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Publications

Your Wollaton No.1: The life and times of a Wollaton man

By Ron Cruxon

Ron wrote this remarkable 28 page book in longhand during Lockdown, detailing his life in Wollaton from the 1920s and 1930s, his wartime experiences, subsequent return to Wollaton, his working life and retirement. Born in Wollaton in 1922 he witnessed the change from small rural village to a busy suburb of the City of Nottingham. It was edited for publication by Andrew Hamilton for the Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society. At Ron’s request all proceeds from the sale of the book go to The Walled Garden Fund.

Paperback, A4 size, 26 pages

£5

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Also available from Wollaton Hall, the Stables Bookshop at Wollaton Park, the Bothy at the Walled Garden.

Your Wollaton No.2: The Reconstruction of a Victorian Cucumber House

By Andrew Hamilton

In 2019 a group of volunteers, members of the Wollaton Historical & Conservation Society and Friends of Wollaton Park, now known as the Wollaton Walled Garden Group, discovered beneath a large group of brambles and trees a large rectangular brick-built structure. This turned out to be the base of a greenhouse, specially designed for the growing of pineapples and cucumbers, and one of the last surviving buildings of a bygone age. This book is about this building, its fascinating history, and its amazing restoration.

Paperback, A4 size, 14 pages

£5

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Transforming Wollaton’s ‘secret’ Walled Garden

By Andrew Hamilton

The story of the remarkable four-acre walled garden at Wollaton. The history of its century construction in the 18^th century through to the growth and development to its Victorian heyday. A period of of neglect in the late 20^th century was brought to an end when a group of volunteers began the enormous task of clearing, restoring and replanting what is now a beautiful hidden part of Wollaton Hall’s grounds.

Paperback, A4 size, 10 pages

£4

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