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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Laycie Beck

Former Eastwood home of writer D H Lawrence placed at auction for £65,000

The former Nottinghamshire home of a renowned writer is up for auction. The three bedroom property on Lynncroft, Eastwood, was lived in by D H Lawrence for a number of years and was also where his mother passed away.

It was one of four properties in the area that the author lived in, and is now being sold by Auction House London with a guide price of £65,000. It was during his time in the house that the author started his writing journey, which led to his most famous novel 'Lady Chatterley's Lover.'

Nottinghamshire historian, Gavin Gillespie has been researching D H Lawrence for years. He said: "I've worked it out that he lived there from 1903 to 1908 and from 1908 he then moved to Croydon to be a school teacher.

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