DISCOVER
DERBY
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DERVENTIO HERITAGE VILLAGE (Temporarily closed February 2007) THE FEATURE Opened on the 26 August 2006, Derventio Heritage Village is a celebration of Derby's Viking, Roman, Saxon and Celtic settlers, as well as paying a tribute to the area's role in the Second World War. Activities that regularly take place at Derventio include: corn grinding, bread baking, thatching, metalworking, construction of buildings and walls with wattle-and-daub, gardening (with raised beds for disabled access), spinning and weaving, woodworking and turning using pedal-powered lathes, pottery making and calligraphy. As not all activities take place every day, please contact the heritage centre in advance, if there is a particular activity you wish to take part in.
The Romans were the first recorded settlers in Derby, when the army set up a fort in AD50 at Strutt’s Park, to protect the river crossing on the western side of the Derwent. They remained there for at least 30 years before establishing a large new fortified settlement, across the river at Little Chester, which they called Derventio, from where the heritage centre derives its name. Little visually remains at Little Chester today, Chester Green as it is now called. The remains include two Roman wells, one on Marcus Street and the other in the garden of the vicarage of St Paul’s Church. However, a series of excavations in the last fifty years have established both its importance and prosperity, including the discovery of an underfloor heating system (hypocaust) on Parker’s Piece and an abundance of coins and pottery.
Frequent re-enactments will take place on Saturdays and Sundays and Bank Holidays at the Derventio Heritage Centre. Please click here to check the official website.
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DERVENTIO HERITAGE CENTRE
The Heritage Centre is open daily from 10am, with extended opening hours during July and August and for special events. To find the Derventio Heritage Centre follow the signs for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, the centre is about 100 yards along the entrance road.
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WELCOME TO DERBY
A city of considerable character, surrounded by attractive countryside. With the Peak District National Park, the second most visited National Park in the world, only a few miles to the north and the National Forest a short distance away to the south. Located near the centre of the country, Derby has excellent communications and is well served by road, rail and air. The city lies at the junction of the main A6, A38 and A52 roads and junction 25 of the M1 is 15 minutes drive away. DISCOVER DERBY A special new sub-section has been added to this website, based on the Discover Derby Supplement, published by the Derby Evening Telegraph during March 2005. The most recent additions are: Click below for details.
THE DISCOVER DERBYSHIRE AND THE PEAK DISTRICT GUIDE
Provides a wide range of features on towns and villages with heritage trails and detailed countryside walks, through some of the most scenically attractive countryside in the UK.
The site is expanding to include many other features of interest to the local person and visitor alike. Why not bookmark this site for future reference. 1. To return to the main site click the link below. 2. To return to the contents page of the main website click the link below.
SITE MAP A selection of links on the Discover Derby Website, for the full list click here.
All details on this page were correct at the time of publication, but changes may be made without notification.
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