These gates can be found next to the Multi story car park, they once were part of Bodens Pleasance which was a small park in Bold Lane, where the multi story car park now stands. The last reminder of this park is this monument to Henry Boden which were part of its surroundings.

Boden was a lace manufacturer and temperance campaigner who lived at the Friary. When he died in 1908 his widow gave the "Pleasance" in his memory "for the perpetual enjoyment of the citizens of the town" as the plaque records. In the 1920's it became a children's recreation ground with swings, it deteriorated very badly over the following years through neglect and lack of maintenance and then it disappeared for good under the present day car park.

Derby's first theatre, it was built in 1770 and has gone through many uses, in 1865 it became the Theatre Gospel Hall, and later a library and then more recently the magistrates court.

The court closed down in 2005 when a new court building was built just up the road, next to the old court can be found the Thai Dusit restaurant, above  right, which was originally called Melbourne House, being built in 1899.

Above left and right is the Mega Zone and Willows indoor sports centre, also you can see the new access road to the new Joseph Wright sixth form centre, as you can see this road isn't formally open yet, opposite on the right is the ambulance station which is next to Willows

Below is the new Joseph Wright sixth form centre, centre picture viewed from Bold Lane and on either side are views from the A6 bridge over the inner ring road

Lancaster multi storey car park on the left and above left, with radio derby on the opposite side of the inner ring road, shown here on the right

Princes Discount Store, shortly before it's closure in late 2005, this cut price supermarket has served the people of Derby for a good number of years.

Above, left and right these were originally the Corporation stables built in 1879 by Thomas Colthurst, the Buck in the Park motif can be seen in the tower.

Thanks to Peter Eyre for the following; "This building was also the HQ for the Fire Brigade and was also used extensively during and after the second world war by the AFS. My dad was a a Station Officer and served both here and later at Ascot Drive. I frequently came here as a child and I was used as a victim for rescue purposes etc"

It is now used by the City Museum as a storeroom, the stables over the years have been partially demolished and altered.

Just round the corner on Chapel Street, opposite the multi storey car park we have the Blessington Carriage pub shown on the left whilst on the right the new glass fronted modern dance studio nestles between old buildings

Remember how this used to look with the old motor plus building at the bottom of Cathedral Road ?