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 Friargate...
The people of Ilkeston have seen a succession of Lords of the Manor stretching back to the Conquest. In the four centuries from Domesday of 1086 through to the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, the manor was held by related members of just a few families, passing from one...
Ilkeston is situated approximately 10 miles east of the City of Derby and 8 miles west of the City of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. The town stands at a height of around 100 metres above sea level and occupies the same sandstone levels upon which stand...
Introduction The remains of the Abbey can be found in the village of Dale Abbey and can be reached by a short walk from the village centre. The ruins stand on private property and so access is limited. On approaching the village, the remains of the great east window...
Our plaque on his former home at ‘Ferns Hollow’ on Station Road, Ilkeston marks the birthplace of a famous son of Ilkeston, Lieutenant Colonel Brian Duncan Shaw MM BSc PhD DSC (Hon). A renowned marksman and soldier, he later became a lecturer at a...
