ILKESTON PHOTOGRAPHS : Old buildings and businesses

ILKESTON PHOTOGRAPHS
More photographs taken of old buildings and shops around the town. Many shop have changed hands and buildings have been demolished and replaced.
The building of the Inner Relief Road destroyed homes, shops and businesses.
I hope this brings back a few memories for those of a 'certain age'. How many places can you name ?
Thanks for watching.

[@jamesgoacher1606]

Thank you. It is more than half a lifetime since I lived in Ilkeston, 45 yrs, and there were many places I do not remember or have changed beyond but you had my old Drink Den in there and quite a few nostalgisic glimpses. One I noticed and it always facinated be as a child was the Bank on Bath Street, Right Hand side going down with a wedge of a little wall outside. Think it was National Bank to begin then became Nat West. No idea why but I always liked to walk along that few feet of wall outside the entrance. Thank you again.

[@almosvideostuff9766]

Thanks for the nice comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.... I used to know a gentleman by the name of Eric Goacher - any relation ?

[@sofalugger]

Beautiful film, Spent many 5-10minutes in Gunns buying my `Dinky and Corgi cars...Still have some today!! Shame how its changed ...Not for the better...Great Halcyon days

[@stephenparkin9855]

great.do you have any footage of white lion square? then the travelers rest.happy days in white lion when barry and angie kept it in early seventies great juke box and bikes only on back car park.

[@markalton2809]

Those were great days, rock discos in the function room.

[@jayp913]

Amazing video and a brilliant channel. Do you have anything of Heanor Road near the Mallard and Cotmanhay near Church Drive? I’m Ilson almost all my life; love it or hate it; it’s home. Thank you so much for the great memories - Love and Peace ❤

[@almosvideostuff9766]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Maybe next time I'll have a drive past the Mallard - I notice thay have done it up rrecently.

[@neilrowarth9945]

I lived there in the 70s still got family there

[@almosvideostuff9766]

I traced my family back for a few generations from Kirk Hallam / Larklands / Cotmanhay and more. :)

[@rupertstreet13]

Great but please name them ! Would like a picture of Gunns Toy shop on bath street.never seen a picture

[@almosvideostuff9766]

I have added captions for the video - Gunns Toy shop is at around 8 mins. Thanks for watching

[@wonkylommiter6364]

2:35 Aldi here now where those cars are parked.

[@almosvideostuff9766]

You are correct

[@stephenparkin9855]

what was the chocolate manufacturer called at the very bottom of bath street? a guy i knew called rob brookes worked there when we left ilson colledge,

[@almosvideostuff9766]

Sorry I have no idea.

[@davidlee6720]

wish you'd name em though, sometimes i cannot even recognise them or know where they where or are.

[@georgehetty7857]

Funny, I knew everyone immediately 👍

[@almosvideostuff9766]

I have added captions which might help. Click on the captions button. Alan

[@davidlee6720]

Great. Recognise most now, Glad Premier got a mention.

[@ashleyjohnson7386]

And not one takeaway in sight back then lol

[@almosvideostuff9766]

Only Takeaways back in the day were the fish and chip shops :)