Photographs around Babington Lane & Green Lane in the City of Derby, England

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Photographs around Babington Lane, Green Lane
and Gower Street areas of Derby City Centre, England

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Babington Lane, Green Lane and Gower Street. These are located in Derby, Derbyshire.

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• Photos of Babington Lane area in Derby City, Town centre, Derbyshire, England.

Photo Description : The Babington Buildings on Babington Lane.
Image Reference No. : DP-120801CITYBABINGT-01
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photo taken : 12th August 2001
Other Information : The Babington Buildings were built in 1898, currently this is the location of waterstones bookshop.

Photo Description : Mc Clusky's on Babington Lane.
Image Reference No. : DP-150801CITYBABINGT-02
Date photo taken : 15th June 2001
Other Information : Mc Clusky's pub on Babington lane which originally was The Grand Theatre and was opened in 1886 over the years has been various night clubs such as Locarno, Tiffany's, Confettis, Ritzy's, Eclipse and now Mc Clusky's.
Jan 2007 - This is currently being converted yet again!

Photo Description : Supanova nightclub on Babington Lane.
Image Reference No. : DP-080902CITYBABINGT-03
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photo taken : 8th September 2002
Other Information : This building known as "Progressive Buildings" was built around 1939 and replaced a rather grim block of houses called Malthouse Row which had few windows and doors.
Today the bottom floor of the building is Reliance Electrical and the top floor is Supanova nightclub.

Supanova opened on July 5th 2002. This was once the home of The Rockhouse and the Future club, both run by Paul Johnson.
The Rockhouse opened on 17th March 1984 and continued until 1996 when it was renamed The future club, it contunued as this until being forced to close on 28th April 2001.
The building is on the left side as you walk up Babington lane at the junction of Sitwell Street. The entrance to the night club is at the top of Babington lane.

Update Jan 2006 - This club closed and reopened as FirstFloor.

Photo Description : View at top of Babington Lane
Image Reference No. : DP-150601CITYBABINGT-04
Date photo taken : 15th June 2001
Other Information : This photo is taken at the very top of Babington lane looking in the direction of the bend where Burton road turns into Normanton road. For many years this corner was undeveloped but now there is a pharmacy and a Doctors surgery. A bit further up Burton road is Sgt Peppers pub.
update Jan 2007 - This is now ??

• Photos of the Green Lane area in Derby City, Town centre, Derbyshire, England.

Photo Description : Walkers Bingo hall in Green Lane
Image Reference Nos. : DP-080902CITYGREENLN-01 & 02
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photos taken : 8th September 2002

This building on the corner of Green Lane & Macklin Street is currently a Bingo hall owned by Messrs Walkers Ltd of Wakefield, but it was originally a purpose built theatre called the Derby Hippodrome.

Design : It has an impossing facade in brick with terracotta dressing used for the cornice, frieze and window surrounds, and a limited number of bowsand pendants also cast in terracotta. It was styled in the manner of London theatrical architecture, the architects were Marshall and Tweedy. It has five large circular windows on the Macklin street side and three on the Green lane side. No expense was spared to make this theatre a very presentable building.
It had a capacity of 1,800, It was designed by Alexander MacPherson.

History :
Opened as the Derby Hippodrome on 20th July 1914.
re-opened as the Hippodrome cinema on 15th September 1930.
Closed as a cinema on 28th October 1950.
Re-opened as a theatre 1951 with pantomimes, musicals, local opera and the Lawrence Lee companies.
Closed as a theatre on 31st January 1959.
1959-1962 remained empty and unused.
1962 Opened as the Mecca Bingo hall and refurbished in red and gold, which you can still see today.

Photo Description : The converted chapel/pub on Gower Street
Image Reference No. : DP-220601CITYGREENLN-03
Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001
Other Information : This building was a Presbyterian Chapel built in 1868, located on the corner of Green Lane and Gower street.
It closed down in the early 1970's and was purchased in 1979 and re-furbished as a pub called Thomas-a-Becket. In 1981 it was renamed Sloanes, then in 1986 Becket's then in 1989 Derby Steam Bar. Recently it has been Bar 101, Bar 121, Jerry Lees, Band Chapel.
Currently (Dec 2002) it is Diva Disco Bar.
Gower Street runs between Babington Lane and Green Lane.
Update Jan 2006 - I think this has closed down?

	Photo Description : Metro Cinema & Art School on Green Lane Image Reference No. : DP-220601CITYGREENLN-04 Exact Map Location : Click HERE Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This converted school built in 1878 on green Lane is the Metro Cinema where you can watch alternative films to the big multiplexes. It also houses the Art school. For more information on what is currently showing click HERE
	Photo Description : Detail on Metro Cinema & Art School Image Reference No. : DP-160901CITYGREENLN-05 Date photo taken : 16th September 2001 Other Information : This shows the fine detail on the top of the 1878 art school.
	Photo Description : Green Lane view Image Reference No. : DP-080901CITYGREENLN-06 Date photo taken : 8th September 2002 Other Information : This is a view looking down Green Lane from near the top of Green Lane. Derby Cathedral can clearly be seen in the distance and the Metro Cinema and Art school on the right side.

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