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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 .

Interactive map of Derby

Time in Derby is now 04:19 PM (Saturday) . 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.


Videos

Night-time Hunter

5:40 min by VC57UK
Views: 23395 Rating: 5.00

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

6:20 min by comedyhunter
Views: 13913 Rating: 4.53

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.

1:04 min by comedyhunter
Views: 9597 Rating: 4.57

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

4:14 min by comedyhunter
Views: 6585 Rating: 4.29

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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Located at 52.92 -1.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Derby, Grade II listed buildings in Derby, History of Derby, Public houses in Derbyshire

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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Tags: Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom, Hit Music Network, Media in Derby, Radio stations established in 1987, Radio stations in Derbyshire

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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Tags: 1836 establishments in the United Kingdom, Art museums and galleries in Derbyshire, Art museums established in 1879, Ceramics museums in the United Kingdom, Decorative arts museums in England, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Local museums in Derbyshire, Military and war museums in England, Museums in Derby, Organisations using QRpedia

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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Tags: Christianity in Derby, Christianity in Derbyshire, Dioceses of the Church of England, Religious organizations established in 1927

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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Tags: Buildings and structures in Derby, Buildings with blue plaques, Grade II* listed buildings in Derby, Visitor attractions in Derby

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