by hello@ctrlaltdesign.uk | May 14, 2024 | History by Area
The village of Codnor has been a major crossroads for over a thousand years. Roads meet on the market place from Ripley, Alfreton, Langley Mill and Heanor. The village itself probably dates back to Saxon times, and it is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as...
by hello@ctrlaltdesign.uk | May 14, 2024 | History by Area
At the conclusion of the Second World War, in Heanor as in other towns and villages across the country, people’s thoughts turned towards providing a fitting memorial for those men killed in the hostilities. Following the previous war, the town raised a memorial which...
by hello@ctrlaltdesign.uk | May 13, 2024 | History by Area
The focal point of any market town is, understandably, its market. Think of Heanor, and you will think of the Market Place as being the centre of the town, the traditional hub of commercial activity. However, Heanor never had a charter for a market, and, until 1888 it...
