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Photo Gallery

We have an extensive collection of photographs covering Somercotes and the surrounding area ranging up to the current day.

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Newspaper Advertisement for Everlastic Corsetry made at the Nixs Hill Factory.
Everlastic Factory Somercotes (SLHS ELS 007)
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Advertisement for Wragg Brothers, Radio & Television sales and service  74 Somercotes Hill - 1966.
Somercotes Businesses (SLHS SBS 045)
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The Interior of St. Thomas Church during its reconstruction after the fire in 1984.
Somercotes St. Thomas Church (SLHS ST 130)
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Pennytown Fishing Pond with Industrial Estate in background 1964.
Pennytown Ponds (SLHS SPT 052)
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Midland Main line at Red Bridge.
Red Bridge (SLHS SVT 061)
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Hand Drawn map of Muckram detailing were the various buildings and roads were. The house numbers are given on the map, and shows the roads and railways, along with Swiss Cottage at one time a mine managers house and he old Tin Mission
Muckram Lower Birchwood (SLHS OS 014)
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1821 Map of Pye Bridge shows the Canal Basin, river Erewash and Corn Mill
Somercotes Map (SLHS SM 035)
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Cotes Park Colliery sports team with their trophies and awards.
Somercotes Cotes Park Colliery (SLHS CPC 046)
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Map of Pye Bridge, Smotherfly and Lower Birchwood
Ironworks Maps (SLHS IWM 022)
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Ernest Goodall was the Secretary for the Welcome Home Fund for Somercotes Soldiers  returning from the Second World War.
Somercotes Welcome Home Committee (SLHS SP 127)
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Pennytown Pond fisherman on banks 1964.
Pennytown Ponds (SLHS SPT 050)
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Riddings House and Main Drive leading from Church Street circa 1970s.
Riddings House (SLHS RHF 028)
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