Derby - Railway Terrace
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Derby - Railway Terrace by David Hallam-Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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Derby - Railway Terrace
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 29 Nov 2012
The Brunswick Inn is part of the oldest purpose built self-contained railway community in Britain. This mini-community was built by the North Midland Railway Company in 1842 and it comprised of the pub, four shops and eighty houses built for railway workers. The pub ceased trading in 1974 and it - plus the cottages - were earmarked for demolition in 1978. However, realising the buildings had Grade-II listed status, the Derby Historic Buildings Trust became involved, and after some robust negotiations the Council agreed to help restore the area. The pub was restored in 1984 and then re-opened as a free house in 1987. The micro-brewery extension was built in 1991 and today it is Derby's oldest working brewery.It changed hands in 2002 but has nonetheless managed to maintain an exceptional reputation. The railway station lies ahead to the left and the row of listed former railway workers' cottages are situated in Calvert Street behind the pub.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.918321
Longitude
-1.464106