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Although it is on the edge of our area, Shipley is probably the most photographed part of the district. This page gives just a few of the many postcards which can be found of the Hall, the lake, and the wood. It is often listed as Shipley, Ilkeston – the Ilkeston & District Local History Society often also publish items in relation to Shipley, as it is really “owned” by both Societies.
It's amazing how we continue to receive photos relating to Britannia Park, even though the park...
The Langley Methodist Church held a regular gala or carnival during the 1950s, and this...
Heanor has existed for a millennium or more, but has changed much in its layout over the years...
Stainsby House is no more, though there is a modern building of that name (see below). Stainsby is...
The Jacobites in Smalley Few people would readily associate the village of Smalley, situated about...
A major part of Britannia Park was to be a "Showcase of Britain", and numerous craftsmen took on...
Shipley Country Park was opened in 1976, covering the area around the old Shipley Hall, demolished...
The five photographs on this page have been sent to us by John Bradley, a local photo-historian....
There had been a hall at Shipley since at least the 13th century. It is known that Sir Edward...
The largest cemetery in the area by far is to be found on Ilkeston Road, Marlpool. Whilst Heanor...
Did you know....? Langley is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, 700 years before Langley Mill...
Aldercar is an old area of what is now a joint administrative parish with Langley Mill. The...
Langley Mill, until the 1950s/60s when substantial work was carried out to alleviate the problem,...
To most local people, the history of Langley Mill conjures up a picture of industrial...
Loscoe certainly existed in the 1500s, when a furnace, owned by the lords of Codnor Castle, was in...
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Our latest display at Heanor Library is on pubs which have disappeared - not just closed as a...
It's amazing how we continue to receive photos relating to Britannia Park, even though the park...
The Langley Methodist Church held a regular gala or carnival during the 1950s, and this...
Our stall at Ilkeston Library today attracted a lot of attention, with displays on the Ilkeston...