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Tales from Watnall Hall

There's still a lot of respect and interest about old squire Rolleston and his family in the Watnall area. This blog hopes to keep their memory alive by recalling old tales and researching new ones from Watnall Hall and hereabouts.... be kind, be curious...

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Walking (or biking) tour of local DH Lawrence hot spots (using my interactive "Map of DHL's World Travels")

on August 31, 2022

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Rolleston the huntsman, in a poetic account of a classic 30-mile Notts foxhunt in 1881

on August 22, 2022

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