The Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham was founded as the Nottingham Playgoers Club in 1922. It moved into its current home - formerly a chapel - in the early 1970s and the team worked to adapt it.

I had come to Cluny Lace, in Ilkeston, in the lace country around Nottingham, in order to see a steam train fashion a spiderweb. I wanted to watch greased-up engines of Victorian steel pour out ...

Dating back to the 1800s, the Scranton Lace Factory was once known worldwide for its lace and amenities. “One time, Scranton Lace was the largest producer of Nottingham lace in the world.