Ilkeston’s Industries
Although most of the large-scale industries that contributed to the social and economic development of the town have gone, their presence can still be seen if you know where to look.
Much of the mining scars have disappeared under landscaping, and most of the Stanton Ironworks site has been cleared and is undergoing redevelopment.
Stanton Ironworks
The Stanton Ironworks at New Stanton, south of Ilkeston was once the town’s largest manufacturing concern and consequently its biggest employer. The Stanton and Staveley group was later part of the Tubes Division of...
The Local Mining Industry
Ilkeston lies almost at the southern end of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire coal field, with the deepest seams finally outcropping or bassetting out in the neighbouring parishes of Kirk Hallam and Stanton by Dale....
