by Editor | Sep 3, 2026 | News, Uncategorized
Ilkeston and District Local History Society launched a new book at their monthly meeting on 1st September. Called “Up Town”, it features old pictures of Ilkeston’s main streets from the 1870s to the 1980s with colour pictures from this year, showing the many changes...
by Editor | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized, Curiosities
Extracted from the Ilkeston Advertiser 27th July 1962 By Grant Shaw A highlight of Ilkeston life in 1909. Mr David Martin of 29 Green Lane Larklands sent us this photograph of Superintendent Daybell on horseback riding at the head of the parade on Ilkeston’s Lifeboat...
