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Living and Working Along the Leen

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Weston Gallery

Free, advanced booking recommended

Priority booking Wed 9 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Running time

Drop in any time between 10am & 4pm

Priority booking Wed 9 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Help preserve the history of the River Leen for the future, by sharing your own memories, all while exploring historical archival photos!

Examine images drawn from the archives of local businesses such as Gerard’s/Cussons and institutions such as the QMC. Reminiscences collected at the event will be mapped to the course of the River Leen to examine how its meaning for local residents has shifted over time.

It is a historical photograph of the River Leen from 1947 showing the flooded railway tracks and road.
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The Leen

Nottingham's River

Free exhibition | Open Thursday 9 October – Sunday 15 March | Weston Gallery

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