The new edition of our WW2 book is now available!

The new edition of our WW2 book is now available!

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Wandering naked at Midnight…

Wandering naked at Midnight…

From the Ilkeston Pioneer of 6 September 1912 A man who gave the name of ‘Ben Warren’ the ex-Derby County footballer, but who turned out to be the notorious George William Atkin, alias ‘Fatty Atkin’, a native of Ilkeston, was found wandering in a nude condition in...

Flooding at Stanton Ironworks

Flooding at Stanton Ironworks

The Stantonian, (Magazine of Stanton Ironworks) Vol 22, No.6, April 1961 “In our last issue readers were given a brief account of the floods caused when the Nutbrook stream overflowed its banks on Sunday December 4th last year. The floods were caused by exceptionally...

Plaque to local explosives expert and marksman

Plaque to local explosives expert and marksman

Our plaque on his former home at 'Ferns Hollow' on Station Road, Ilkeston marks the birthplace of a famous son of Ilkeston, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Duncan Shaw MM BSc PhD DSC (Hon). A renowned marksman and soldier, he later became a lecturer at a Nottingham...