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Sandiacre - Heritage and Environment
Canalside Conservation Area is in the centre of the town and contains a major reminder of Sandiacre's industrial past, Springfield Mills. This was built in 1888 as a lace factory
The pages of this site will give you a deeper insight into what Sandiacre has to offer.
St Giles Parish Church
Erewash Canal
and still dominates the canal's skyline with its towering brick chimney. It was built by Terah Hooley, a local entrepreneur and former owner of Risley Hall.
The focal point of the Sandiacre Lock Conservation Area is the attractive old Lock Cottage with its associated outbuildings situated at the junction of the Erewash Canal and the former Derby Canal. This
Cloudside Conservation Area
early 19th century building would once have been occupied by the lockkeeper and it is a good example of traditional canalside architecture.
Construction of the Erewash Canal began after the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1777 and was completed in 1779. The 12 mile route of the canal stretches from the River Trent northwards through Long Eaton and Sandiacre and on up the Erewash Valley through Ilkeston to Langley Mill.
The Erewash Canal is still in use thanks to the formation in 1968 of the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association. Its towpath, which makes up some of the Nutbrook Trail, provides an attractive traffic
free route through a mainly built up area. The canal is used by pleasure craft especially in the summer months.
Sandiacre's industrial heritage lives on today in furniture making, engineering, clothing, lace making and light industry. The town has grown considerably in the last century and the population has now stabilised at around 9,000.
