| A
history of Nottinghamshire |
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| Literary
heritage - Byron |
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| Newstead
Abbey |
Writers and Nottinghamshire
seem to go hand in hand. Lord
Byron inherited Newstead
Abbey in 1798 and his early writing was published in Newark. His
works include "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" and "Don
Juan". After his death abroad, while campaigning for Greek independence,
his body was returned for burial at Hucknall Church. |
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| DH
Lawrence |
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| DH Lawrence |
Equally controversial
was the novelist D
H Lawrence. He was born in Eastwood
in 1885 and, although he spent many years abroad, based many of his
novels on the local area. "Sons and Lovers" and "Lady
Chatterley's Lover" are just two such locally based books.
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| A
novel idea |
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Other writers
to find inspiration from their own surroundings include Alan
Sillitoe, who based "Saturday Night And Sunday Morning"
around life in 20th century industrial Nottingham.
Lucy Hutchinson's
"Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson", provides
a vivid account of Nottingham during the Civil War.
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| A
question of sport |
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| England
v W. Indies at Trent Bridge, 1995 |
Nottinghamshire
has always been a sporting county. Cricket can be traced back
to the 1700s with matches being played on the Forest. In 1838
a new ground was established at Trent Bridge. A host of memorable
matches have been played there in the years since. |
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| There's
only one Brian Clough |
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Nottingham
can boast the oldest football league club in existence. Notts
County was formed in 1862.
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| Forest
win 1979 European Cup |
However, it is
their near neighbours Nottingham Forest who have won the FA Cup, against
Luton in 1959, and, under the management of Brian
Clough, the European Cup in 1979 and 1980.
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| Boxing
clever |
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| Bendigo
statue |
In the 1800s Nottingham
produced one of England's greatest boxers. William Thompson was better
known as Bendigo,
because of his bobbing and weaving fighting technique. He was born
in 1811, the last of 21 children. He started boxing at the age of
16 and soon became a bare-knuckle champion. In later years he became
a missionary preacher. Such was his fame that the town of Bendigo,
in Australia, is named after him. |
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| Skateaway
success |
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| Christopher
Dean and Jayne Torvill |
In more recent
times Nottingham has gained an international reputation for ice
skating, following the success of
Jayne Torvill
and Christopher
Dean. The pair used to train at the city's old ice stadium. From
those humble beginnings they went on to win an ice dance gold medal
at the 1984 Winter Olympics. |
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