Here on Pictures of Derby you will find over 1800 uniquely quality framed pictures of Derby and the surrounding county, some going back to the late 1970's,  and postcards going back even more! along with interesting factoids about Derby and Derbyshire, click any small thumbnail picture on this site for a beautiful enlarged framed picture.

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• Below are a taster of the many interesting facts and pictures that you will find on pictures of derby

BMX Racing in the mid 1980's at the Old Greyhound Stadium

Some old reminders of the Derby Greyhound Stadium, taken around 1984/85, when it was used as a BMX track

1960's Market Place

1960's view of the Market Place, complete with Power Station chimneys and remember those toilets near the red phone boxes?

The premises of Barlow and Taylor complete with sun screens is on the left

Leys Malleable Casting Co Ltd

The tower where Francis Ley used to stand and watch his workforce arrive to work, heaven forbid anyone who was late!

Another incentive Francis Ley adopted was to make available hot buns and coffee for the men in the morning, the ones who were early enough got buns with currants and the late arrivals got plain ones

Once one of Derby's premier shopping complex's now demolished, it was built in the 1960's and was once home to names as, Dorothy Perkins, The Wimpy Bar, Coral Bookmakers, Huckleberry Willow. Harwoods Stationary, The Green Shield Stamp Shop and the Derby Record Store