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Explore Derby in United Kingdom
Derby in the region of England with its 235,029 inhabitants is a place in United Kingdom - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Derby is now 03:46 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Swadlincote, Sheffield, Quarndon, Oxford, and Normanton. Since you are here already, consider visiting Swadlincote . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Derby ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Night-time Hunter
Convincing (and apparently rather rare) proof that Peregrine Falcons are catching prey at night. Aided by city lights, at 10.45pm on a freezing winters night, an adult peregrine brings a freshly caugh ..
Joseph Wright Centre, Derby - Time-lapse construction film
This is a time-lapse film I created using 21680 screen grabs from a web cam that was pointed at the construction site of the Joseph Wright Centre. Filmed over one year! You can see just how much work ..
Time-Lapse car journey around Derby at night.
I created this time-lapse trip on 5th September 2005 in the city of Derby, Derbyshire, UK. It is taken from a dash-mounted camera. The trip starts on Agard Street, around the ring road, pride park, Lo ..
Derby Caribbean Carnival Parade on July 18th 2009. Watch dancers and costumed bands in HD
If you are looking for information on the 2012 Derby Carnival see my blog here : derbyphotoscouk.blogspot.co.uk The weather managed to stay nice for the journey from Pear Tree Street to the Market Pla ..
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Interesting facts about this location
The George Inn (Derby)
The George Inn, in Iron Gate, Derby was a coaching inn used by the Duke of Devonshire as his headquarters when commanding the Derbyshire Blues, in readiness for the invasion by Charles Edward Stuart in 1745. When the prince arrived in Derby on 4 December, he called at the inn and demanded billets for his 9000 troops. The event is re-enacted every year on the anniversary of the Prince's arrival. The inn is now a public house called "Jorrocks", having had several different names since the 1980s.
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Ram FM
Ram FM was an Independent Local Radio station, which broadcast to central and southern parts of Derbyshire on 102.8 FM. The station merged with two other East Midlands stations, Trent FM and Leicester Sound to form Capital FM East Midlands (part of Global's Capital FM Network) on Monday 3 January 2011.
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Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a whole gallery displaying the paintings of Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections.
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Diocese of Derby
The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby who has his seat at Derby Cathedral. He is assisted by the Suffragan Bishop of Repton. The Diocese of Derby contains two archdeaconries: the Archdeaconry of Derby and the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield.
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Derby Heritage Centre
The Old Grammar School, St. Peter's Churchyard, Derby, England, is now a Ladies Hairdressing Salon. The building's new owner is the daughter of the architect responsible for the original restoration of this historical property. All of the original features of the building have been retained and further extensive restoration work has been carried out at the new owner's expense.
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