Description: Park Road left and Park Avenue right. Built in 1910 to a design by local Architect H. Tatham Sudbury. Formally opened Monday 26th Sept. 1910 by Baron Ilkeston. Viewed from the S.E.
The Sudbury Memorial Homes were built in 1910 to commemorate the death of Francis Sudbury (1842-1908), who was the first Mayor of Ilkeston. A committee was formed to decide the most appropriate way of honouring the services that Francis Sudbury gave to Ilkeston.