Photographs around St Peters Street in the City of Derby, England

Photographs around the St Peters street
Area of Derby, England

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St Peters street. This is located in Derbyshire.

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• Photos around the St Peters street area of Derby City.

Photo Description : Saint Peters church
Date photo taken : 27th June 2001
Other Information : This is Saint Peters church which was rebuilt in 1896 on the corner of St. Peters street and St. Peters church yard.
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Photo Description : Ryans pub next to Saint Peters church
Date photo taken : 11th July 2001
Other Information : This is Ryans pub located at 17 St Peter's Street. This pub was originally built as the The Green Man in 1671, By 1823 it had been renamed as The Old Green Man. By 1878 It had been expaned into the pub next door (the Eagle) which was later demolished in 1882. It remained as the Green Man until October 1995 when it was refurbished and opened as Ryan's Bar.

This alley is next to Saint Peters church.

A Small potted history of the former Derby school which you may find of use. 1555 - Derby School founded. Building now the Derby Heritage Centre. 1863 - Transferred to St Helens House Kings Street Derby. Building still exists 1883 - Rev Walter Clarke devised a coat-of-arms for the school NOT sanctioned by the College of Arms World War II - schoolboys and staff evacuated to Overton Hall near Ashover 1944 - Derby School becomes part of the state system under Derby Corporation 1945 - reopened in Kings Street 12/9/45 1952 - Coat of arms granted; 1883 badge discarded 1966 - Derby School moves to Moorway Lane, Littleover 1974 - Derby School taken over by the County Council and goes comprehensive 1989 - County Council declares that Derby School will close forever and make the Headmaster redundant. A new school, Derby Moor, is created using the old buildings with new head and governing body. End of 434 years of tradition. 1994 - Derby Grammar School opens its doors and adopts Rev Walter Clarkes old Derby School badge with consent of Committee of Old Derbeians' Society. As before it has no legal status as a coat of arms. The 1952 coat-of-arms ceased to exist with the Derby School in 1989
	Photo Description : Former Derby Heritage Centre, St Peter's Church yard. Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001 Other Information : This building was founded in 1555 by Queen Mary I as Derby school. Derby Heritage centre will be closed down for good from October 31st 2005.
	Photo Description : Former Derby Heritage Centre Date photo taken : 24th October 2001 Other Information : This is the former restaurant in the Derby Heritage Centre.
	Photo Description : Very old message on wall in former Derby Heritage Centre Date photo taken : 22nd September 2001 Other Information : This is something which not many people will have seen. In one of the rooms at the former Heritage centre (which used to be Derby school). This grafitti dates from 1717.

Photo Description : St Peters Street shopping area
Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001
Other Information : This is the main shopping street in town.

Photo Description : Building on the corner of East street/St Peters street
Date photo taken : 22nd June 2001
Other Information : This building used to be Boots the chemist and was built in 1890 and later extended in 1938 down East street, It is currently the home of New Look.
The four statues around the edges are created from plaster using a method called pargetting, they are of Florence Nightingale, John Lombe, William Hutton and Jedidiah Strutt and were made by Morley Horder.
Boots moved from here to the Eagle Centre in the 1970's.

Photo Description : Building on the corner of East street/St Peters church yard
Date photo taken : 27th June 2001
Other Information : This is looking in the direction of Saint Peters churchyard.
The drum tower on the corner building was built in the 1890's. The building used to be the home of Boots, which moved across the road to the site in the above photo.

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