Welcome to Old Ilkeston … the growing story of a town in the Victorian era
Who lies in this neglected grave in St. Mary’s Churchyard ? You might be surprised at the office he once held in Victorian Ilkeston.
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If you live in Ilkeston, you have probably walked by the house he built over 160 years ago, on numerous occasions.
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Do you recognise these premises ? Are you aware of their connection with the Old Cricket Ground ?
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How did Sarah’s first husband die ? And where is this ?
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Sheep shearing in Ilkeston ?? (Pam Bates collection)
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The photo above can be found in Trueman and Marston’s History of Ilkeston. It is labelled as “A bit of old Ilkeston, in Bath Street“. Any idea what it was called … or where it was ? (Be careful !! — don’t make the same mistake as the census enumerator Arthur Perriam made in 1881)
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This is supposedly a copy of an oil painting by G. Paulden (1952), imagining “Ye Olde King’s Head Hotel about 1895”. (courtesy of Ilkeston Reference Library).
There are a couple of clues within the painting to help provide an exact year … and it isn’t 1895.
And below is its neighbour inn, the Sir John Warren. Can you date that one to a year or two ? (you will need to enlarge it)
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Jim Beardsley has very kindly loaned a bundle of unique documents to the Old Ilkeston site from his personal collection. The papers include fascinating details of Victorian property ownership. All of the plans below are from Jim’s collection.
Any idea what this plan below is showing ? .. there are lots of clues within it.
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Burr Lane … but perhaps not as you know it
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Can you connect the Plan below with the Photo above ? (Jim Beardsley Collection)
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Any contributions and comments are all very welcome.
If you have any questions about your own Ilkeston research please put them forward.
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