Eastwood has new Heritage Gateway Signs installed at Derby Road, Mansfield Road and Nottingham Road. Eastwood Town Council designed and funded the project in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council who provided some funding through the LIS scheme and Broxtowe Borough Council (UKSPF).
The signs illustrate the local heritage of Eastwood including:-
World famous author and artist D. H. Lawrence placing Eastwood on the worldwide map.
Midland Railway launched in 1844 – originally formed at a meeting which took place at The Sun Inn, Eastwood in 1832 attended by local dignitaries. The new railway was merged from the Midland Counties, the Birmingham and Derby Junction and the North Midland.
The beautiful countryside of the area depicted on the signage and eternally recorded in Lawrence’s writings – ‘The Country of my Heart’
The mining industry played a significant role in the history of Eastwood, with Moorgreen Colliery opening in 1868, providing employment for thousands of people. Coal mined in Eastwood was transported all over the country, including London and the power for factories, heating for homes and businesses and fuelled locomotives.
The War Memorials in Eastwood have all been recently restored by Eastwood Town Council with grant support from Broxtowe Borough Council:-
(i) Cadets Cross, Eastwood (Eastwood Ambulance Training Corps The Cadets Cross and
Sherwood Foresters, Edwards Road, Eastwood, Nottingham NG16 3HG), Mansfield Road Cottages (Mansfield Road, WW1 Stone
(ii) War Memorial Archive, Imperial War Museum Ref: 96970 and Eastwood War Memorial Cottages, Foundation Stone/Memorial, Mansfield
Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, War Memorial Archive, Imperial War Museum Ref: 92692)
(iii) Plumptre Way, Eastwood Memorial (Eastwood Cenotaph, Plumptre Way, Eastwood, Nottingham – War Memorial Archive, Imperial War Museum Ref: 38736
The Town Council trusts you will all enjoy seeing the new signage.
