HISTORY


"Street Stories" - book available now! (14-5-26)

"Cropwell Bishop Street Stories" tells the history of the places and people of Cropwell Bishop through 44 stories based on every one of the streets in the village.

It is an A4, high-quality hardback with 344 pages and over 1500 photos, diagrams and maps. The text is based on sound, detailed research but written in an entertaining style.

Because Cropwell Bishop Parish Council and Cropwell Bishop Creamery have given their financial support, it is priced at just £20 cash.

This is ‘at cost’ – meaning, no profit.

You will be able to see and buy the book at the Saturday Café on 30th May and, later next week, it should become available at the Creamery’s Shop on Nottingham Road.

Alternatively, you can buy direct from me, either by visiting my house, or I can deliver a copy (only in the village). Just contact me first:
email: amjarrow@mac.com
mobile: 07542 392574

Discover the history of all that surrounds you!


Tony Jarrow


Street Stories

Street Stories of Cropwell Bishop (the original, but incomplete, online versions) (28-12-20)

Click on a street-sign to read its Story.

  1. Barlows CloseBarlows Close
  2. Barratt CloseBarratt Close
  3. Brownhill CloseBrownhill Close
  4. Church StreetChurch Street
  5. Clarke CloseClarke Close
  6. Colston RoadColston Road
  7. Cooper CloseCooper Close
  8. Cropwell Butler RoadCropwell Butler Road
  9. Dobbin CloseDobbin Close
  10. EtheldeneEtheldene
  11. Fern RoadFern Road
  12. Field LaneField Lane
  13. Hall DriveHall Drive
  14. Hardys CloseHardy's Close
  15. Hoe NookHoe Nook
  16. Hoe View RoadHoe View Road
  17. Kendal RoadKendal Road
  18. Kerrs WalkKerrs Walk
  19. Kinoulton RoadKinoulton Road
  20. Marshall RoadMarshall Road
  21. Mercia AvenueMercia Avenue
  22. Mill LaneMill Lane
  23. Newberry CloseNewberry Close
  24. Nottingham RoadNottingham Road
  25. Old Lenton CloseOld Lenton Close
  26. Parkin CloseParkin Close
  27. Richards CloseRichards Close
  28. Salvin CloseSalvin Close
  29. Shelton GardensShelton Gardens
  30. Smiths CloseSmiths Close
  31. Springfield CloseSpringfield Close
  32. Squires CloseSquires Close
  33. St Giles WaySt Giles Way
  34. Stackyard CloseStackyard Close
  35. Stockwell LaneStockwell Lane
  36. Swabs LaneSwab's Lane
  37. The MaltingsThe Maltings
  38. Thurlby CloseThurlby Close

Street Stories of Cropwell Bishop (28-12-20)

The year of 2020 will be remembered by the whole world as the year of COVID-19. The virus has affected the lives of everyone on Earth.

At a mundane level, I found mangaging the Cropwell Bishop website more challenging than ever: there was simply little positive news to publish.

News items were becoming mostly health warnings, shop and business closures, bus terminations, sporting cancellations and social-event cancellations. The calendar was empty.

Looking for something to distract people from the sad reality of daily life (and to occupy me), I hit upon the idea of 'Street Stories' of Cropwell Bishop. It would be an opportunity to collate information gathered from printed documents, online searches, and residents of Cropwell Bishop and then present the findings in a readable and interesting format.

Getting the help and support of anyone with memories, photographs and knowledge of the past is essential. Many people have provided useful snippets of information but I am most indebted to Cropwell Bishop residents, Anne Terzza and Pam Barlow who continue to supply facts, figures and photos of the past.

New stories will continue to appear on the News page of the website, but the final home of them all will be via this Heritage page.

To go to a street story, click on its street name-plate. As you will see, some stories have not yet been published — nor have they been written.


Tony Jarrow

Cropwell Bishop Heritage Group (28-12-20)

The Village Heritage Group has met regularly over the years and you can read all about their meetings and presentations by clicking: Cropwell Bishop Heritage Group.