Georgian Derbyshire Festival Events
Events in Derby & Darley Abbey
Theme: People

Tour of St Mary’s Church, Derby

Time: 9.30am to 10.30am
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Darley Lane, Derby DE1 3AX
Cost: FREE – donations welcome
Booking: No need to book
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible from car park entrance on Darley Lane, accessible toilet

St Mary’s Church was designed by the architect Augustus W N Pugin and consecrated in 1839. This was Pugin’s first expression of his Gothic Revival style. Includes the recently renovated Lady Chapel, the largest Lady Chapel in England when it was added in 1853. Tour will be conducted by Jonathan Grattidge.

Tour of Derby Cathedral

Time: 11am to Midday
Venue: Derby Cathedral, 18-19 Iron Gate, Derby DE1 3GP
Cost: FREE – donations welcome
Booking: No need to book

The main body of the Cathedral as it stands today is a Georgian re-build by architect James Gibbs, completed in 1725. The tower dates from the 16th century. Tour will be conducted by Derek Limer.

Charted Territory

Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF
Cost: FREE
Booking: No need to book
Accessibility: Wheelchair friendly, accessible toilet

An exhibition looking at the development of the World Heritage Site through old maps, recently digitised and held by the Derbyshire Record Office.

Make, create and explore at Pickford’s House

Time: 11am to 3pm
Venue: Pickford’s House 41 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1DA
Cost: £3 for under 16s, free to adults
Booking: Book at Derby Museums or just turn up
Accessibility: Restrictions to upper floors and no accessible toilet

Come and meet the people of Pickford’s House, explore the history of the house and the wonderful exhibitions it holds. Discover ‘The Tiny Worlds of Toy Theatre’ the best of Derby Museums’ world-class toy theatre collection, which is one of the largest in the country. It features toy and model theatres from The Frank Bradley Collection, Anthony Denning and practising toy theatre makers Joseph Hope Williams, Trevor Griffin and Alison Englefield. With interactive making activities and workshops suitable for the whole family, make, create and explore at Pickford’s House.

Gorgeous Georgians? Love, Lust and Married Life in Georgian England and Wales – A Talk with Dr Ruth Larsen

Time: 2pm
Venue: Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF
Cost: £5 (free to friends of Derby Museums)
Booking: Book at Derby Museums or just turn up
Accessibility: Wheelchair friendly, accessible toilet

This talk explores what it was like to fall in love in the eighteenth century. It explores courting practices, the nature of marriage proposals, and evidence of marital affection. However, these feelings were not always reciprocated, and so it will look at those who were unsuccessful in love, and those who married reluctantly. It will also highlight relationships that fell outside of the socially prescribed ideals, including clandestine marriages, same-sex relations, and pre-marital sexual relations, and consider why the age of the Georgians has been described as enjoying the first sexual revolution.

Wayfinding in Darley Abbey

Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Meet in the Darley Street Car Park, DE22 1DU
Cost: FREE
Booking: No need to book
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible from car park entrance on Darley Lane, accessible toilet

A new wayfinding scheme has been installed along the World Heritage Site this year. WHS Heritage Coordinator Adrian Farmer leads a short walk around the village, looking at the new boards and markers and explaining some of the decisions made and how to make the most of the new installations.

Events in Belper

Georgian Derbyshire Family Craft Session

Time: 10.00am to 3.00pm
Venue: Belper Library, Derwent St, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1UQ
Cost: FREE
Booking: Drop in session – no need to book
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Georgian Derbyshire family craft session, suitable for children 5 years and over.

Events in Bakewell

Farming and Industrial Bakewell

Time: 1.30pm to 3pm
Venue: Meet at Bakewell Visitor Centre The Old Market Hall, Bridge St, Bakewell DE45 1DS
Cost: £6 per adult, children and dogs go free
Booking: Booking is essential via www.oldhousemuseum.org.uk
Accessibility: Walk along uneven paths

This guided walk visits the sites of Georgian quarries and mills, the houses that were farms 200 years ago and considers the effects the Georgians had upon our small town.