Virginia Woolf Woolf with well needed relief from the pace of London life and was where she found a happiness that she expressed in her diary of May 5, 1919 "Oh, but how happy we've been at Asheham! It was a most melodious time. Everything went so freely; - but I can't analyse all the sources of my joy". "Asham" was also the inspiration for "A Haunted House" (1921-1944), and was painted by members of the Bloomsbury Group, including Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry. It was during these times at "Asham" that Ka Cox (seen here) started to devote herself to Virginia
The Midland Group of a series of Arts Council grants, it re-located to new premises in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, leasing a property at Carlton Street from Nottingham City Council. The move officially took place in 1977, although the new premises only became usable in stages as various parts of the building were renovated and refurbished according to the Group’s plans, creating designated spaces for administration, exhibitions, performance and cinema, as well as a roof terrace, bar and shop. The Midland Group frequently reached out to other regional arts centres around the country. Most prominent among these were Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery