Ilkeston Town Hall

Ilkeston Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

Ilkeston Town Hall
Town Hall, Market Place, Ilkeston
General information
StatusComplete
TypeTown Hall
Architectural styleItalianate
Classification
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated6 November 1986
Reference no.1280610
AddressMarket Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates52.970921°N 1.309636°W / 52.970921; -1.309636
Construction started1866[1]
Completed1868
OwnerErewash Borough Council
Design and construction
ArchitectRichard Charles Sutton

History

The building was designed by Richard Charles Sutton of Nottingham in the Italianate style for the Ilkeston Local Board of Health.[3] The foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Rutland on 27 September 1866[3] and it was completed in 1868.[2]

Following the grant of a Royal Charter, the town hall became the headquarters of the Municipal Borough of Ilkeston in 1887.[4]

In 1892, during a concert by the Ilkeston and District Harmonic Society, heat from the newly installed lighting caused timbers in the roof to catch fire. The fire was quickly extinguished.[5]

In 1924 another fire was successfully extinguished before much damage was done.[6]

Since 1974 it has been one of two headquarters of Erewash Borough Council, the other being in Long Eaton.[7] The assembly hall was partitioned to form a Council Chamber at that time.[8]

References
  1. Nottinghamshire Guardian - Friday 5 October 1866
  2. Historic England. "Town Hall, Erewash (1280610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. Trueman, Edwin (1880). History of Ilkeston: together with Dale Abbey, Kirk Hallam, Shipley and Cossall. John F. Walker. p. 55. ISBN 1897834012.
  4. "Ilkeston Corporation". National Archives. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  5. Sheffield Daily Telegraph and the Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 1 March 1892
  6. Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 4 November 1924
  7. "Contact Us". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. "Ilkeston Town Hall: a short history" (PDF). Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
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