Derby Collection (page 12)

Irongate and Cathedral, Derby
View of Irongate, in the centre of Derby, dominated by the Cathedral (All Saints). Tramlines can be seen in the road surface. Date: circa 1910

View of Victoria Street, Derby, with a tram and pedestrians Date: circa 1910

St Peters Street, Derby, with traffic and pedestrians
View of St Peters Street, a busy shopping street in the centre of Derby, with traffic and pedestrians. St Peters Church is the building on the left. Date: circa 1920

View of Derby Cathedral from St Marys Gate, Derby
View of Derby Cathedral (All Saints) from St Marys Gate, looking towards the west front. Date: circa 1910

15th Earl of Derby / Pound
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th earl of DERBY statesman Date: 1826 - 1893

Choosing a Derby Winner
Three old men deliberating over which horse will win the Derby! Date: early 1930s

DERBY POSIES TEASET
A lovely Derby Posies fine bone china tea set, decorated with roses, including matching teapot, teacups, milk jug and sugar bowl. Date: 1930s

View of the Cornmarket, Derby, on a busy day
View of the Cornmarket, in the centre of Derby, busy with shoppers, trams and cars. The tower of the Cathedral can be seen in the middle distance. Date: circa 1920

People returning home on Derby Day
A group of tired people returning home on Derby Day. Date: 1871

Gloster-Napier aerial derby winner EAXZ Date: 1923

Edward VII, Persimmon Derby victory
Edward VIIs horse, Persimmons victory at the Royal Derby of 1896. The Royal owner leading in the winner after the race

The Dog Derby special train from Birmingham
Showing the vogue for greyhound racing during the 1930s, the Dog Derby special steam train from Birmingham arrives at Euston, carrying visitors who will become one of the 75

Greyhound Derby winner Mr Johnson
Mr S. Johnson, owner of Wild Woolley, the winner of the 1932 greyhound Derby addresses the 75, 000 strong crowd at White City greyhound racing stadium via a microphone

Dining at White City greyhound derby, 1932
Derby night at the Shepherds Bush enclosure; the club at White City where dining tables command a view of the greyhound racing track below. In 1932, the Derby was won by Wild Wolley owned by Mr S

Canvassing for Votes in Derby, 1910
Three images depicting candidates canvassing for votes in Derby during the General Election of 1910. At half-time, the Unionist candidates walk across the ground in the match between Derby County

Union Workhouse, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
In 1884, the Burton-upon-Trent Union opened a new workhouse on Belvedere Road at Outwoods. The building was designed by JH Morton of South Shields and built by the Messrs Walker and Slater of Derby

At the Derby / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper and Iky Moses set up as a touts at the Epsom Derby. Unfortunately their chosen position in the middle of the course will soon land them in trouble with the police and the jockey s

Batgers Derby Christmas crackers
Bright and jolly label for a Christmas cracker box based around the theme of the Derby

Steve Donoghue

Machine for testing wagon springs
The Worlds First Railway Laboratory was set up at Crewe in 1864. One hundred years later, the Duke of Edinburgh opened new engineering research laboratories at Derby

Russian poster advertising bicycles
Russian poster advertising famous bicycles: Humber, Flyte and Derby. A devil figure rides his bicycle to the edge of a high rock, while a stag jumps off in fright!

Piccadilly Circus, London, on Derby Day
Traffic on the morning of Derby Day in Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, London

Prince Arthur of Connaught / Stamp
PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT and Strathearn (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert), a grandson of Queen Victoria

Earl of Derby / Stamp
EDWARD GEORGE VILLIERS STANLEY, 17th Earl of Derby KG, GCB, GCVO, TD, PC, KGStJ, JP (1865 - 1948) British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat

Mrs R. H. Dent with the Greyhound Derby trophy and Wattle Bar
Wattle Bark, winner of the 1937 Greyhound Derby at White City is picture with his owner, Mrs. R. H. Dent receiving her trophy from Lady Stanley while the trainer and the kennel boy look

18th Earl of Derby
Edward John Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby (1918-1994). Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1951-1968. Established Knowsley Safari Park at his Knowsley Hall estate in 1971

Photograph of locomotives
Various UK locomotives: at the top, a model of a 1600 horsepower diesel electric locomotive, built at Derby in December 1947. Below are eight locos of various railway companies

The Fall of the Kings Horse
This photograph shows the fall of the Kings horse at the 1913 Derby. The fall was caused by Emily Davison who ran infront of the horse and subsequently died from her injuries

DERBY
General view from the south- east

DERBY
The Market Hall

Electric Shock Machine, on Derby Day, 1860
Engraving, originally entitled Two Shocks a Penny, showing an electric shock machine which was part of the entertainments at Epsom Racecourse, on Derby Day 1860

The Three Card Trick, 1860
Engraving showing a group of gamblers gathered around a card sharp or magician to enjoy the Three Card Trick, somewhere near Epsom on Derby Day in 1860

Roadside Refreshments on the way to the Derby, 1860
Engraving showing a man selling alcoholic refreshment beside the London to Epsom road on Derby Day in 1860. The Derby is one of Britains biggest horse-racing events

Piccadilly Circus on the morning of Derby Day, 1866
Engraving showing the crowded scene in Piccadilly Circus, London, on the morning of Derby Day in 1866. The image shows a large number of horse-drawn carriages

The Great Army of Armleteers
A procession of men all wearing armbands to denote that they have attested to enlist as part of the Derby scheme to boost recruitment during World War One

Lucifer Monoplane in the Aerial Derby Handicap, 1922
Photograph showing a Lucifer monoplane, piloted by L.L. Carter, crossing the line to take first place in the Aerial Derby Handicap Race, Croydon, 1922

Benjamin Disraeli, 1852
Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, engraved when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the Lower House in the Derby Administration

Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929)
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, made in 1886 when he was serving as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Benjamin Disraeli Addressing the House of Commons, 1868
Engraving showing Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) addressing the House of Commons for the first time as Prime Minister. Disraeli, English statesman and novelist

Earl of Derby
Photograph of The Earl of Derby, director of recruiting for Great Britain in 1915 and Minister of War from 1916-1918. Derby introduced a voluntary recruitment policy called the Derby Scheme

Lord Rosebery (1847-1929)
Photograph of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, pictured in 1909 when he was drifting away from the Liberal Party to take a more Independent or Conservative stance

Spencer Horatio Walpole (1807-1898)
Photographic portrait of Spencer Horatio Walpole, the English politician who served as Home Secretary three times in the Cabinet of Lord Derby

A Derby night
Illustration by S. Begg showing a long queue of men lining up to enlist. Lord Derby, Director General of Recruiting in 1916 introduced the Derby scheme which encouraged men from the same offices or

Lord Roseberys Speech to the Liberal Party, 1901
Illustration showing Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), delivering his speech to the Liberal Party at Chesterfield, 16th December 1901

Earl of Roseberys Maiden Speech as Prime Minister, 1894
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, making his first speech as Prime Minister in the House of Lords, 12th March 1894

Derby & Canterbury / Paris
The Archbishop of Canterbury is sent as an ambassador by the citizens of London to Paris to meet the exiled Earl of Derby and ask him to return to supplant Richard II

Swimming champion with medals on his costume
A swimming champion wearing a Rolls Royce Athletics Club badge and 35 medals on his costume

HORSE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Thoroughbred racehorse Flying Dutchman who won the Derby, the St Leger and the Gold Cup at Ascot, amongst other races

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