William Frederick Wallet, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

'WILLIAM

FREDERICK

WALLET

(THE QUEEN'S JESTER)

1813 - 1892

International circus and

stage entertainer

Moved to Beeston in 1862

lived here from 1879'

 

Thomas Humber, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

'THOMAS

HUMBER

1841 - 1910

Engineer

made bicycles

motorcycles and cars

here and later

in Coventry'

Louis Frederick Pearson, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

'Sir

LOUIS

FREDERICK

PEARSON CBE

1863 - 1943

Co-founder of Beeston Foundry Co

gave this park in 1923 as a

recreation ground to the

people of Beeston'

A sculpture in the park represents the various local industries.

Thomas Henry Barton in Chilwell and Beeston, Nottinghamshire

 

'T. H. Barton

OBE

(THE GUV'NOR)

1866-1946

Engineer, inventor, innovator

Pioneer of motor bus transport

Worked here 1913-1946'

The old Barton symbol at the side of the building.

Beeston Cemetery.

'ALSO

HER BELOVED HUSBAND

THOMAS HENRY BARTON, O.B.E.

DIED JULY 26^TH 1948.

AGED 80 YEARS.'

Arthur Cossons in Beeston, Nottinghamshire

 

'ARTHUR COSSONS

1893–1963

Distinguished historian and author

Headmaster at Church Street

Junior Boys School

on this site

1932–1958'

 

Cossons was born in Somerset and came to Beeston in 1922. He wrote several books on turnpike roads and was a regular contributor to the Nottingham Journal.

 

 

 'VILLAGE CROSS
The shaft of Beeston's 14th century cross
originally at the village centre cross-roads
near the Manor House
Found by historian Arthur Cossons
and re-erected here in 1929'

Edward Joseph Lowe in Beeston, Nottinghamshire

'EDWARD

JOSEPH LOWE FRS

1825–1900

Astronomer, botanist

a founder member of the

Meteorological Society

built Broadgate House

as his residence and

observatory'

Today I discovered this new blue plaque at 72 Broadgate, Beeston, and this man was previously unknown to me. As yet, I don't think from what I can see online that there's much information readily available about him, although I'd love to be proved wrong. Brief details from the not always reliable Wikipedia are in the link below.

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Edward Joseph Lowe, according to Wikipedia