The City Circuit 24 Iron Gate 8 Michael Thomas Bass 16 The Old Bell Hotel 21 The former Boots Building 25 Bonnie Prince Charlie Statue 30 An early 18th century house which was statue This is the last coaching Inn to survive in Derby. Built for the Nottingham based A magnificent life-size statue set up Assembly Rooms/Derby Sales & 1 once the home of horologer, scientist and A statue of Michael Thomas Bass MP for Built in 1680, it was extended with an ornate chemists at the beginning of the high upon a stone plinth. Glossop born Information Centre philosopher, John Whitehurst FRS (1713 – Derby 1847 – 1883 is situated next to the ballroom in 1776 and acquired its timber façade 20th century. The top of the building sculptor, Anthony Stones created the work 1788). In 1855, the roof was removed and the Derby Museum and Library. He funded the in 1929. A meeting was held here in 1884 by displays statues of important which was unveiled in December 1995. The Assembly Rooms complex the Derby Midland Cricket Club. It was during Derby people who have influenced This landmark signifies Bonnie Prince present glass structure substituted to make construction of this fine gothic building. is an award winning architectural a studio for Richard Keene (1825 – 1894) this meeting that the members elected to progress within the city – Florence Charlie’s fateful return to Scotland in design by Casson and Conder Derby’s pioneer Victorian photographer. form their own football team – the evolution of Nightingale, John Lombe (co-founder 1745. He arrived in Derby on 4 December built in 1977. Home to the Derby Derby County! Recently refurbished with more of the Derby Silk Mill), Jedidiah en-route to London to over-throw the Sales & Information Centre Central Library 17 development underway. Strutt (cotton mill owner) and William King. It was here whilst discussing where you can receive all the 9 tactics, that he realised that there were Derby Cathedral Centre Hutton. information you require to make This beautiful Gothic building was built in St. Peter’s Church 22 insufficient troops to carry out the task, so your visit to Derby complete. Officially opened as the Cathedral 1879 by RK Freeman and funded by Michael decided to retreat. Centre by Queen Elizabeth II in Thomas Bass MP. Home to the Central Library, This is the oldest church building This present-day building replaces the 17th century Newcastle November 2003, the Derby Cathedral the interior still displays the original wrought in Derby – founded in 1042 and This move resulted in the Battle of Culloden in Scotland House and the original Assembly Rooms. The façade of the Centre is home to The Cathedral iron staircase and frescoed gallery. mentioned in the Domesday Book. Derby Ram Statue 26 on 6 April 1746 where the government troops treated the original Assembly Rooms building has been carefully relocated Café and Cathedral Bookshop and During the Black Death in 1349, both A bold stone structure created by Highlanders very harshly by burning their homes, slaughtering to the Crich Tramway Village approximately 20 miles away garden planted to represent a journey the vicar and his chaplain lost their Michael Peglar as a gift to the city in cattle and deporting thousands of Scots to America, Canada in Derbyshire. The Assembly Rooms is currently closed until through the life of Jesus. A basement lives to the disease. In fact, so many 1995. It was unveiled by the then Mayor and the West Indies. further notice. display area hosts a variety of ever- died in St. Peter’s Parish that they of Derby, Councillor John McGiven. changing art exhibitions as well as had to bury bodies vertically in the The Silk Mill 31 treasures from Derby Cathedral and the surrounding parishes. churchyard. This unique city landmark forms part of Franceys House 2 10 the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Derby Cathedral Site – a 15 mile stretch of the Derwent Built in 1695 for Alderman Market Hall 27 Valley between Derby and Matlock William Franceys replacing a The Cathedral’s tower dominates Derby’s Opened in 1866, the Market Hall is a Bath. This attraction is housed on the house originally built by his skyline for miles around and is the second Victorian architectural masterpiece, site of the Lombe Brothers’ Derby Silk Uncle in 1640. Alderman Henry tallest perpendicular church tower in England so remember to look upward to Mill, England’s first modern factory Franceys was educated at (second to the Boston Stump). The light and D airy interior always amazes new visitors as R admire the grandeur of the building. and a major landmark of the Industrial Derby School and went on to R the atmosphere is so different to that of older E The cost of construction in those Revolution. The Silk Mill is undergoing Emmanuel College, Cambridge. T 33 churches. See the Baroque nave designed T R E W days was £29,000 and is the UK’s redevelopment, please check opening He followed his father’s business L S E T O U L 32 DARLEY PARK by James Gibbs and lavish chancel screen F S first purpose-built indoor market. times before visiting. and became an important created by Robert Bakewell. Joseph Wright’s apothecary (chemist) in the 31 Q 11 tombstone, an 18th century 32 town. U The Silk Mill Ale & Cider House reuse of a medieval E E This pub provides the canvas vault marker, can also be viewed inside the D N A for a unique colourful mural, so Cathedral. A very humble monument O S 3 R Lloyd’s Bank T F make sure you view this on the L . compared to its neighbouring ornate A U T R L left hand side of the building! Another magnificent building created E D tomb for Bess of Hardwick! E L R E H by the same mason who built Franceys T S This was painted by the Derby R A I T T N C V Community Arts Project in the House. Dating back to the 18th century, S 10 R E E W T E mid 1980s and depicts the Silk it was commandeered as the residence D I L A I E L G R R O T 30 R of Sir John Gordon of Glenbucket during W O Trades Lock Out of 1833 – the O R ’ S 9 F O Y N W R first ever industrial strike action Bonnie Prince Charlie’s visit on 4 – 6 A G M 8 to fight for better wages and December 1745. In the 19th century, it was J U 12 . A T the offices of Bemrose the printers. 14 R Y S T T work conditions. E E F S E R I T 7 T R A R . S W E G A T T N E 6 E D W 1 R 33 5 E St. Mary’s Bridge Chapel D E 13 One of 6 remaining medieval B R O E Jorrocks Bar and L 4 C bridge chapels in the UK. D A W 4 BLACKSMITH’SYARD L L 3 P A 20 T 34 Originally dating back to the 15th Foulds Music Shop 21 E N K E E R E T A S century, this little stone chapel A 29 Once a single building used as a coaching F G M R I R N STAFFORD A E has regular services which are R L inn, it was built by Alderman Samuel STREET G A D Map not to scale A T S T organised by Derby Cathedral. E 21 Heathcote in 1693. Heathcote was obliged E 28 Please telephone in advance to D Crown Court by the Corporation to take a 1000 year I 2 TT. S T & County SEE organise a visit. P T 27 E lease on 62 feet of frontage which had 11 H TR T Courts Ye Olde Dolphin A RT E ES H 15 E 19 EXCHANGE Telephone: 01332 341201. been erected encroaching on the public T TBT E H S RLR This is Derby’s oldest public house. H AE STREET thoroughfare. The original inn closed in C T B E M E L B A timber framed building of the R AL O C A 1853. A R 34 O L 17th century, first licensed in 1530. T N The Council House T 16 R E H D . H TT N D Remember to take a look at the Silk EE ES 17 E M G Headquarters of Derby City WW TIRA 26 E Mill pub’s mural from this angle down AA SR A RR AO R Council and home to the city’s CURZON D W CR IT STREET WI TVOI K Full Street . 32 ICCK V I C collection of treasures. Tours K E T Joseph Wright birthplace can be booked to discover 5 memorial Magistrates Court 12 S wealth of history and heritage 22 T 25 . about the Derby. Also a popular The celebrated artist, Joseph Wright was born BECKET P Formerly the Shire Hall but 18 E STREET T LONDON ROAD 35 venue for weddings. in Derby in 1734. Wright was an artist of the converted into the city’s Magistrates E 23 R PRIDE PARK Royal Academy. The marble pillar memorial was Court in 2003. A wonderful ST. PETER’S ’S This horse-shoe shaped building was constructed in 1942 only FOOTBALL STADIUM erected in 1992. This is situated on the site of his CHURCHYARD S THE SPOT architectural masterpiece emanating T to be immediately occupied by the RAF.