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Chaddesden (recorded in the Domesday Book as Cedesdene) and is one of Derby's largest suburbs, it is situated about two and a half miles east of the city. Chad (as the locals know it) has changed considerable over the years and is a mixture of private housing and council housing. The development was started in the 1950's and was needed as housing for Derby’s West End after the slum clearance schemes.

Factoids

• St Philip's Church on Taddington Road was opened by HM The Queen in 1957

• The Chaddesden estate was started in the 1950's and was the largest in the country at that time

Nottingham Road Cemetery, with it's two mortuary chapels, the cemetery opened in 1855, there are Cemetery's on both sides of the road, the pictures above left and right are the main entrance, whilst above centre is the one opposite

This side of the cemetery contains the largest memorials and also large family plots, a few are shown here, with the angel above haloed against the sun, the rear of the lodge is on the left

Nottingham Road fire station, this is the City's nearest station and therefore receives the first shouts, opposite right is Chaddesden park social club

Many years ago there were two petrol stations opposite each other on Nottingham Road, now only the Tesco Esso station survives, opposite right

Whilst above left was the other former Esso site, which is now Motor World, this site has also been an electrical appliance shop amongst others

As the sign says 14 miles to Nottingham and two miles to Derby, made by Harrison of Derby

The main shopping area for Chaddesden, on Nottingham Road, most needs are catered for here, it's ironic that with all the controversy of Post Office closures, there are two within 10minutes walking distance!

Above left and right is the former Chaddesden Park Hotel, which eventually became the beau Brummel and more recently a Toby Carvery. Opposite on the right is the former Ma Murfins general store, she never closed and always greeted you with a smile, it's now a Garden Centre shop, Oaktree Day Nursery on Reginald Road is below left

Two views of Cherry Tree Post Office / Floral Creations, this is a very well known florist and the small vintage trade mark van can be seen delivering all over the city. Above left was the shop in 1988 and above right a few years later in 2002

A little further up the road towards Raynesway we have this curious stone in front of the bungalows, this is the memorial to Enoch Stone. A road is also named after him around the corner. The story goes; On Monday June 23rd 1856 the night of the anniversary fete of the Arboretum, a dreadful murder was committed near Derby, Enoch Stone, of Spondon was battered to death. Enoch Stone was a local musician and a very quiet man who was also slightly lame.

This atrocity happened on the Turnpike beyond the Butter Factory, the turnpike being Derby Road and the butter factory is where the Olde Creamery now stands, (shown above right.) The simple stone memorial was placed here by Enoch Stones friends, and the perpetrators of this wicked crime were never found.

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