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Erewash has six Scheduled Ancient Monuments: Dale Abbey; The Hermitage, also at Dale Abbey; the rday?ins of a Roman fort near All Saints Church in Sawley; Morley Mound; The Lock-Up and Pinfold at Sandiacre and the moated site at Moat Wood, West Hallam.
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Ilkeston Market Place hosts the annual Charter Fair. According to Erewash Borough Council the Charter Fair was granted by King Henry III in 1252 — making it older than Nottingham’s famous Goose Fair. It also remains one of the largest street fairs in Europe.
Actor Robert Lindsay (or Ben from My Family to many) was born and bred in Ilkeston.
Growing up, he studied at Gladstone Boys’ School then specialised in drama at Clarendon College. After that, he honed his talents at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
In 2016, Robert was awarded the Freedom of the Borough civic honour by Erewash Borough Council in recognition of his achievements on the stage and screen.
Samuel Taylor (1816–1875) was the famous ‘Ilson Giant’ who reached a staggering height of 7' 4".
Unfortunately the current Guinness World Record for world’s tallest man is held by Robert Pershing Wadlow. He’s a massive 8’ 11.1” tall.
'Church at the nooks of land'. 'Kirk' to distinguish it from the settlement at West Hallam.
Elements and their meanings
•halh (Anglian) A nook of land; a small valley; dry ground in marsh; a piece of land projecting from, or detached from, the main area of its administrative unit.
•kirkja (Old Norse) A church.
Cotmanhay Extant area north of Ilkeston proper. In more ancient times only the area north of the present Church Street was known as Cotmanhay. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon cott mann haeg - meaning the enclosed land of a cottager.
Botany Bay Extinct area now occupied by Bridge Street, Cotmanhay. So name due to its isolated position in relation to Ilkeston proper
Domesday record of West Hallam
The earliest written record of West Hallam can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, in the time of King William I. The village was already a recognisable community, the last Saxon, Lord of the Manor was a man named Dunstan
'At the nooks of land'. A later settlement west of Kirk Hallam.
Elements and their meanings
Another Ancient monument is one of hundred Moates in the UK. This medieval Moat, which is still filled with water and now has 2 fish ponds, is known to have been a manor house on the island, yet no evidence has been found to back this up.
The moated site consists of a 50m Square island surrounded by a water logged moat measuring 10m and 15m wide and 3m deep. The island is partly enclosed by a substantial bank on south east side and has been interpreted to be part of a wall. There are a number of features such as a platform, levelled areas show signs of possible buildings and courtyard.
The moat is fed by a spring to the south, the water entering via a large embanked fishpond which is now largely silted up. The earthworks around the fishpond extend into outer banks which follow the south and east sides of the moat. Access onto the island was via a 7m wide causeway across the east arm of the moat.
• Ilkeston was originally known as Tilchestune, which, according to the Institute for Name Studies at Nottingham University, means ‘Ealac’s Hill’.
• Long Eaton, originally Aitune, means ‘Island farm or settlement’. The ‘Long’ prefix is there to distinguish it from ‘Little’.
• Erewash boasts one of Europe’s oldest street fairs – the Ilkeston Charter Fair, which was given its charter in 1252 by Henry III.
• More than 70 per cent of the borough is designated Green Belt.
• The borough is home to what was once the largest lace mill in Europe – Victoria Mill in Draycott. Dating from 1907, it was allegedly built to the exact dimensions of Noah’s Ark.
• Dale Abbey church is the only church in England with a pub attached, so you could go to the service and then for a pint. It also claims to be the smallest church in England, and the only one where you will sit with your back to the pulpit.
• Erewash includes almost 100 acres of ancient woodland. The woodland around Dale Abbey was once part of Sherwood Forest.
War memorial,
The war memorial, designed by Edward Maufe, is crafted from stone. It features an octagonal plinth and base, topped with chamfered coping that overhangs. Above this rests a smaller octagonal base adorned with inscriptions, supporting a cross with an octagonal shaft and crosspiece. A wrought iron cross decorates the front. A curved wall behind the memorial bears the names of those who perished in the First World War.
Gate piers, walls and railings, Park Cemetery
Constructed in 1910, the cemetery entrance features eight square stone gate piers. Each pier is distinguished by a chamfered base, angle colonnettes, gablets, and a pyramidal cap, all connected by low stone walls adorned with elaborate cast iron railings.
Cemetery Chapels, Park Cemetery
built 1910 The chapels are in gritstone with limestone dressings and Welsh slate roofs. Between the chapels is a carriageway with a pointed chamfered arch with buttresses. Over this are two-light bell openings, a quatrefoil frieze and four crocketed pinnacles, surmounted by a hexagonal spire with a band of quatrefoils. The chapels are gabled with large five-light windows
Constructed in 1900, the Hoffmann kiln at the old brickworks features pink brick construction with a corrugated iron roof. Its design is rectangular with rounded ends and includes two levels of openings: the lower level boasts 14 round-headed entrances, while the upper level contains ten square openings.
The social club for the nearby ironworks, designed by Harry Tatham Sudbury. Opened in 1937 by the Mayor Ernest Adam. Typical art deco in style, with a number of original features still surviving, the building style was influenced by the design of an ocean liner. Used as a primary location for the BBC TV series Playing The Field and is now home to Ilkeston rugby club and Stanton Football club.
Originally built and designed by George Neames in 1939 for Michael House (a Rudolf Steiner school).The distinctive architectural style was designed to avoid the the use of right angles, one of Steiner’s architectural principles
The Church institute was designed by Henry James Kilford who was the Surveyor to the Local Board and later to the Borough Council. It was opened in 1884 and was built in red brick with stone dressings to the front elevation. The words 'Church Institute' are highlighted in terracotta lettering on the side wall in Market Street. Inside the main entrance porch there is a memorial tablet to nine members who died in the First World War and three who died in the Second.
Built in 1906 and designed by H J Kilford. The front has Jacobean design influences and is of pressed red brick with Rowsley Stone dressings. The central entrance block is entirely of stone with an Oriel window above which there is a stone carving of the former Borough coat-of-arms. The police station also incorporated cells, an exercise yard and houses for the Superintendent and Inspector.
Sundial from the late 18th Century though is stood on a 14th Century cross shaft base. The stone square base has chamfered corners ending in moulded stops. An Octagonal stem above is carved with diagonal grid pattern, topped by moulded cornice. The Dial and gnomon are missing.
The war memorial, crafted from stone, features a cenotaph set upon three square steps, a chamfered plinth, and a rectangular base with a chamfered top. Above this rests a rectangular pier with notched corners and a stepped top. The west front boasts a carved wreath, while the east face displays a chamfered cross. Inscriptions adorn the base, alongside metal plates bearing the names of the fallen from both World Wars. This memorial stands within an enclosure of twelve tapering piers connected by wrought iron railings.
The secondary school, constructed between 1910 and 1914, was designed by George Widdows. He served as the architect for Derbyshire's Education Committee starting in 1904 and was the Chief Architect for Derbyshire County Council from 1910 to 1936
