James Prior plaque, Blidworth, Nottinghamshire

'In Commemoration of

James Prior Kirk

1851 - 1922

Poet and Author of 'Forest Folk'

A tale of Blidworth and Blidworth Folk

"I have put the best of myself into my books.

they are me and nobody else".'

At last! A commemoration of James Prior in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, in which almost all of his novel Forest Folk (1901) is set. This is on the planter in Forest Folk Corner, close to the land on which the Forest Folk pub stood. Thank you to Alan Higgins, Chairman of Blidworth and District Historical and Heritage Society, for informing me of this. Nottinghamshire County Council and Blidworth parish council supported the Society's project, and local interest has been 'very positive'.

The Forest Folk pub, taken by me in about 1992. It bore the datestone '1926' and many people were shocked by the news in 2001 that it was to be knocked down and a supermarket put up in its place. It was actually demolished in 2005.

My James Prior posts:
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James Prior's Forest Folk (dissertation): Introduction
James Prior's Forest Folk (dissertation): Chapter One
James Prior's Forest Folk (dissertation): Chapter Two
James Prior's Forest Folk (dissertation): Chapter Three
James Prior's Forest Folk (dissertation): Conclusion
James Prior (1851–1922) in Bingham
James Prior's Parents' Grave, Nottingham
James Prior: Three Shots from a Popgun (1880)
The Forest Folk memorial window
James Prior plaque, Blidworth