It’s always fantastic to visit Eastwood and entertain audiences at weddings, parties and special events. Most recently it was a tremendous privilege to be part of Tanya and Matt’s fantastic wedding at the outstanding Eastwood Hall.
The town is most famous as being the birthplace of the world famous writer and poet DH Lawrence (1885 – 1930) and his legacy remains evident around the area. Indeed, the DH Lawrence Birthplace and Museum on Victoria Street provides an interesting insight into this extraordinary man’s life, work and times.
Lawrence would spend his formative years at the Breach House on Garden Road. This is where the seeds of his genius were sown and inspiration for future literary masterpieces was provided. The Breach House can be visited and forms part of the Blue Line Trail.
Lawrence drew from the unique social and cultural aspects of life around Eastwood and its environs at the turn of the twentieth century. His father was a coal miner and worked at the local Brinsley colliery.
Sons and Lovers, Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Women in Love are three of Lawrence’s most famous works. He was considered to be highly controversial in his time, and Lady Chatterley’s Lover would not be published in its entirety in the UK until 1960.
To find out more about exciting places to visit around Eastwood and Nottinghamshire, visit: Things to do in Nottinghamshire.
David Fox is a professional entertainer, freelance writer and artist based in Nottingham, UK.
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