Laura Knight Park

Long Eaton, Nottingham

See Knight's works and learn more about her by visiting: DameLauraKnight.com and ArtUK.org.

Did you know? - Until at least the early 1970s, the Highfield Cottages existed at this location. [Map reference]

Dame Laura Knight

Dame Laura Knight, a Long Eaton resident, was the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire. The War Office commissioned her as an artist to cover the proceedings of the Nuremberg War Crime Trials in November 1945. She died in 1970 at the age of 92.

Disclaimer

The Long Eaton Unofficial Parks Association (LEUPA) does not claim any authority over the space in question. Contact: [email protected].