Ilkeston Town Walk - Stage 06 - Park
Road
w/e 16 February 2003
Park Avenue, the road from the cemetery (Stage
05 of the Town Walk) changes to Park
Drive at its intersection with Park Road, often referred to as
the crossroads. Our route will soon take us up Park Road but
first a short detour in the opposite direction.
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This is the view down the hill from the crossroads, much changed
from when it formed part of an ancient pack horse trail to Nottingham
known as the Monk's Way* or Path.
*See another series on Ilkeston
Cam all about the Monk's Way.
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This is far as we go on our detour - to
where Park Road turns left and the sub Post Office stands on
the corner. The ancient route to Nottingham was possibly one
of the "green roads" dating back thousands of years.
Even today the road to the right of the Post Office goes by the
name of Green Lane.
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But returning to the crossroads we can now turn our attention
to the Sudbury Almshouses on the corner of Park Road and Park
Avenue.
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Plaques on the houses are memorials to
Alderman Francis Sudbury J.P. who in 1887 became the first Mayor
of Ilkeston and went on to hold that position six times in total.
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Continuing up the hill past the almshouses,
we now turn first left into Lime Street (top) and then right
to Graham Street (bottom). This will lead us to one of the main
thoroughfares through the town, Nottingham Road, which is where
we'll pick up our walk in the next stage.
Other stages of the "Town Walk" may be seen by following
the links from the Archives page.
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