The tower dates from 1510 to 1530 and was built in the popular perpendicular gothic style of the time. Treasures include an 18th century nave with a wrought iron screen by Robert Bakewell, the top shown above right, and in full bottom right, and a memorial to Bess of Hardwick, the Cavendish brasses, including those of Henry Cavendish and Georgiana Spencer, the wife of one of the Dukes of Devonshire.

Derby Cathedral became a cathedral by Royal Charter in 1927, unusual because Derby remained a town at the time. The cathedral is 64.8 metres tall.

The pictures below are taken from the top of the tower during 1988 & 1989, and were taken on 35mm slide film. You will notice quite a few changes in the skyline and buildings of the city, notable are: Irongate before it was pedestrianised, Pride Park before it was built, Bridgegate BMW before the site became a wasteland, Landau Forte site before work commenced to name a few!

St Mary's again this time we can see the Old Bridgegate BMW garage and also notice the office buildings (top left) are not yet constructed where as above right and one year later in 1989 they are!

The silk mill pub and the silk mill museum, (the old Derby power station) in the distance are the old warehouses on St Mary's Wharf, and to the far right is the wasteland that is now Landau Forte.

Looking over the Guildhall, Market Hall and to the Nurses accommodation in the distance, on the far left is the original honey combed roof of the Eagle Centre, which is currently having it's third makeover.

The telegraph building on the Meadows, looking over the vast wasteland that is now Pride Park, the tall chimney on the just off centre in the distance is one at the Celanese plant, which later became Courtalds and finally Acordis. In the very far distance top right we can see Ratcliffe On Soar power station.

I believe this reads J N Hefford & Sons, Bootmakers, however the only references to  Heffords in Derby that I can find was the Keeper of the Town Gaol, and the Sergeant at Mace, and Charles Hefford who was a pharmaceutical chemist, in the King Street / Queen Street area, the bootmakers at that time were R Foster & Company, or could it read boatmakers?

JN Hefford and sons were situated behind the restaurant at the top of Cathedral Road, shown in the picture above right at the bottom on the right below the line of seven roof windows

St Mary's far left and an interesting shot of the road markings below the tower before the alterations on Irongate

The double glazing showroom on the corner of Cathedral Road, notice the American flag flying above the Baltimore Diner Restaurant. (now called the Island)

This building was originally Kenning & Sons.

The old Queen Street baths, before the alterations, there's the old teacher pool at the end of the baths and just beyond that, is the site of the new six form centre which was the site of the Cathedral Road clinics, not really clear to see on this picture though, do to the trees.

Later this was where John Whitehurst (1713-1788) had his shop, who was an employer of the first John Smith of Derby, Smith later became Derby's famous clockmaker. He left 22 Irongate in 1856 to start his own company at 27 Queen Street, Richard Keene, the renowned Derby photographer, also had his early studio here before moving to larger premises at 24 Irongate. It is now home to Wilsons, "Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe" and Sally Montague with the European restaurant & Bistro occupying the upstairs

The Old Silk Mill Inn on Full Street, which was built in 1928, the mural on the side illustrates the famous 1833 Silk trades lock out, a conflict that lasted for around eight months.