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Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Ilkeston maps
Historic maps of Ilkeston and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Ilkeston maps
Historic map of Ilkeston
Illustrated Victorian map of Derbyshire
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Ilkeston books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Ilkeston and the local area. View all Ilkeston books
Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories
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Derbyshire Photographic Memories
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Peak District Photographic Memories
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6 Ilkeston photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Ilkeston
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In 1942 I was 9 years old and lived in Long Eaton during the war having previously lived in the West Riding. We had no radio and in those days no television and I was either at the outdoor swimming pool or in the library with my nose in a book. When I visited the library I took out the maximum... [more]
Shared on 23 October 2006
I Know This Cottage VERY well.
I know this street - Spring Road - very well, and particularly this thatched cottage! This is because the Thatched Cottage was at the end of what was our property from 1990 - 2003 - Coke Hearth House. If you look at the brick wall, the right hand side leads down to Hollyhearse Terrace, and also a public footpath which my... [more]
Shared on 04 October 2009
Evans Concrete Products Ltd, Greenhill Lane, Riddings
I worked at Evans Concrete products employed as factory maintainance fitter; my job was to keep the factory machinery in good condition and attend to other projects in the making. The people I worked with were Jack Travis, fitting shop manager, Bill and Ron Hardwick and Ernest Finny, the best engineeers you could find, who taught me well - those were... [more]
Shared on 02 December 2006
I have just learnt that my aunt, Rhona Mortimer (her maiden name) and her sister Grace Mortimer were evacated to Darley Abbey during the Secopnd World War years. I think was only for 3 months. My dad Len Mortimer was evacuated nearby. Rhona would have been about 7 years old and Grace maybe 10 years. My dad would have been about... [more]
Shared on 29 September 2009
Extracts From Ilkeston & Derbyshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Ilkeston, inspired by Frith photos.
Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories
The originally 14th-century pinnacled tower of St Mark's parish church watches over Ilkeston's wide Market Place, with the town's war memorial in the foreground. Double-decker buses wait to take their passengers to Derby and Kirk Hallam, and parking was yet to become a problem in the 1950s.
This is an extract from Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories
Bath Street, leading off the Market Place, is one of Ilkeston's main shopping streets. This view looks back towards the tower of St Mark's at the end of the street. Again, traffic is notable by its absence, with only a single motor-cyclist to trouble crossing pedestrians.
This is an extract from Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories
Another view of Bath Street, looking back towards the church. The range of shops is interesting, from Gunns the newsagents, selling the local Nottingham Journal and Evening News on the left, to the larger chain stores and building society offices.
This is an extract from Derbyshire Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
