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Articles from the Sneinton Magazine by Stephen Best
- 'Sneinton's Other Market: The Story of the Cattle Market', Sneinton Magazine, no. 1, Summer 1981, 23-26
- 'Imperial Echoes', Sneinton Magazine, no. 2, Autumn 1981, 6-7
- 'Gone, But Not Forgotten', Sneinton Magazine, no. 3, Winter 1981/82, 6-9
- 'The Sneinton Strong Man', Sneinton Magazine, no. 4, Spring 1982, 6-9
- 'The Strange History of London Road [Low Level] Station', Sneinton Magazine, no. 5, Summer 1982, 13-19
- 'More or Less of a market...', Sneinton Magazine, no. 6, Autumn 1982, 12-16
- 'Two Sneinton Men of Verse', Sneinton Magazine, no. 7, Winter 1982/83, 18-23
- 'A Superior Country Residence: The Story of Belvoir Terrace', Sneinton Magazine, no. 8, Spring 1983, 13-18
- 'This Manly Game: the Early Days of Cricket in and around Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no. 9, Summer 1983, 10-15
- 'Grandfather's Sneinton: A Look at the Area Through the Pages of a Local Publication of 1907', Sneinton Magazine, no. 10, Autumn 1983, 6-12
- 'The Mysterious East: Some Childhood Visits to Sneinton Recalled', Sneinton Magazine, no. 11, Winter 1983/84, 10-15
- 'A Very Distinct Acqusition: The Dale Cinema', Sneinton Magazine, no 12, Spring 1984, 6-12
- 'Healthy Dwellings for the Working Classes: Some Episodes in the History of Victoria Buildings', Sneinton Magazine, no. 13, Summer 1984, 10-19.
- 'Unfit for Human Habitation: The Cartergate [sic]/Manvers Street Unhealthy Area', Sneinton Magazine, no. 14, Autumn 1984, 11-20.
- 'The Hermitage Remembered', Sneinton Magazine, no. 15, Winter 1984/85, 13-20.
- 'A talent for harmony : John Newton of Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no 16, Spring 1985, 14-19
- 'Now for Jacky Musters : The Reform Riots and their aftermath in Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no 17, Summer 1985, 7-14
- 'From Shacklock to Shamrock : A look at house names in Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no 18, Autumn 1985, 8-13
- 'A low unpretending building : the story of St. Luke's church', Sneinton Magazine, no 19, Winter 1985/86, 7-15
- 'Tales from St Stephen's churchyard : No. 1, C. N. Wright and his family', Sneinton Magazine, no 20, Spring 1986, 6-12
- 'A noble structure : The story of a local railway monument', Sneinton Magazine, no 21, Summer 1986, 9-15
- 'The steeple climber : Episodes in the life of Philip Wootton', Sneinton Magazine, no 22, Autumn 1986, 26-31
- ''.... supposed to be done of purpose' : The destruction of Denison's Mill', Sneinton Magazine, no 23, Winter 1986, 13-21
- 'The late disastrous fire at Snenton : The story of Hudson and Bottom of Walker Street', Sneinton Magazine, no 24, Spring/Summer 1986, 23-30
- 'A great public convenience : The early days of the Albion Chapel', Sneinton Magazine, no 25, Autumn 1987, 14-19
- 'Let them go to Netherfield : Thoughts of a guided walk leader', Sneinton Magazine, no 26, Winter 1987/88, 6-11
- 'Sold for a song? The choirstalls of St Stephens', Sneinton Magazine, no 27, Spring 1988, 16-20
- 'More than meets the eye : The Sneinton nobody notices', Sneinton Magazine, no 28, Summer 1988, 14-20
- 'A sight awfuly grand : Sneinton's great fire of 1874', Sneinton Magazine, no 29, Autumn 1988, 16-24
- 'Tales from St Stephen's churchyard : Scholars, smiths and others', Sneinton Magazine, no 30, Spring 1989, 23-28
- 'Yesteryear...', Sneinton Magazine, no 30, Spring 1989, 33
- 'Tales from St Stephen's churchyard: The preacher, the fiddler and the tailor ', Sneinton Magazine, no 31, Summer 1989, 13-17
- 'A century ago : Sneinton through the pages of an old directory', Sneinton Magazine, no 32, Autumn 1989, 8-19
- 'A train of thought: Two memorable outings in Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no 33, Winter 1989/90, 6-11
- 'Yesteryear...', Sneinton Magazine, no 33, Winter 1989/90, 31
- 'Discontinued lines: More memories of Sneinton's railways', Sneinton Magazine, no 34, Spring 1990, 15-22
- 'A novel view of Sneinton: James Prior's 'Renie'', Sneinton Magazine, no 35, Summer 1990, 16-21
- 'Yesteryear... [St Philip's Church, Pennyfoot Street, Sneinton], Sneinton Magazine, 35, Summer 1990, 35
- 'Manor and pub: sidelights on Sneinton Hollows', Sneinton Magazine, no 36, Autumn 1990, 7-10
- 'Yesteryear... [No Man's Yard, Newington Street], Sneinton Magazine, no 36, Autumn 1990, 17-18
- 'Edwardian Enterprise: A Sneinton Banking Story, with diversions', Sneinton Magazine, no 37, Winter 1990/91, 25-30
- 'Passengers to Sneinton: The early years of Bus and Tram in the neighbourhood', Sneinton Magazine, no 38, Spring 1991, 11-22
- 'Wretched and out-of-the-way premises: The forerunners of Sneinton Library', Sneinton Magazine, no 39, Summer 1989, 8-19
- 'By cruel hands: the strange death of John Wainman', Sneinton Magazine, no 40, Autumn 1991, 9-19
- 'Yesteryear... the road to Sneinton: A Goose Gate interlude', Sneinton Magazine, no 41, Winter 1991/92, 12-16
- 'Brush and pen: William Kiddier and his work'', Sneinton Magazine, no 42, Spring 1992, 7-16
- 'The search for Thomas Martin: another tale from St Stephen's churchyard', Sneinton Magazine, no 43, Summer 1992, 19-30
- 'Sneinton from the air: a view from the Twenties', Sneinton Magazine, no 44, Autumn 1992, 7-14
- 'A link with the Reform Riots', Sneinton Magazine, no 45, Winter 1992/93, 13
- 'A watery grave: Sneinton and Nottingham links with Grace Darling and the wreck of the Forfarshire', Sneinton Magazine, no 45, Winter 1992/93, 21-30
- 'Scum and rascality: how the racecourse came to Colwick', Sneinton Magazine, no 46, Spring 1993, 13-26
- 'Spanning the Years: The Dale Bridge and its passing', Sneinton Magazine, no 47, Summer 1993, 21-26
- 'A plea for Cowen Street', Sneinton Magazine, no 48, Autumn 1993, 13-17
- 'Mission accomplished: the early years of St Christopher's Church', Sneinton Magazine, no 49, Winter 1993/94, 9-26
- 'A bed of nettles: The brief, eventful life of Sneinton School Board : Part 1: 'So excited over a contest', Sneinton Magazine, no 50, Spring 1994, 25-34
- 'A bed of nettles: the brief, eventful life of Sneinton School Board : Part 2: 'A handsome building near the church', Sneinton Magazine, no 51, Summer 1994, 15-26
- 'Southwell Road twilight : A street on the brink of change', Sneinton Magazine, no 52, Autumn 1994, 10-16
- 'Hardly to be surpassed in misery: Parrott's Place and its times, Sneinton Magazine, no 53, Winter 1994/95, 11-18
- 'The making of Victoria Park : Part 1 : 'A huge sandy area', Sneinton Magazine, no 54, Spring 1995, 17-22
- 'The making of Victoria Park : Part 2: 'Tastefully laid out walks', Sneinton Magazine, no 55, Summer 1995, 16-21
- ''The rapid ride' : A guide-book journey on Sneinton's first railway', Sneinton Magazine, no 56, Autumn 1995, 19-27
- 'It paid to advertise: 1. The People's Dentist', Sneinton Magazine, no 57, Winter 1995/96, 8-13
- ''Very little inconvenience to the public': a Sneinton bottleneck remembered', Sneinton Magazine, no 58, Spring 1996, 15-21
- 'Transported to the past: A glimpse of Sneinton Dale in 1955', Sneinton Magazine, no 59, Summer 1996, 7-12
- 'It paid to advertise: No. 2: the works on Sneinton Island', Sneinton Magazine, no 60, Summer 1996, 11-21
- 'Totally lacking in charm: Sneinton from the air in 1923', Sneinton Magazine, no 61, Winter 1996/97, 18-29
- 'From the cares of this bustling scene: the Lowe family and Sneinton churchyard', Sneinton Magazine, no 62, Spring 1996/97, 11-22
- 'Poor Chambers: the dramatic death of a Sneinton man', Sneinton Magazine, no 63, Summer 1997, 17-32
- 'Such strange churchyards: An old burial ground .... an the artist who painted it', Sneinton Magazine, no 64, Autumn 1997, 22-31
- 'Six hundred years of the Plumptre Hospital: Pt. 1 : A very inconvenient and unwholesome habitation', Sneinton Magazine, no 65, Winter 1997/98, 21-28
- 'Six hundred years of the Plumptre Hospital: Pt. 2: Quite an ornament to that part of town', Sneinton Magazine, no 66, Spring 1998, 17-26
- 'About chaps: Sneinton connections in 'Contemporary Biographies', Sneinton Magazine, no 67, Summer 1998, 9-19
- 'The general and the private: further revelations from Sneinton churchyard', Sneinton Magazine, no 68, Autumn 1998, 11-20
- 'Sneinton or Lady Bay?', Sneinton Magazine, no 69, Winter 1998, 13-22
- 'It paid to advertise: No. 3: horse balls and fine health leeches', Sneinton Magazine, no 70, Spring 1999, 15-24
- 'Picturesque and worthy of inspection: Sneinton echoes in the Church Cemetery, Nottingham', Sneinton Magazine, no 71, Summer 1999, 10-18
- 'Picturesque and worthy of inspection: Sneinton echoes in the Church Cemetery, Nottingham : Part 2', Sneinton Magazine, no 72, Autumn 1999, 13-23
- 'Men about town: Further sidelights on local street names', Sneinton Magazine, no 73, Winter 1999/2000, 13-23
- 'A church's year : Part 1: New wishes and new ideas : Victorian Sneinton Through The Eyes of its Parish Magazine', Sneinton Magazine, no 74, Spring 2000, 11-22
- 'A church's year: Part 2: “A Great Religious Character” : Victorian Sneinton Through The Eyes of its Parish Magazine', Sneinton Magazine, no 75, Summer 2000, 13-24
- 'Sneinton's hosiery dynasty: The Morleys of I & R Morley : Part 1: The workmen's friends', Sneinton Magazine, no76, Autumn 2000, 11-22
- 'Sneinton's hosiery dynasty: The Morleys of I & R Morley : Part 2: Commemorating a philanthropist', Sneinton Magazine, no 77, Winter 2000/2001, 11-21
- 'The poet and the pastor: Memorials to two local non-conformists : Part 1. The Methodist: 'For the good of the local poor'', Sneinton Magazine, no 78, Spring 2001, 11-19
- 'The poet and the pastor: Memorials to two local non-conformists : Part 2. The Congregationalist: 'A man of the highest order'', Sneinton Magazine, no 79, Summer 2001, 9-17
- 'Viewpoint: Cause for concern', Sneinton Magazine, no 80, Autumn 2001, 5-6
- 'More than small change: Half a century of Sneinton's shops : Part 1', Sneinton Magazine, no 80, Autumn 2001, 15-25
- 'More than small change: Half a century of Sneinton's shops : Part 2', Sneinton Magazine, no 81 Winter 2001/2, 9-19
- ''A Wanderer in Sneinton': Part 1: Once more let us quit the town'', Sneinton Magazine, no 82, Spring 2002, 15-21
- ''A Wanderer in Sneinton': Part 2: The Rosy, Hearty, Heroic 'Old Sailor'', Sneinton Magazine, no 83, Summer 20020, 11-17
- 'One man's meat: a taste of Sneinton's past', Sneinton Magazine, no 84, Autumn 2002, 12-13
- 'In the line of duty: three railway engineers remembered in Sneinton', Sneinton Magazine, no 84, Autumn 2002, 15-24
- 'Edwardian afternoon: a glimspe of Sneinton Road', Sneinton Magazine, no 85, Winter 2002/3, 15-22
- 'Preceding the cataclysm: Sneinton and its parish magazine in the Edwardian era : Part 1: Events great and small', Sneinton Magazine, no 86, Spring 2003, 11-22
- 'Preceding the cataclysm: Sneinton and its parish magazine in the Edwardian era : Part 2: Chiefly pleasure', Sneinton Magazine, no 87, Summer 2003, 9-20
- 'A trial is respectfully solicited: Advertisers in Sneinton Parish Magazine: 1901-1910 : Part 1. The goods will speak for themselves', Sneinton Magazine, no 88, Autumn 2003, 15-27
- 'A trial is respectfully solicited: Advertisers in Sneinton Parish Magazine: 1901-1910 : Part 2. We Please Thousands; Sure to Please YOU', Sneinton Magazine, no 89, Winter 2003/4, 13-23
- 'By the old canal: London Road in the 1920s', Sneinton Magazine, no 90, Spring 2004, 12-27
- 'With grassy tread: further thoughts on Sneinton churchyard', Sneinton Magazine, no 91, Summer 2004, 12-21
- 'Unconsidered trifles: A Sneinton recipe book', Sneinton Magazine, no 92, Autumn 2004, 12-25
- 'The local shop', Sneinton Magazine, no 93, Winter 2004/5, 11-13
- 'The Albion observed: Sneinton at a Time of Change', Sneinton Magazine, no 93, Winter 2004/5, 20-23
- 'Bath Street ramble: two local green spaces : Part 1: from eyesore to award winner: Victoria Park', Sneinton Magazine, no 94, Spring 2005, 12-21
- 'Bath Street ramble: two local green spaces : Part 2: From burial ground to Blue Butterfly Scheme : St Mary's Rest Garden', Sneinton Magazine, no 95, Summer 2005, 13-21
- 'Tapping a promising district: Part 1: Sneinton's own branch railway', Sneinton Magazine, no 96, Autumn 2005, 11-19
- 'Tapping a promising district: Part 2: Sneinton's own branch railway: Later developments, decline and closure', Sneinton Magazine, no 97, Winter 2005/6, 12-20
- 'The useful life of John Potchett: Part 1: Civil, communicative and helpful to all', Sneinton Magazine, no 98, Spring 2006, 14-23
- 'The useful life of John Potchett: Part 2: Reduced Tradesman and Literary Character', Sneinton Magazine, no 99, Summer 2006, 9-19
- 'A landmark reached: one contributor looks back on 100 issues of Sneinton Magazine', Sneinton Magazine, no 100, Autumn 2006, 6-10
- 'Sneinton Crossroads: a view from the Sixties', Sneinton Magazine, no 100, Autumn 2006, 21-29
- 'Sneinton's Edwardian tiles: a threatened legacy', Sneinton Magazine, no 101, Spring 2007, 13-19
- 'Neat and picturesque: St Luke's Schools and their donor', Sneinton Magazine, no 102, Summer 2007, 9-19
- 'Sneinton's own port: A glimpse from the Thirties', Sneinton Magazine, no 102, Summer 2007, 32-34
- 'For God's sake look where's he's going: The London Road Railway Collision of 1879', Sneinton Magazine, no 103, Winter 2007, 14-27
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