Ilkeston Database of Places
The Following is a list and details of places in Ilkeston which have had paranormal, unexplained activity. Some are from reports in paper, by members of the public and other sources.
Public Houses
Bulls Head, Stanton Road, Little Hallam
- In the cellar noises and a Ghost of a bride been seen
- Cold feelings / Hotspots
The Havelock - White Lion Square - Stanton Road.
- Apparitions, possible sighting of owner.
- Flickering responsive lights in morning
- Noises, feelings
- A bad presence in cellar
White Lion Pub, Now Demolished
- Poltergeist Activity,
- Noises and feelings,
- Spirits may have moved to Havelock.
The Gallows Inn, Gallows Inn Area, Nottingham Road
- Paranormal Activity including moving objects, glass shattering.
Relating to the bridge regarding a murder, also Horse and Cart noises, feelings, apparition and is site of the Gallows and Ducking stool.
The Market Inn - Market Place,
- Over 170 years old and close to 2 graveyards .
- Noises, breathing, sighs, groans.
- Moving objects, doors and glass shattering
- At least 2 apparitions
- Staff wouldn't go to certain parts of the pub on their own.
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- Lights being switched off and on
- Glasses being thrown or exploding in hands,
- Knocking on Windows upstairs,
- Cold spots,
- Doors banging upstairs
- Noises, footsteps across landing
- Orbs, shadows, figures seen
- Smell of cigar smoke in cellar occasionally,
- Male voice
3 confirmed ghosts so far by investigators.
Shops
Wilkinson Store - Bath Street
- 1 Apparition (Female)
Walkers on South Street, - now the Brewery tap
- -Haunted by a man called the umbrella man
- Apparition and noises.
CO-OP Building - Now Apartments and Small shop Units
- Apparition and strange activity.
Takeaway - (Southern Fried Chicken),
- Feelings of bad energy, noises - mostly stairs to and attic.
Manners Chipshop - South Street
- Feelings of bad energy, noices -
Toy Shop - South Street
- 1 Apparition (No other recent experiences)
The Girl In the window – the toy shop
This again was found derived from stories in the Advertiser. In the July 19 th edition of 1974, there is an account of the owner seeing the reflection of a ghost in the window behind him and his escape for the spectre.
Buildings
Town Hall, Market Place, Ilkeston -
- Unexplained Activity
- Fire alarms and smell of smoke
- Also fires
Backed with past events (including a fire that damaged the building) and police reports, even being called out to investigate.
Corner Cafe Building (incl Sewing Shop) - Market Street / Market Place
- Paranormal Activity - Recent reports - Report
Hair Dressers (Fiona’s Bath Street)
- Paranormal Activity - Recent reports
Account
Rutland Garments now Premiere Furnishings
- Chairs would move and weird noises
- A lady hung herself in the ladies and she's been there ever since.
The Beacon (Ritz) Bingo Hall The Ritz - South Street-
- The apparition of past owners/users
- Knocking, footsteps and sounds of doors opening and closing
- Land Haunting from spirits of land before the Ritz
- Angry spirit near bar.
Investigation Report
investigations - Report
Erewash Museum - East Street
- The girl who fell and broke her neck,
- The sounds in the stables, Horses seen on shipley could be related
- Three ghosts, 1 on the back stairs, one on the second floor and one on the ground floor.
- Reports
Ilkeston Advertiser Building, Heanor Road (Now Derbyshire Times)
- Paranormal Activity
- 2 Ghosts Dogs
- Man and 2 children who died in building
- Noises, feelings and moving object.
- One woman believed to be previous editor.
Old Church - The HOP
JD Cafe (now the HOP) - Polterguiest Activity, Paranormal phenomena - Recent Reportings ARTICLE
Bennerley School B and T Block - Unexplained Activity (Smells, Noises) - Account
Hermits Cave - Dale Abbey - Unexplained Activity (Smells, noises, Apparition) - Account
Monks Sightings at Hermits Cave, Woods and various homes along the hermits/monks walk - Accounts
Sudbury House and former site of the College - Apparition and Paranormal Activity
Gallows Inn Close - (otherwise known as Gallows Inn Meadows) - Unexplained and Paranormal Activity (Smells, feelings, apparition, orbs and shadows/mass) - various homes
Scala Cinema - Pimlico (Market Place)
- Unexplained Activity
- Recent Reporting's of spirits,
- Hot and cold spots
- Previous owner and projectionist still presence
- Voices
- Possible spirits visiting to see film.
- |One death on site is recorded
- Over 100 years old and is one of the earliest purpose built cinemas in the country.
- Originally built on the site of a graveyard - Story of ghost before cinema
Homes
Hawthorn House - Multiple Poltergeist Activity, Smells, noises, attacks and other reports - REPORTS - (Demolished)
Homes built on small remaining part of Derby Street
- Reports of Dark presence
- Demonic shadows
- Noises and moving objects
- Child and adult spirits seen
We know one house to have been scene of mass murder.
Lime Street is currently active with
- Active spirits
- Dark presence
- Feeling of touching and being attacked
- Smells, noises and moving objects
From feed back it seems a few houses on street are active. possible land haunting or related to a larger building preciously on site
- Knocks bangs
- tv and lights go off and on
- kettle boils on its own
- footsteps in corridor
- loud bangs in outside door
- People hear Footsteps in flat above cafe, no one in
- Apparitions, mist,
- Moving objects and emotional feelings,
Little Hallam Ln,
- Demonic shadows,
- Apparitions, mist,
- Moving objects
- Emotional feelings,
- Child and adult spirits
Wirksworth (KH), -
- Demonic shadows,
- Apparitions,
- Emotional feelings,
- Child and adult spirits
(New Housing Estate next to old Graveyard, and onsite of Hallcroft School)
- Built on mass grave
- Unexplained activity reported.
- Various home report Noises, feeling, moving objects
- Possible linked ton sightings on Derby Street
Glebe Cresent and Sudbury Avenue
- Shadows, Black Mass,
- Paranormal Activity - Recent reports
Various homes
- Shadows and apparitions
Churches and Grave Yards
Stanton Road Grave Yard -
- Unexplained Activity (Smells, feelings, apparition, orbs and shadows/mass)
St Marys Church Grave Yard - Market Place
- - Unexplained Activity (Smells, feelings)
- - Unexplained Activity (Smells, feelings)
St Marys Church and Cantelupe Centre
- - Unexplained Activity (Smells, Noises)
Woods and Parks
Ladywood (Kirkhallam) Woods - Various Activity
- Last report 1983
- Reports of a ghost of a white lady seen in the Ladywood woods, locally known as White lady Woods
Blue Bells Woods, Woods -
- Various Activity