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 | |
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Town Hall, Market Place, Ilkeston | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Town Hall |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Classification | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 6 November 1986 |
Reference no. | 1280610 |
Address | Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 52.970921°N 1.309636°W |
Construction started | 1866[1] |
Completed | 1868 |
Owner | Erewash Borough Council |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Richard 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
- Nottinghamshire Guardian - Friday 5 October 1866
- Historic England. "Town Hall, Erewash (1280610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- Trueman, Edwin (1880). History of Ilkeston: together with Dale Abbey, Kirk Hallam, Shipley and Cossall. John F. Walker. p. 55. ISBN 1897834012.
- "Ilkeston Corporation". National Archives. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- Sheffield Daily Telegraph and the Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 1 March 1892
- Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 4 November 1924
- "Contact Us". Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Ilkeston Town Hall: a short history" (PDF). Erewash Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2010.