Erewash Museum and Gardens — Attraction in Erewash

Erewash Museum in Ilkeston is a little off the beaten path,as it's tucked away at the rear of the market place. At the top of Bath Street the block paved market place starts. On this area are the public toilets and Witherspoon's pub the Observatory, just to the right hand side of the Observatory is an old style Jetty. This is about 100 metres long, at the end of this to the right is the museum. I visited as this is a long weekend of model railway exhibits, many layouts are on show. Of particular interest are working models of the 2 stations which were in Ilkeston in the middle of the last century, Ilkeston North and Ilkeston South, one was the Great Northern Railway, the other London Midland Scotland(LMS). Of the 2 models, (I'm sure the other exhibitors will agree) the most intricate in meticulous detail was the LMS model, it is a credit to its constructor. This must have taken numerous hours to make. Other museum exhibits include Stanton Ironworks and many more. Well worth a visit, be quick and catch the railway models as Sunday is...

Ilkeston museum is a little gem hidden down an alleyway or a jitty as we call 'em in Ilson. Until mid November there's an art exhibition by the famous ex-coal miner George Bissill. Treat yourself to a viewing of some of his art don't pay a fortune to see his works in the Tate, get thee sen to Ilson it's free to enter the museum and view his art and all the other exhibits. Lots of history on Bennerley viaduct the grade 2 listed wrought iron structure that carried the Railway across the Erewash Valley between Derby and Nottingham. This can also be seen in its natural setting through a window in an upper story gallery of the museum. The industrial and social history of Stanton ironworks is also featured along with many more exhibits. All...

Visited the erewash Museum the other day with a friend to look at the Sherwood Foresters collection that was on display until December of this year to which I was expecting a little bit more with the regimental Museum being closed for refurbishment. The building as a whole really nice architecture Lee as an old stately home within erewash with the old kitchens sweet shop stables and I really enjoyed the interactive boards that told you the stories of individuals that worked within the house. They are a gift shop with various teams for children and a few military books in but if you haven't been to the museum before like I hadn't I would love to see further displays of the history of are awash with in that museum as it has plenty...