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RMMee Moderator	Peacock Town replied on: 9/12/2005 2:13:11 AM The above was one of Philip Eggleshaw's contributions. Philip was the most prolific contributor to the Society's newsletters, and is sorely missed.
Azzabuv This message was updated on 9/12/2005 1:07:04 PM by Azzabuv	Peacock Town replied on: 9/11/2005 9:41:06 PM Society Newsletter number 17, September, 1974. Original contributor was Mr. Philip Eggleshaw. <><><> Historical Peacock Town Peacock Town was a small pleasent little hamlet, three quarters of a mile to the North of Heanor Church. It consisted of the big house called 'The Falls', with an 'L' shaped block of ten cottages on the West side and a further block of four or five to the North. Some of the first named cottages have been demolished and those on the North side have gone almost without trace. Although today, this area is called 'The Falls', sixty years ago it was called Peacock Town and very few people would have known it by the other name. I think the origin of the name was that peacocks were kept in the garden of the big house, which was at one time the home of the Tantum Family. This Family had considerable estates in the district and i think the cottages were built to house the workers of these estates. In the 1880s, Dr. Joseph Fletcher lived there. He was a partner in the lace factory at Heanor. Later, it became the home of Mr. Alfred Haslam, who along with his brother, who lived at Ripley, was the owner of Pentrich Colliery, which was sunk on the Duke of Devonshire's estate and was first called Hartington Pit. Mrs. Haslam, before her marriage, was Miss Brentnall, from Cocker House, a lovely house situated between Aldercar and Brinsley, which is now buried under the Moorgreen Tip. <><><> Azzabuv.
Azzabuv This message was updated on 3/24/2005 12:45:51 PM by Azzabuv	Peacock Town replied on: 3/8/2005 12:51:32 PM Yes, Robert, there was quite a few various gangs living down there during the 50s, when i was around there. I believe it got its rough reputation long before that time though, but sorry, can't enlighten you as to that previous time, or why. As a youngster, (single figure years) it was always, from my other Heanor friends - "NOT going down there. Never". But i eventually met some 'Peacock Towners', in my early teens, at Loscoe Rd; School. We all just 'clicked' together - hence Loui's and Loscoe Dam Etc. later. The place itself was a smallish housing estate, stretching partway towards the old railway station in one direction and in the other, practically upto the entrance of the driveway of Fall House, or the Falls. The bulk of the estate was built back in the direction of Heanor - the bottom of the steep fields, as it once was and next to the once small, steep lane, which led you upto Heanor Market Place. (Past the original Heanor Hall). The two main streets were/are - Newlands Drive and (Cecil?) Berle Avenue. Azzabuv.
RMMee Moderator	Peacock Town replied on: 3/6/2005 10:46:24 PM Why, were there a lot living there, or did they just hang around down there?
suzard Researcher	Peacock Town replied on: 3/6/2005 8:10:59 PM 50's teddy boys scared me off going there!
RMMee Moderator	Peacock Town replied on: 3/6/2005 2:50:32 PM Azzabuv Tell me more....! Describe Peacock Town to me, and state the time period you're talking about. Why was it so rough? What you say certainly fits in with what I was warned about, but I don't know what made it like that.
Azzabuv This message was updated on 3/6/2005 1:30:01 PM by Azzabuv	Peacock Town replied on: 3/6/2005 12:26:38 PM Swingin' Fists - and sometimes, crippling 'pranks', unless you happened to be well in with some of the 'Roughens'. Thankfully, i was. Enchanting days.........but GOOD pals all. Might was right........ Azzabuv.
RMMee Moderator	Peacock Town replied on: 3/5/2005 10:32:49 PM What can people tell me about Peacock Town. As a kid, I remember that Peacock Town was an area that other kids told you not to go to. I never really knew why, or even exactly where it was. I was reading a book the other day, based around the war time, where the adult author stated that he would take a wide detour to avoid going through Peacock Town, because of the reputation of the people who lived there. So, what was there to be frightened of?

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