Beeston and Stapleford Urban District

Beeston and Stapleford was an urban district in Nottinghamshire, England, from 1935 to 1974.

Beeston Town Hall

Beeston and Stapleford
Beeston and Stapleford Urban District shown within Nottinghamshire in 1970.
History
• Created	1935
• Abolished	1974
• Succeeded by	Broxtowe
Status	Urban District
Government
• HQ	Beeston, Nottinghamshire
• Motto	Domine Salvum Fac Regem[1]

It was created by a County Review Order. Beeston had previously been part of Beeston Urban District itself, to which was added the entirety of the Stapleford Rural District, consisting of the parishes of Bramcote, Chilwell, Stapleford and Toton. The urban district bordered the county borough of Nottingham in the north west, two disconnected parts of the Basford Rural District to the north and south, and to the west the South East Derbyshire Rural District and Long Eaton in Derbyshire.

The council built itself Beeston Town Hall on Foster Avenue in Beeston at a cost of £18,500 (equivalent to £1,492,100 in 2023)^[2] designed by the architectural firm of Evans, Clark and Woollatt which opened on 24 March 1938.^[3]

Since 1974 it has formed part of the Broxtowe borough.

Chairmen of the council

• W. Ireland 1935 - 1936
• Alfred Redwood 1936 - 1937^[4]
• W.V. Potts 1937 - 1938^[5]
• J. Taylor 1938 - 1939^[6]
• Fitzherbert Wright 1939 - 1940^[7]
• J.T. Welch 1940 - 1941
• Joseph Heard 1942 - 1943^[8]
• Douglas Leonard Booth 1943 - 1944^[9]
• W. Ireland 1944 - 1945
• Mrs. E Littlewood 1945 - 1946
• Frederick William Litchfield 1946 - 1947
• H.R. Winstanley 1947 - 1948
• W. Ireland 1948 - 1949
• T.L.V. White 1949 - 1950
• G.H. Peel 1950 - 1951
• R. Banks 1952 - 1953
• F. Stowell 1953 - 1954
• Alex T. Oldham 1955 - 1956
• F. Scothern 1956 - 1957
• Victor H. Oade 1957 - 1958
• G.H. Peel 1958 - 1959
• J. William (Bill) Plowman 1959 - 1960
• Mrs. F. Wilson 1960 - 1961
• F.T. Brough 1961 - 1962
• C.W. Anderson 1962 - 1963
• Mrs. F.E. Bradley 1963 - 1964
• J.R. Oldershaw 1964 - 1965
• N. Challenger 1965 - 1966
• N.B. Fortune 1966 - 1967
• Alex T. Oldham 1967 - 1968
• F. Scothern 1968 - 1969
• E. Ray Hudson 1969 - 1970
• John Sutton 1970 - 1971^[10]
• Gordon Mee 1971 - 1972
• Harold Clifford 1972 - 1973
• Grenville Stanley 1973 - 1974

52.93°N 1.24°W / 52.93; -1.24

References

1. "Beeston's New Town Halll". South Notts Echo. England. 18 March 1938. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
3. "Beeston's New Town Halll". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 25 March 1838. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "New Chairman of Beeston and Stapleford Council". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 24 April 1936. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Lively Beeston Meeting". South Notts Echo. England. 23 April 1937. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Beeston Council Adjourn for Refreshments". West Bridgford Times & Echo. England. 29 April 1938. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "New Chairman of Beeston and Stapleford Council". Nottingham Journal. England. 26 April 1939. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Beeston Councillor's Record". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 27 April 1942. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Mr. Douglas L. Booth". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 27 April 1943. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Chairman looks forward to rewarding Year". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 5 June 1970. Retrieved 5 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.