Derby - Random
w/e 16 March 2025
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
There's no real theme to the
images on this page as they are just a few random shots taken
on a walk around the city centre.
St Peter's Church as seen from East Street.
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This new development, an apartment block called The Condor, has
sprung up on Victoria Street on the site of an old retail store.
Many will remember it when occupied by Debenhams and before that
it was Ranby's. The most striking thing about the new building
is that it is two to three times higher than its three storey
predecessor.
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The Condor may be a more efficient building and be more environmentally
friendly than many of Derby's older buildings but it will be
a long time before it is regarded as being as elegant as those
nearby on The Strand.
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The 212-foot (65 m) high tower of Derby Cathedral is said to
be the second highest in England after Boston Stump.
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Amen Alley runs by the side of the Cathedral.
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The Statue of Bonnie Prince Charlie with the former Silk
Mill, now The Museum of Making in the background, stands in the
area known variously as Cathedral Green and Silk Mill Park.
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Artwork on the Museum of Making of two Peregrine Falcons, created
by urban artist Sarah Yates after being commissioned by the Derbyshire
Wildlife Trust, was inspired by the birds that nest on the Cathedral
tower.
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The Riverside Gardens can be accessed from several places. This
is from Derwent Street by the side of the Council offices.
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Pigeons seem to have colonised the Riverside Gardens despite
the presence of a turtle sculpture although they were giving
it a wide berth.
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The Exeter Bridge crosses the River Derwent and is seen from
the Riverside Gardens.
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