Hucknall and District: Pocket Images

This new selection of over 200 old images evocatively recreates the rich history of Hucknall and the surrounding villages of Papplewick, Linby, Annesley, Newstead and Bulwell. Great social and industrial changes significantly affected the area around the town of Hucknall during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Farming and the textile industry were once the primary sources of employment until the sinking of the collieries during the 1860s dramatically changed the face of Hucknall and the lives of many local people. This book documents community life as it used to be, recalling the people and places central to the history of the area, including Newstead Abbey's most famous occupant, Lord Byron, who lies buried in Hucknall parish church. Images of miners emerging coal-streaked from collieries are preserved alongside vistas of streets, schools, churches and businesses, including Stallards' shoe shop, the Half Moon Hotel and the vibrant stalls of Hucknall Market Place in the 1930s. This is a valuable pictorial history which will delight those who have visited this area of Nottinghamshire and evoke memories of times past for those who have ever lived here.