Durban House Heritage Centre
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Durban House Heritage Centre is the sister site of the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
in Eastwood
, near Nottingham
. It contains an exhibition on the social history
of Eastwood during the time that the writer lived there. In addition there is an art gallery
, a small restaurant, meeting rooms and civil wedding facilities.
's life into the context of its time and place. It contains a recreation of a Victorian school room; a mock up mine
(visitors are invited to crawl through); pictures and description of mining life in the area; a Purdy (mining) lamp; a Lady Chatterley
area (with the original book that was used during the Penguin
trial showing the underlined 'obscene' passages.
, painting
and textile work
. During the annual D.H. Lawrence Festival there is usually an emphasis on Eastwood's history and the town's mining heritage. This year's exhibition was 'Eastwood - the Way we lived', photographs of Eastwood from the 1920s, put together by a miner and local historian.
an elegant Tea shop selling fine loose leaf teas and fresh roast coffees. Delicious home baked cakes,cream teas, and quintessential English afternoon tea with dainty sandwiches served til 4pm. Also all day breakfasts served on Sundays.
The name Hatters instantly suggests Alice in wonderland but is also taken from a quote in the first chapter of D.H Lawrence's famous novel Lady chatterley's lover
"And the authorities felt ridiculous, and behaved in a rather ridiculous fashion, and it was all a mad hatter's tea-party for a while."
D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
The D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum is a museum dedicated to the writer D.H. Lawrence situated in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, near Nottingham.It is the house in which he was born in 1885 and one of the four houses the family occupied in Eastwood....
in Eastwood
Eastwood
-Places:in Australia*Eastwood, New South Wales**Eastwood railway station*Eastwood, South Australiain Canada*Eastwood, Ontario*Eastwood, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhoodin the Philippines*Eastwood Cityin the UK*Eastwood, Essex, England...
, near Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. It contains an exhibition on the social history
Social history
Social history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
of Eastwood during the time that the writer lived there. In addition there is an art gallery
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
, a small restaurant, meeting rooms and civil wedding facilities.
The Exhibition
The exhibition puts D. H. LawrenceD. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation...
's life into the context of its time and place. It contains a recreation of a Victorian school room; a mock up mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
(visitors are invited to crawl through); pictures and description of mining life in the area; a Purdy (mining) lamp; a Lady Chatterley
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1928. The first edition was printed privately in Florence, Italy with assistance from Pino Orioli; it could not be published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960...
area (with the original book that was used during the Penguin
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
trial showing the underlined 'obscene' passages.
The Rainbow Gallery
The gallery forms an integral part of the exhibition. It houses changing art exhibitions, such as photographyPhotography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and textile work
Textile art
Textile art may refer to:*Any one of the textile arts, those arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects*Fiber art, the creation of fine art using textile arts techniques and materials...
. During the annual D.H. Lawrence Festival there is usually an emphasis on Eastwood's history and the town's mining heritage. This year's exhibition was 'Eastwood - the Way we lived', photographs of Eastwood from the 1920s, put together by a miner and local historian.
Hatters Tea Shop
Recently refurbished replacing the previous bistroBistro
A bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. Home cooking with robust earthy dishes, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet are typical...
an elegant Tea shop selling fine loose leaf teas and fresh roast coffees. Delicious home baked cakes,cream teas, and quintessential English afternoon tea with dainty sandwiches served til 4pm. Also all day breakfasts served on Sundays.
The name Hatters instantly suggests Alice in wonderland but is also taken from a quote in the first chapter of D.H Lawrence's famous novel Lady chatterley's lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1928. The first edition was printed privately in Florence, Italy with assistance from Pino Orioli; it could not be published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960...
"And the authorities felt ridiculous, and behaved in a rather ridiculous fashion, and it was all a mad hatter's tea-party for a while."
External links
- D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum - Broxtowe Borough Council with visiting information