Laura Knight Park
Long Eaton, Nottingham
A small outdoor space with two benches & a rubbish bin, that needs some love. The Unofficial Long Eaton Parks Association (ULEPA) has adopted the space & are trying to spiffy it up a bit, as best they can. Contact ULEPA: [email protected]
Did you know? - Until at least the early 1970s, the Highfield Cottages existed at this location.
News
7-May-2026:
Erewash Borough announced that the 2026 £10million regeneration project in Long Eaton will include a salute to Dame Laura Knight.6-May-2026:
ULEPA picked up litter in the park, submitted a report to Erewash Borough, and asked that the weeds be trimmed down. Also, this website was established.
Pic is from Google Street View, August 2008
Dame Laura Knight
Without a prior name (that we can find evidence of) we decided to use this unique opportunity to honour the UK's greatest female impressionist artist, who also happens to have been from Long Eaton: Dame Laura Knight.Dame Laura Knight 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.
See Knight's works and learn more about her by visiting: DameLauraKnight.com and ArtUK.org.
Disclaimer
Absolutely nothing about any of this is official, or in any way sanctioned by Erewash Borough or any other authority. It's right there in the name: Unofficial Long Eaton Parks Association. We didn't ask anyone for permission.
This project is intended as entertainment and community celebration. We do not claim any authority over the space in question. We don't claim any authority whatsoever, really. We're merely Long Eaton residents who have free time. If you want to join us, email: [email protected].
©2026 Unofficial Long Eaton Parks Association (a UK Unincorporated Association) & Zefareu Institute, All Rights Reserved.