This block stood on the corner of South Street and Wharncliffe Road until 1937 when it was demolished to make way for an extension to the Cooperative Department Store. It once contained a Post Office, Joseph Wright’s barber shop and the Bon Bon Shop. Though not...
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...
Introduction King Henry III granted a Charter Hugh de Muskham on April 10th in the year 1252. The charter gave the Lord of the Manor and the townsfolk of Ilkeston the right to hold a market on the Thursday of every week and an annual two day fair on the Assumption of...
