Gonalston Hall

Remodelled in 1851-52 by the Nottingham architect T. C. Hine

Fiona McLaughlin has been in touch with OurNottinghamshire about two watercolour paintings she has of Gonalston Hall, dating from the 1950s.  They were painted by her grandfather and are reproduced below:-

The two watercolours above of Gonalston Hall were sent in by Fiona McLaughlin, and painted by her grandfather, Herbert (Bert) Goodliffe of Nottingham,  in the 1950s.  Here's what she says:-

 Herbert Goodliffe was born January 1900 and died July 1958. He lived in Nottingham all his life and married his childhood sweetheart, Florence Bates, whose father was a trader on Nottingham market. Bert and Florence lived on Barden Road, Mapperley, for a number of years. Bert was a barber and had a salon on Woodborough Road. Bert loved painting, the earliest piece I have is dated 1918, and must have been done either on his way to, or on his return from France. He was injured in the war and was hospitalised back here. I have letters from that time. His family were also musicians, guess that's how my Nana met because she was a music teacher. From around 1938 Bert started landscape painting, and had pictures displayed in the Art Gallery in Nottingham. He used to drive around the countryside and set up to paint or sketch.