Welcome to this short walking tour around historic Derby City Centre, UK. Please activate captions if you'd like subtitles. We start our Derby walk in front of the Bonnie Prince Charlie Statue on Cathedral Green. We cross Full Street and find ourselves in front of Derby Cathedral. Heading down Iron Gate, we see many of the cafes and shops that the City Centre is famous for, before turning into Sadler Gate. We cut through Strand Arcade before finishing at the Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
Did you know, the University of Derby has been ranked in the Top 20 for Art, Fashion and Textiles and Journalism? You'll soon see why Derby has a name for being an innovative and creative city as we take a short walk around it's historic centre on a quiet Sunday afternoon and we'll share with you some things you may not know about this historically important city.
Here's some things about Derby you may not know:
Derby ‘gave birth’ to Laura Croft and helped bring Batman to life.
Liam Sharp, comic book artist, writer and publisher's talent was spotted at his school in Derby.
Derby's inner ring road is now named 'Lara Croft Way'.
Derby Cathedral has the second highest perpendicular church tower in England.
Derby’s history of innovation is to be marked by a new, £17m Museum of Making.
Derby is home to the world’s second largest aero-engine manufacturer, Rolls-Royce.
The average price for property in Derby stood at £229,903 in December 2021.
Many deaf people move to Derby because of its strong sign language-using community.
Derby sits at the foothills of the Pennines to the north which extend to the Peak District National Park
Filmed on a GoPro 6 in 4K
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12 янв 2022
