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Photo Gallery > Spondon in the 1910s and earlier

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Chapel Street (1900s)

A postcard drawing with the village's original Methodist Chapel in clear view to the left - now the site of the Jehovahs Witness Hall.

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Beech House, Chapel Street (1900s)

A view of the front of the Beech House resident standing in the space now occupied by the Chapelside precinct.

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Chapel Street (1900s)

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Chapel Street (1910)

Looking west towards Locko Road, the bell tower of Spondon School has be seen to the right of the central tree. Chapel Lane turns off to the right of the photo.

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Church Street (early 1900s)

The view along Church Street towards St Werburghs Church.

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Dr Thomas Cade (1880s)

Dr Thomas Cade is pictured on the doorstep on The Homestead in the late 1800s.

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The Grange (1900s)

Early photograph of the timber-framed residence which still stand today on West Road.

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Locko Hall (c.1860)

View of the main hall from across the estate lake.

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Locko Hall (c.1900)

A slightly later photo of the hall.

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Spondon Lodge (1910)

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Spondon Lodge (1900's)

The Lodge Lane building at the turn of the century.

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Lodge Lane (c.1908)

Men lean on their bicycles to chat on Lodge Lane, with the trees to the left of the shot hiding St Werburghs Church behind them.

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Sitwell Street (1910)

The view from opposite the Homestead looking back towards St Werburghs with the water trough to the right of the cyclist.

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Sitwell Street (1910)

Another similar view of Sitwell Street looking west.

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Sitwell Street (1910)

Another Sitwell Street view, this time looking east towards the Homestead with the water trough now to the left.

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Sitwell Street (1900)

A colour postcard view of Sitwell Street with the White Swan in the centre of the background.

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Sitwell Street (1910)

A closer shot of the White Swan at the end of Sitwell Street.

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Spondon Hall (c.1860)

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Spondon House School (c.1910)

A view through the trees to the school

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Spondon Station (1910)

A steam engine pulls good past the east-bound platform

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Station Master Joseph Chambers outside Spondon Station (Dated Dec. 1865)


Photo very kindly supplied by Mr Duncan Chambers
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Nottingham Road/Station Road (1910)

A view along Nottingham Road at the junction of Station Road (to the left) and Lodge Lane. The signpost points left to the Station and right to Ilkeston.

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The Union Inn (c.1900)

The now-demolished inn stood next to the Malt Shovel on Potter Street.

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White Swan (1888)

The Coxon family stand outside their public house at the top of Sitwell Street

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Dale Road (1900s)

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Sitwell Street(1910s)

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Barton's Butchers
Sitwell Street (1910s)

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Vernon Arms (1910's)




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