by Editor | Jul 1, 2026 | Local Histories
Extracted from the Ilkeston Pioneer newspaper 10th March 1922 “Time works continuous changes, and the old order of things give place to the new. The modest and unpretentious building in the Market-place, Ilkeston, which has hitherto served to house the ever-growing...
by Editor | Feb 9, 2026 | Local Histories
Mapperley has a long history and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. A Chapel was established here in about 1230 by Hugh de Strelley by arrangement with the Abbot of Dale as patron and Rector and was sanctioned by Alexander Staveney, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield...
by Editor | Jun 7, 2024 | Local Histories
by Beverley Kilby Widening the Nutbrook Canal Bridge, 1950’s – looking towards Spondon, St Norbert Drive / Godfrey Drive junction in middle distance. Originally an agricultural parish and village, Kirk Hallam is now known for its large housing estates on...
by Editor | Apr 3, 2024 | Local Histories
Just east of Ilkeston is the village of Cossall which, like Trowell, was once part of Lord Middleton’s estate. One of Cossall’s claims to fame is its Waterloo memorial in the churchyard of St Catherine. The memorial was unveiled on 18th June...
by Editor | Feb 13, 2024 | Local Histories
Just over the border into Nottinghamshire is the village of Trowell, which is probably most famous for being the Festival of Britain Village in 1951. The village is believed to have Saxon origins, and had a population of around 50, with four manors and a church, by...
by Editor | Feb 8, 2024 | Local Histories
An area known for its coal, theme park and now a country park, Shipley has a very varied history. Shipley Hall, around the turn of the 20th Century Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the manor at Shipley had several owners over the centuries. Early in the seventeenth...
