• Photos of Rowditch area, Derby, Derbyshire, England
Rowditch
is first mentioned in a charter of Burton Abbey in 1226, Rowditch farm was
built here in the 18th century but was gradually taken over by a junior
branch of the Harpur family for brick making.
Parcel terrace was laid out here in the 1870's next to the railway lines
of the times, This area now houses various retail businesses and a large
part of it still remains as it was left 40 years ago.
In 1859 the army barracks were located next to the Uttoxetor road junction
church but closed in 1889.
Bemrose school, with its distinctive green domes was built in 1929 on the
site of Elm tree villa, this is next to Uttoxeter new road. |
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Description : Junction Street
Image Reference No. : DP-210601ROWDITCH-01
Date photo taken : 21st June 2001
Other Information : This is Junction street which joins Uttoxeter new road
and Uttoxeter old road. This road got its name from the days when the railway
used to pass here. It has two pubs opposite each other. On the left we have
Great Northern and on the right we have Junction Tavern at
the bottom of the road there is a big chimney. This belongs to what was
once a corn mill, In the 1860's the Miller ws John Hill, in the 1870's the
mill had become Mart & Son. This building was demolished in 2005 |
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Description : Housing development on Uttoxeter new road.
Image Reference No. : DP-210601ROWDITCH-02
Date photo taken : 21st June 2001
Other Information : These houses on the right side were built in the last
few years to cope with the influx of students coming to Derby university.
Junction street is on the right ahead where the scaffolding on the
houses ends. |
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Description : Church on Uttoxeter old road.
Image Reference No. : DP-210601ROWDITCH-03
Date photo taken : 21st June 2001
Other Information : This is Uttoxeter road junction Baptist church and is
located at Rowditch where Uttoxeter old road meets Uttoxeter new road. |
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Description : Former R. Rowleys & Co Mill
Image Reference No. : DP-020603ROWDITCH-07
Date photo taken : 2nd June 2003
Other Information : Located on Uttoxeter Road, this four storey building
was built by Rowleys, hosiery manufacturers in the 1890's. It was built
adjacent to Higginbothams' Alexandra Mill on Great Northern Road (which
you can see in the left background). Rowleys acquired Alexandra mill in
1910. Both Mills were demolished in late 2003 to have housing built on the
land. |
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Description : Former Alexandra Mill
Image Reference No. : DP-181203ROWDITCH-08
Date photo taken : 18th December 2003
Other Information : Located on Great Northern Road, this three storey building
was built by William Higginbotham inthe 1860's. Higginbotham expanded from
silk throwing to elastic web manufacturing when he developed this complex.
This mill was aquired by Rowleys in 1910.
Here we see it during demolision, weeks later it had gone forever! |
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Description : Derby Business centre.
Image Reference No. : DP-020303ROWDITCH-06
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photo taken : 2nd March 2003
Other Information : This building was built in 1851 to the designs of Henry
Isacc Stevens of Derby, It was built as a Diocesan Training college. The
building was extended between 1899 and 1913. It is located opposite the
cemetery.
You can see the ornate chimneys and tower for miles around here. |
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Description : Old Cemetery on Uttoxeter new road/Boundary road.
Image Reference No. : DP-210601ROWDITCH-07
Date photo taken : 21st June 2001
Other Information : This is one of Derby's oldest cemeteries, which is haunted. |
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Photos of California, Derby, Derbyshire, England
California
is located around the back area of Uttoxeter new road, It's boundaries
are not too clear.
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Description : Bemrose school from Rykneld rec
Image Reference No. : DP-020801CALIFORNIA-01
Date photo taken : 2nd August 2001
Other Information : This is a photo of Bemrose school from the very top
of the hill at Rykneld rec.
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Description : Bemrose school
Image Reference No. : DP-161201CALIFORNIA-02
Exact Map Location : Click HERE
Date photo taken : 16th December 2001
Other Information : This is a photo of Bemrose school on Uttoxeter New Road.
If you used to be a pupil at Bemrose school then you might like to look
at this great site www.bemrose.org |
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Description : Rykneld recreation ground
Image Reference No. : DP-020801CALIFORNIA-03
Date photo taken : 2nd August 2001
Other Information : This is a photo of Rykneld recreation ground from the
very top of the hill on Saint Clares close. This area brings back lots of
Winter memories for me and I dare say many children. It's hard to see from
the photo but this is a very large steep hill and in the winter when it
had snowed this was THE place to come with your sledge, or failing that
anything that could be used to slide on such as a plastic sheet. On one
occasion I used a fold up Formica picnic table which worked very well until
the leg broke off (the table's leg not mine). See lower down page for sledging
photos. |
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Description : Rykneld recreation ground
Image Reference No. : DP-020801CALIFORNIA-04
Date photo taken : 2nd August 2001
Other Information : This is a photo of Rykneld recreation ground from the
very top of the hill on Saint Clares close (cars are parked on it, to the
left) |
