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The parish church of St Mark was built in 1867. In this view we see the shape of the original tower of the church, which was damaged by fire in 1902 and rebuilt by the Marquis of Zetland.

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.

Dedicated to St Mark, the church was designed by George Gilbert Scott and built in 1846.

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.

Railways had boosted industry and the city's growth from the middle of the 19th century; the expansion engulfed detached hamlets, thus creating more parishes, which were a basis for local government.

Behind rises the 303-foot spire of the Roman Catholic St Walburghe’s Church, which was completed in 1866 to a design by Joseph Hansom, inventor of the Hansom cab.

The foundation stone is dated 5 September 1789; this building replaced earlier churches on the site.

In a road of rather mundane buildings is the Palace Theatre, a remarkable building designed in a Moorish style by the Robert Adam of theatre design, Frank Matcham, for Moss Empires in 1901, with a seating

Behind rises the 303-foot spire of the Roman Catholic St Walburge's Church, which was completed in 1866 to a design by Joseph Hansom, inventor of the Hansom cab.

This photograph shows the statue of King Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria, at the corner of Union Street and Union Terrace.

One stop down the line from Enfield town, Bush Hill Park station was opened in 1880 to service this development by the Northern Estates Company.

This view from the top of Whitehall Park looks over the flower beds to Darwen beyond.

The parish church of St Mark is in the main part of the village, near the Methodist Chapel, the primary school and the village shop.

This view from the top of Whitehall Park looks over the flower beds to Darwen beyond.We can make out quite a few of the mill chimneys, but not the most famous of them all, the square 300ft India Mill

The Carfax 1907 The Carfax and market place is at the heart of the old town.

The south side of St Margaret`s Church is seen looking across the churchyard from Church Lane.

St Peter`s Church was built in 1846, replacing a much earlier place of worship on this site.

Mark Twain expected his perfect piece of England to have a castle and the odd ruin.

Mark Twain expected his perfect piece of England to have a castle and the odd ruin.

The Cross, the junction of the High Street, Cambridge Street, Huntingdon Street and Church Street, marks the original site of the centre of town, and was a planned medieval market place.

It became quickly clear that St Mary's Church was too small for the parish. In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

It became quickly clear that St Mary's Church was too small for the parish. In 1865 the Church of St Peter and St Paul on Broad Street was opened; it became independent of the parish in 1880.

In 1758 William Page pulled down the existing house for a new building; he remained the owner and occupier for approximately five years. Mr Mark Basket later occupied it.

In 1758 William Page pulled down the existing house for a new building; he remained the owner and occupier for approximately five years. Mr Mark Basket later occupied it.