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Properties and events in Derby 2018

Properties and events in Derby 2018

Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.

Heritage Open Days 2018 will be 6-9 & 13-16 September.

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‘Antiquarian Academy’ ‘Austen Age’ Time ‘Tec Taster Tournament!

Antiquarian Academy, Lymehurst Cottage, 1 West Park Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1GG

Archaeology – the study of the human past through material remains – has often been compared to detective work. The archaeologist investigates…

Can you solve a Regency history mystery?! Georgian lady Mrs Leach will start you on a case! Apply skills of deduction, and adopt archaeological approaches, to investigate traces from the past. An ‘Austen Age’ award awaits the winning Time ‘Tec!

Opening Times

  • Sun 16 Sept: Sessions: 18.30, 18.50, 19.10 & 19.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

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Behind the Scenes Tour - Derby Local Studies and Family History Library

Derby Local Studies and Family History Library, Riverside Chambers, Full Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3AF

Local Studies staff will lead a tour of the library, located in Riverside Chambers, the recently refurbished Grade II listed old Magistrates’…

See behind the scenes at the library and discover more about the history of the old Police Courts building.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Tour 1330-1500
  • Sat 15 Sept: Tour 1330-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Faith Trail to Local Places of Worship in Derby City Centre

Open Centre, 148-152 Pear Tree Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6QD

Established in 1981, the Open Centre is a well respected organisation based in Derby in the East Midlands. We exist to promote understanding…

Visitors will be able to begin their journey at the Open Centre before heading out to visit the Hindu Temple, Muslim Mosque and Sikh Gurdwara before returning to Pear Tree Baptist Church situated next door to the Open Centre.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Tour 1000-1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Kedleston Hall

National Trust, Kedleston Hall, Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JH

A spectacular neoclassical mansion with Adam interiors and Lord Curzon's Eastern Museum, set in 820 acres of landscaped pleasure grounds and…

Visit Kedleston Hall and explore indoors and outdoors. There are great walking routes through the woods and beside the lake, as well as a garden for picnics and playing. Inside the hall discover the lavishy decorated 1760s show palace.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: Park open 10am to 6pm. Hall open 12 – 5pm.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Melbourne Cemetery Chapels

Melbourne Cemetery, Packhorse Road, Melbourne, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 8BZ

Melbourne's handsome and striking cemetery chapels date to 1859 and are the centrepiece of the well tended Packhorse Road cemetery. They are both…

We are opening the two Grade 2 listed Victorian chapels to the public which are usually closed at the weekend.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1700; Tour 1430
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Shardlow Church

Shardlow Church, London Road, Shardlow, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 2GP

Shardlow church was built in the 1830s following the quadrupling of the village population as it developed into the largest inland canal port in…

Presentation on church and its history: 11.00 am
Ringing chamber in tower open: 11.00 am till 1.00 pm
Refreshments: 10.30 am - 1.00 pm

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 10.30am - 1.00pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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St Thomas Church Pear Tree Derby

St Thomas Church, Pear Tree Road, Pear Tree, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 8NQ

Come and visit St. Thomas' both to see its architecture and windows, and to hear about its fascinating story and its current…

A Church designed by the London-based architect Joseph Peacock in the neo Norman style, and opened in 1881. There are stunning mosaics and a gallery of stained glass windows by different designers.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1030-1230

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Tour of New Normanton (Derby)

Open Centre, 148-152 Pear Tree Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6QD

The tour begins with a brief introduction of the work of the Open Centre and finishes next door with tea and biscuits at the Pear Tree Baptist Church.

A rare opportunity for a guided tour of New Normanton by Danny Wells. It is an area so rich in terms of nationalities, languages and faiths and hosts Britain’s first public park.

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: 1400-1530

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

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W W Winter Photographers Est 1852

W W Winter Photographers, 45 Midland Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2SP

W W Winter holds a collection of portraits and industrial photographs dating back to the 1850's, a sample of which will be on display throughout…

A working photography studio operating on the same purpose built site since 1867, W W Winter has retained much of its heritage which will be displayed throughout the original studio, waiting rooms, and daylight retouching rooms.

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: Tour 1000 & 1300
  • Fri 7 Sept: Tour 1000 & 1300
  • Sat 8 Sept: Tour 1000 & 1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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