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Durban House, Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, 1966. The mines in Eastwood were originally owned by the Barber and Walker families. Eastwood Hall was formerly the home of the Walker family and was built in 1810. Opposite Eastwood Hall on Mansfield Road is Durban House, seen here, which has recently been renovated. It featured in the DH Lawrence novel Sons and Lovers and was used by Barber, Walker and Co as offices for the mines. The Barber family lived at Lamb Close House in Moorgreen.