by Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Social Histories
Some memoirs by Frank Wilson My name is Frank Wilson, and I was born on the 12th of November 1936. I was the seventh child of Emma and William Wilson. I had two older brothers Bill and Edwin and three elder sisters Connie Ada and Jean; my elder sister Joan died in...
by Editor | Jul 1, 2026 | Transport, Social Histories
Article taken from Stanton and Staveley News, February 1967 “Some people call them barges, but this isn’t true. Barges, you see, are bigger vessels which will carry between 80 and 100 tons, whereas a canal boat – that’s what I lived on for over 40...
by Editor | Jun 3, 2024 | Social Histories
by Grant Shaw The sometimes-overlooked Hallam Fields War Memorial is in the grounds of the former Stanton Institute (“The ‘Stute”) and is a replica of the original which was stolen some years ago. The names on it are all First World War casualties, but my recent...
by Editor | Mar 30, 2024 | Social Histories
An inspirational teacher by Danny Corns John or Jack to his friends, “Pop” to his pupils, was a founder member of the Ilkeston & District Local History Society in October 1966. He was also the Chairman and Secretary for a number of years. It was “Pop” Lally that...
by Editor | Mar 17, 2024 | Social Histories
Joseph Wright of Ilkeston 1861-1942 Joe Wright was a well known Ilkeston character at the beginning of the last century. Born on Christmas Eve, 1861 in a house off Bath Street, his parents were John Wright, a bricklayer’s labourer, and his wife Selina...
by Editor | Mar 3, 2024 | Social Histories
The life of Alfred Miller Mundy ‘Squire’ Alfred Miller Mundy (9 January 1809 – 29 March 1877) of Shipley Hall was born on 9 January 1809 at Shipley. He was the third son of Edward Miller Mundy (d. 1834) and his wife Nelly Mundy (née Barton). Edward was the owner of...
