Ilkeston and District Heritage
Many of the pages in this Heritage section have photographs that have become part of the historical record, as what they illustrate has been destroyed and replaced.
A rare survivor
A ticket to Ilkeston’s Vauxhall Gardens Long time Society member and local literary legend John Titford (one half of the team which brought you 'Ey up Mi Duck') was lucky enough to spot this item for sale recently – a paper ticket for tea at...
Ilkeston Town Railway Station
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...
Ilkeston Town Hall
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...
The War Memorial, Ilkeston Market Place
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...
Churches and chapels, past and present
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...
Industrial Archaeology & Architecture
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...
Ilkeston Street and Place Names
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...
Architecture
Ilkeston: Bennerley Viaduct Grade 2: SK 470437 Bennerley Viaduct, 2007 (Grant Shaw) Impressive wrought iron lattice work viaduct circa 1879. Almost 500 yards (460 metres) long, it carried the former double track GNR Derby-Nottingham railway ('the...
