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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.

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Ilkeston Town Station (or at least part of it), from Jim Beardsley’s Archive

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Burr Lane … but perhaps not as you know it (courtesy of Jim Beardsley)

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And what story is contained within this unique plan. ?

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There is also an account of the premises of Ilkeston butcher Thomas Critchley after his death in 1839, part of which you can see below. The account can be found here

And they provide more information on Thomas Ebbern and the Cromwell Buildings in Bath Street (plan below).

And do you recognise where this is (below) ? … another snippet, courtesy of Jim Beardsley’s archive

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