A Miscellany of Beeston Related Items

This new (March 2008) section will be used to present a variety of items, most of which we have collected from others who have a connection with Beeston.

We hope that this approach will bring more to the site, more quickly and will be used to complement existing and additional self-researched articles written in the style that we originally adopted. Each will be introduced by a short summary paragraph :

• Beeston in the News - a fascinating collection of Beeston-related newspaper extracts from 19th century newspapers which contain not only colourful detail but many names and dates which will be useful to family historians. These extracts were contributed by Trish Symonds of New South Wales, Australia who we have in the past been able to help with finding her Beeston ancestors.
  
  
• Memoirs of Constance Annie Mayfield - born in 1912, Anne - as she was known - was the daughter of William and Mildred Mayfield originally of Beeston but who went to live in Park Road, Chilwell after their marriage. The family emigrated to Australia in 1921. This memoir of her life was found amongst Anne’s papers following her death in 1993 - another contribution by her niece, Trish Symonds of New South Wales, Australia. It is reproduced here with only minor punctuation changes.
  
  
• Comfy Buses - Molly Wade has let us have this interesting account of "Comfy Buses" a Beeston bus and taxi firm, which was being operated by Arthur Howe and Louis Powney by the early 1930s.