The Langley Methodist Church held a regular gala or carnival during the 1950s, and this...
The aim of this page is to chart the development of the web site –
Latest Amendments
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Ilkeston Library event, 23 August
Our stall at Ilkeston Library today attracted a lot of attention, with displays on the Ilkeston...
Ilkeston Library Heritage Event – 23 August
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the opening of Ilkeston Library, on 24 August 1904, there...
Geoffrey Stone – Commemorative Plates
Pride of place in the first display, on the history of Heanor Grammar School, that the Society put...
Latest Pages with Amendments
Here lists the pages with recent changes. These are listed in order of latest update and dated with when the update took place.
Langley Gala 1954
Dec 2, 2024 | Latest News, Marlpool and Langley
The Langley Methodist Church held a regular gala or carnival during the 1950s,...
Ilkeston Library event, 23 August
Aug 23, 2024 | Latest News
Our stall at Ilkeston Library today attracted a lot of attention, with...
Ilkeston Library Heritage Event – 23 August
Jul 31, 2024 | Latest News, Uncategorized
To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the opening of Ilkeston Library, on 24...
Historic updates, under the previous website design
1/6/20 | The 2020/1 Programme is published |
29/5/20 | New page – Newsletters 50th – looking at the changes in our newsletters since 1970 |
25/5/20 | Several new photos added to the “slider” on the Home page. |
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11/5/16 | The 2016/17 Programme is published |
11/6/15 | The 2015/16 Programme is published |
10/6/15 | New page – Visit to Mapperley village |
7/2/15 | New page – Heanor from Above |
12/1/15 | New page on Marlpool Cemetery |
3/1/15 | Addition of feed from our Facebook page onto the Home page.Photo of Alfred Seaman’s Ilkeston shop on the Shipley Alfred Seaman Photographs page. |
31/12/14 | Completion of web-site conversion.New logo introduced. |
27/12/14 | Newsletters page finally brought up to date (not done since 2009!) |
25/12/14 | New photo of pit pony on History Themes page, and of Godkin opencast site on this page. |
18/12/14 | New page featuring our “We want your memories” questionnaires |
14/11/14 | New page on the local suffragette movement |
20/8/14 | Work commenced converting the old website – almost all information is unchanged, but with a new layout and some new photographs. |
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28/4/12 | The 2012/13 Programme is published. |
12/9/11 | Our latest publication is launched – The Origin of Heanor & District Street Names. |
19/6/11 | The 2011/12 Programme is available. |
24/1/11 | New page on Heanor Memorial Park |
6/9/10 | New page on the Heanor Baptist Church |
30/8/10 | New page on Ormonde Colliery. |
8/4/10 | The 2010/11 Programme is published. |
14/11/09 | A new page on the craftsmen’s workshops of Britannia ParkAnother picture of he MGO bus crash on the Public Transport page |
15/10/09 | A new page on Stainsby HouseMore information and photographs on the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Langley Mill |
15/7/09 | A new publication on the history of the Heanor and District Omnibus Company |
12/7/09 | First hand account of the MGO bus accident on the Public Transport page |
27/5/09 | New page on the Heritage Corner at Heanor Antiques CentreNew page on the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Langley Mill |
11/3/09 | The 2009/10 Programme is available. |
1/3/09 | Aerial photograph of Codnor Castle North Court |
6/12/08 | New Photographs: Red Lion Square and Smalley Lodge on Local History Topics page; Heanor Market from the Church Tower; Fabrication shed at Vic Hallam’s; and Heanor Gate Station and Cromford Canal at Stoneyford on the Transport page. |
26/9/08 | New page on photographs of Shipley by Alfred Seaman, circa 1890 |
13/5/08 | Our newest publication can now be seen: Follow the Master: A History of Heanor Grammar School, 1893 – 1976. Orders can be placed on-line using PayPal |
2/5/08 | A new page on the war memorials of Heanor Grammar (Secondary) School |
10/4/08 | Two additions to the Committee Members page, following the AGM. |
1/4/08 | The 2008/9 Programme is now available. |
11/12/07 | Amendment to the Aristoc page to show the names of the three girls featured. |
20/9/07 | New page on Vic Hallam Ltd |
13/9/07 | Two new photographs on the Churches and Chapels page |
17/6/07 | Photograph of a Hartshorn carriage on the Useful Links page |
22/4/07 | A complete Newsletter Index (from 1970 to present time) is now on-line. The page also has a photo of a Gypsy caravan at Langley Mill |
7/3/07 | The 2007/8 Programme is now shown |
1/2/07 | New Churches and Chapels page.New page on Langley Mill Baptist Church |
2/1/07 | Addition to the Committee member page |
1/11/06 | New page on Aristoc |
15/9/06 | Page and photo gallery on Eastwood and Langley Mill Railway Station |
8/7/06 | Photograph of bus crash on the Public Transport page. |
18/5/06 | Article and picture on a neolithic stone axehead found at Laceyfields – see Marlpool & Langley |
13/3/06 | New page – photo gallery of Postcards of ShipleyNew page – the 2006/7 Programme of the Society”Another Foxhole Spirit” added to the Ghost Stories page. |
7/2/06 | Additional text and pictures in the Other Displays page, covering our exhibition at the Ripley Tourist Information Office. |
12/1/06 | George Bissill, and two of his paintings, added to Noted People |
8/12/05 | New Page – The Ballad of Henry Garnett |
1/11/05 | Two additional pictures on Britannia Park.Five additional pictures on the Langley Mill in flood page |
4/10/05 | New Page – Britannia Park |
1/9/05 | Photograph of Heanor Market Place during Royal Visit, 1914 |
13/7/05 | 1907 postcard of the Marlpool Cemetery chapels, on the Heritage Centre page. |
3/7/05 | A small gallery of photographs showing Langley Mill in flood. |
22/5/05 | Addition of article on Glew Lane in Forgotten Place NamesPhotographs of life-membership award to George Eyre in Society News |
14/4/05 | Addition of the 2005-6 ProgrammePhoto of Co-op milk wagon on Station Road, Langley MillPhoto of the main line through Langley Mill on the Railway page |
06/3/05 | New Page – Forgotten Place Names, including a photo of Hampden Street and 2 old mapsTwo new photographs of Langley Baths and the Butchers Arms |
13/2/05 | New article on the Ghost Stories page, plus photograph of Loscoe Denby LanePhotographs of Furnace Lane and Dam Cottage added to the Loscoe page. |
12/1/05 | New page on Aldercar Hall, and changes to the Langley Mill pageArticles on Billy Bestwick and AB Williamson added to Noted PeopleGhost Stories page now includes short section on murders at Hardy BarnMajor news on the Heanor Heritage Centre |
24/12/04 | Publication of our new book “A Portrait of Heanor and District 1900 – 2004.” Orders can be placed on-line using PayPal |
14/12/04 | New photograph of the Marlpool Congregational Church in 1937.New photograph of lakeside road on the Shipley page. |
1/11/04 | New page on the War Memorials of the areaAddition of an old photograph to the Contact Us Confirmation page |
2/10/04 | New page on Ghost Stories around HeanorAdditional article on Langley Mill in 1840, added to Langley Mill pageAddition of old post card of Codnor Castle on Codnor page |
15/9/04 | Addition of the Mine Accidents pageInclusion of website statistics on the Home pageMinor changes to the Other Displays page. |
10/7/04 | New page on the Rectors and Vicars of HeanorTrial of accepting donations via PayPal – see Home Page or Membership |
2/6/04 | New page “Other Displays” on the work the Society is doing to promote an understanding of our local history.Picture of British Film Institute plaque in Heanor Town Hall on Heanor Market.Better picture of Trent Lock on the Canals page.Better picture of Tissington Hall in the 2003/4 Programme page.New photographs of society visit to Tissington Hall on the Society News page. |
5/5/04 | Addition of the 2004-5 Programme, plus a few additional links.Changes to the Committee Members page after April’s A.G.M. |
17/4/04 | Addition of page listing all regular bus routes of the MGO and Notts and Derbys Traction.Addition of this page, listing major changes to the site. |
13/3/04 | Addition of text and photo of Elliott’s Chip Shop on Heanor Pubs page |
9/3/04 | Launch of site |