Ilkeston Town Station, not long after re-opening in 1879. Situated at the bottom of Bath Street, Ilkeston Town Station stood roughly where the large traffic island now stands. The goods yard and long platform stretched out eastwards through the modern ‘Tesco’ store....
Ilkeston’s recently formed Local Board was responsible for the building of the Town Hall in 1866-67. The site was previously occupied by three or four thatched cottages belonging to John Taylor, a farmer who lived at the old Manor House on Manor Road. These cottages...
Ilkeston’s civic War Memorial takes the form of a ‘cenotaph’ or empty tomb. Names were requested by public appeal, so not every casualty appears here. Likewise, a few of the names are for men whose connection with Ilkeston was not strong but whose...
Cotmanhay: Christ Church — formerly on Church Street Photo by Andrew Knighton The Parish of Cotmanhay was formed in 1845, partly out of the parish of Ilkeston and embracing Shipley. The church was erected in 1848, at a cost of £2,600, raised by subscription and from...
Ilkeston: Ball’s Factory — Burr Lane Grade 2: SK 466422 Four storey brick built hosiery/lace factory built c. 1845 but in a Georgian style for Francis Ball and Sons. Red Brick with cast iron windows and a distinctive central pediment and clock. It is the earliest...
Many of the old areas, back alleys and side streets which were recorded in the various censuses, Civil Registration records and church and chapel registers, have long since swept away during the slum clearances and redevelopment of the early to mid 20th century, or...
