Haywoods Factory - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

D.H Lawrence 1885-1930
"David Herbert Lawrence was the son of a former school teacher and a Nottinghamshire coalminer, brought up in the small mining community of Eastwood at a time when modern industry began transforming the East Midlands countryside.
He made his debut as a novelist in 1911 with The White Peacock with settings that were heavily inspired by the local Nottinghamshire countryside. 
Lawrence's best known works are his novels, Sons & Lovers, The Rainbow and the controversial Lady Chatterley's Lover. Their style, language and frank treatment of subjects such as female sexuality changed the face of English literature and can still court controversy today. Lady Chatterley’s Lover became the centre of a famous indecency trial, marking an important transition in public views on censorship and the arts.
Lawrence also wrote poetry, short stories and essays, painted, and travelled widely in Europe, Mexico and Australia. However, the writer retained a deep feeling for his native Nottinghamshire – which he referred to as "the country of my heart"." Source: (visit link)
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"In 1901 Lawrence started work as a factory clerk for the Nottingham surgical appliances manufacturer Haywoods, but that autumn a catastrophe overtook the Lawrence family. William Ernest, by now a successful clerk in London, fell ill and died. Lydia Lawrence was distraught; she needed her children to make up for the disappointments of her life. When Lawrence himself went down with pneumonia that winter, her affections turned significantly towards him; and when he recovered it was to start work as a pupil-teacher at the British School in Eastwood, where he spent the next three years."
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Lawrence described his time at the factory in his novel "Sons and Lovers".

The plaque is inscribed as follows;
'City of Nottingham
(Coat of Arms)
Site of
HAYWOODS FACTORY
where D.H Lawrence
worked in 1901'

Location: site of Haywood's factory, New Look, Castle Gate
Unitary Authority: Nottingham City Council
Unitary Authority Ward (UTW): Bridge
UK Parliament Constituency: Nottingham South
Region: East Midlands
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Blue Plaque managing agency: City of Nottingham Individual Recognized: Haywoods Factory where D H Lawrence worked. Physical Address: New Look Building, Castle Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. Web Address: [Web Link]

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