The Borough of Rushcliffe lies immediately south of the City of Nottingham and the River Trent and extends towards Newark in the North East and Loughborough in the South West. Although parts of the Borough lie close to Nottingham, Rushcliffe has a strong identity of its own with a combination of delightful rural villages and leafy suburbs. Rushcliffe Borough Council's art collection currently consists of over 80 pieces, of which 16 are in oils and included in this catalogue. The Collection has been assembled over a period of 40 years with most pieces inherited from the former Councils of West Bridgford Urban District, Bingham Rural District and Basford Rural District when they merged to form Rushcliffe in April 1974.