The Museum
Most of recent stories came from staff at the museum, however its possible to trace the buildings history back through the 1800’s as the library hold financial information on “Dolby House” and the doctor Dr George Blake Norman, who lived and worked there..
We found the story of the outlaws in a pamphlet held at Ilkeston library called Punishment in Derbyshire. The small booklet had detailed accounts of how and where crimes were committed and how the criminals were punished.

Staff told us of:
- The girl who fell and broke her neck,
- The sounds in the stables,
- Dowsing stories,
- The cleansing of the house by a mystic,
- Three ghosts, 1 on the back stairs, one on the second floor and one on the ground floor.
- Three ghosts, 1 on the back stairs, one on the second floor and one on the ground floor.