Derby

Properties and events in Derby

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CWGC Tours 2025 - Swadlincote District (Church Gresley) Cemetery

York Road, West Bridgford, Fulford, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9QQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a free tour of Swadlincote District (Church Gresley) Cemetery.

Derby Arboretum Anniversary Lecture - Climate Change

Loudon Lodge, 57 Morleston Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 8FL
In person
Pre-booking required

Facing the Climate Emergency: Historic Parks and Arboretums and their Communities in the Anthropocene - Changes we are likely to see over the next decades, with special reference to Derby Arboretum and other landscapes in and around Derby/shire

Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel

Elder Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1UR
In person
Pre-booking not required

An unspoilt 17th Century Chapel (the oldest in Derbyshire), featuring original pews, altar and organ. Exceptional stained glass windows, a historical collection of Pearson's Pottery and artifacts not normally available to see. Historical graveyard.

FoNRC - Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby

Nottingham Road Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Chaddesden, Derby, Derbyshire, DE21 6FN
In person
Pre-booking not required

History, War Grave & Architecture Displays – Architectural Highlights Tour – CWGC Soldiers Plot Visit & Talk – Notable Graves & Children’s Trails – Guided Nature Walk – Meet Funeral Directors, Stone Masons & Florists – Help finding Family Graves

The Vicar of Bray

Upper Dale Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 8BP
In person
Pre-booking not required

In the popular song of the 18th century, this very adaptable parson boasted that he was able to accommodate himself to religious views of successive monarchs and that “whosoever King may reign, he would always be the Vicar of Bray, Sir".

W W Winter Photographers Est 1852

45 Midland Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2SP
In person
Pre-booking required

A working photography studio operating from the same purpose built site since 1867. W.W. Winter has retained much of its heritage which will be displayed throughout the building, along with examples from our extensive image archive.