follow the order of the Blue Plaque Guide available from local public buildings Beeston & A to B Plaque 16 (Beeston Manor House) to Chilwell retail park and turn left at 4 Miles Continue down Church St. and turn left, the lights onto Nottingham Road. Chilwell 2-3 hours crossing the road the plaque is on the first Continue onto the next set of lights and From the University Boulevard Tram house on the right. Plaque 17 (West End) turn right. The plaque is on the left at Stop to Cator Lane Tram Stop Turn around and walk down Dovecoat the entrance to the park. Lane turning right West End, the plaque is Plaque 6 (Edward Joseph Lowe, FRS). Toton to D to E From the tram stop, walk toward the mounted on the wall on the left. Plaque 3.5 miles University West Entrance and turn left 18 (Sid Standard) Continue down West Stapleford 1-2 hours End turning right up and to the end of Hall onto Broadgate, the plaque is 160 meters, Connecting walk on the left. Plaque 7 (Thomas Humber) Croft, the plaque is located on the front of the building on your right. Plaque 19 (T H Walk through the park and follow the Continue down Broadgate and turn left River Erewash keeping left, crossing onto Humber Road, the site of the Barton, OBE) Continue down the high road away from Beeston for 300 metres, the footbridge. Cross the railway bridge Humber Works is on the left. Plaque 8 and keep right (don’t cross back over (Lt. Colonel Dr Brian Duncan Shaw, the plaque is mounted on the 1930s building on the left. Plaque 20 (George the river), pick up the canal for 1.5 MM) Turn right onto Queens Road, the miles heading north. Under the A52, plaque is on the first house on the left, Henry Hurt) The next plaque is located just next door. Plaque 21 (Richard next footbridge turn right on the road before the Queens Head pub. Plaque 9 for 0.7 miles. (Beeston Railway Station) Continue down Beckinsale) Continue along the High Queens Road to the junction and turn left Road, turn right after the school, up Cator Stapleford E to F onto Station Road, take the road on the Lane. The last plaque on this walk is 2.5 miles left side of the bridge. The plaque is located on a pillar of the school fence near & Bramcote 1-2 hours mounted on the station building. Plaque the entrance. Continue up Cator Lane for By i4 Bus Memorial Garden to 10 (William Frederick Wallett) Walk back the nearest tram stop, or turn back down Bramcote Leisure Centre the way you came and turn left onto to the High Road and turn right. Plaque 29 (Admiral Sir John Borlase Grove St., the plaque is on the first house Chilwell, Warren, Bart, GCB) Memorial Square on the right. Plaque 11 (Rev. Dr John just after the Sir John Borlase Warren Clifford, CH) Continue back on Station Attenborough C to D Pub, opposite the bus stop. Plaque 30 Rd, across the junction, 300 metre walk, & Toton (Arthur Henry Mee) Continue east 3 miles turn left into Nether St., the plaque is in 1-2 hours through the shops, turn left at the lights, the corner of the car park. Plaque 12 By Indigo Bus onto Church St., past the library, the (George Wilkinson) Back across Station Woodland Grove to Toton Corner plaque is on the left of Isaac’s Lane. walk down Nether St. from 300 metres Plaque 22 (Chilwell Hall) From Plaque 31 (Wesley Place Methodist the plaque is on the first house on the left. Woodland Grove walk along the High Chapel) Carry on down Church St. take Plaque 5 (Sir Louis Frederick Pearson, Road to the roundabout, turn right staying first right up Albert St., turning left at CBE) Turn left at the end onto Lower on the High Road. The plaque is on the the top onto Nottingham Road. Regent St and cross the tram track onto wall after the first gateway. Plaque 23 Continue for 200 metres The Plaque is Regent St. Turn right at the lights. The (Gregory’s Roses) Continue the High on the left. Plaque 32 (St John’s C of E plaque is on the left wall of the park. Road for 250 metres, the plaque is on the Primary School) Continue up Plaque 4 (The Ten Bell) Turn back left opposite Forge Hill. Plaque 24 (The Nottingham Road for 100 metres, the through the centre of Beeston and into the Chilwell Explosion, Orchard Cottage) plaque is on the right hand side. Plaque pedestrian area turn right the Ten Bell is Continue on the High Road at the sharp, 33 (Frederic Chatfield Smith MP) directly ahead. Plaque 1 (Francis left bend turn right onto Chetwynd Rd. Continue up Nottingham Road for Wilkinson) Continue up past the Plaque 24 (The Chilwell Explosion, almost a mile the Bramcote Island, supermarket across the car park, the Orchard Cottage) Return to the High cross the footbridge and up Town St. plaque is mounted on the gates to the mill. Road, continue down Attenborough Lane, for 1km and turn up Moss Drive. Plaque 2 (William Thompson - Bendigo) continue across the dog leg junction into Plaque 34 (Frederic Chatfield Smith, Walk to the main road (Wollaton St.) turn Attenborough. Plaque 25 (Attenborough MP & Lt. Col. Noel Gervis Pearson, right, the plaque is located just after Anglo Station War Memorial) The plaque is DSO, MC) Back down Moss Drive and Scotia Mill. Plaque 3 (Site of Swiss Mills) situated on the south side of the Railway turn right, keep on the left side of the Turn back down Wollaton Rd, past the crossing. Plaque 25 (The Chilwell road, the road is very dangerous here! pub, the plaque is located on the 2nd Explosion, Mass Graves) Continue down The plaque is on the right side of the building on the left. Plaque 13 (Beeston Attenborough Lane, around the two bends road. For the i4 bus, walk back and Lads’ Club) Continue down Wollaton Rd and turn right to the church. The plaque is down Cow Lane and left on Bridle way. past the precinct, the plaque is located on situated at the South side of the church For the tram (1 mile), continue on Town the wall of the supermarket on your left. yard. Plaque 27 (General Henry Ireton) Street and down the footpath, do not Plaque 15 (Village Cross) Cross the road Walk straight out of the church yard and walk on the road! Turn right and pick and toward the tram station, cross over keep left. The plaque is on your left. up the main road (now Chilwell Lane) and down Church St. the cross will be on Plaque 28 (Manor Farm) Continue heading south. your left. Plaque 14 (Arthur Cossons) At through the nature reserve keeping right, end of this building look left, the plaque is coffee shop at toilets make a good break For the history behind the plaques:- on the building behind. at the Nature Centre. Continue up the lane https://tinyurl.com/Beestonblueplaques STAPLEFORD WOLLATON 30 CHURCH STREET E ROAD THORESBY 31 VALE WOLLATON DERBY ROAD NOTTINGHAM ROAD A52 DERBY ROAD 29 P P 32 P Nottingham 33 BRAMCOTE 34 STREET TOWN E N F A L L L E W WOLLATON ROAD WOLLATON L I BRIAN CLOUGH WAY H C WOODSIDE ROAD BRAMCOTE AVENUE PARK STREET BROU GH A52 TO N STREET 2 1 TOTON LANE TOTON P BRAMCOTE LANE BRAMCOTE BEESTON CATOR LANE CATOR 3 TRAM TRAM P P To P C B P 4 University Nottingham Derby 21 M1 J25 22 BROADGATE SCHOOL LANE 23 HIGH ROAD CHILWELL ROAD 15 13 P P 5 6 20 19 P 18 14 P P P 24 MIDDLE STREET 16 TRAM A STAPLEFORD LANE STAPLEFORD 17 12 TREET TOTON . ER S D H MEADOW LANE NET R ATTENB’ LN. 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