Welcome

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Welcome to the website of the Norman Nicholson Society. The site aims to provide information about Nicholson and his work and encourage the study and enjoyment of this remarkable man's writings. Here you will also find  information about the NN Society which holds regular events and publishes the newsletter Comet. The Society is based in Millom, on the banks of the River Duddon and in the shadow of Black Combe, and has a worldwide membership. 

Membership

New members of the Norman Nicholson Society are warmly welcomed. Membership fees are £15 per annum or £20 for a couple living at the same address, and £6 youth membership (up to age 25). Check out benefits of membership here. Please contact us via the Contact page
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Norman Nicholson

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Norman Nicholson was born in Millom, Cumbria, in 1914 and lived there until his death in 1987 with the exception of two years in his late teens when he was sent to a sanatorium in Hampshire to recover from tuberculosis - an event which shaped his subsequent life. His writing career lasted from 1930 until his death and embraced plays, poetry, novels, criticism and essays. He is best known for his poetry and was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 1977 and the OBE in 1981.

Read an appreciation of Norman Nicholson by Fran Baker, former archivist at the John Rylands University of Manchester Library, HERE.
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Most frequently-asked question: Where can I get hold of Nicholson's work? The Greetings shop, 26 Lapstone Road, Millom LA18 4BU, has a range of Nicholson books in stock. Or try Faber & Faber HERE or Amazon HERE, or click HERE for links to Nicholson's poems online. ​

LATEST NEWS

To visit Nicholson House

We are looking forward to welcoming two groups of visitors to Millom in the coming weeks. A party from the U3A Questers group is due on February 20th, and a group of MA students from the University of Cumbria will come on February 28th. Both groups will visit 14 St George's Terrace. Representatives of the Norman Nicholson Society will be helping to host the visits.

posted 13/2/20

'The Author's Effects' - new book about
​writer's house museums

A new book looking at the emergence of writer's house museums has just been published and is available to visitors to this website at a 30% discount. Details of how to purchase your copy and take advantage of the discount appear at the foot of the flier below. Our thanks to Dr Sally Blackburn-Daniels, Postdoctoral researcher in English at the Open University, for making this generous offer available to us.
​posted 7/2/20

'The Price of Land'

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A play by Geoff Cox, poet, author and member of the Norman Nicholson Society, will have its premiere at the Brewery Arts Theatre in Kendal on Saturday February 22nd before going on tour around Cumbria. The verse drama tells the story of the region through its forgotten voices - quarrymen, miners, charcoal-burners, farmers and more. The play sets out to remind us that the experience of living and working in the rural north today has its roots in a shared and often uncompromising history. It will be performed in Millom on Friday February 28th at the Beggar's Theatre, 7.30pm.

​posted 27/1/20
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