The Answer

A few days ago I posed a question as to the whereabouts of a compass embedded in stonework that many people would walk past without even noticing. Well the answer is that it is directly outside the front entrance to the Town Hall. This picture taken today but looking in the same direction to the north shows the Town Hall, Sir John Warren and The Scala cinema on the left with Burr Lane directly in front and the Moon and Sixpence with the old Fountain and Horse Trough to the right.


It would have been easier to locate the compass had the inscription which records the opening of the Market Place improvements in September 1995 been legible - but I didn't want to make it too easy for you.

Which Way Now?

,As I ponder which way to go to take this week's photos for the Latest Images page at Ilkeston Cam, I paused today for this shot of a compass embedded into the stonework.


Hundreds of people must pass this plaque every day but I wonder how many actually "see" it. It's situated in quite a prominent place in the town and the inscription around the edge (which cannot be read at this scale) would probably give the game away. So the question is "Where is it?" I'll tell you later in the week.