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Spondon
Spondon is a ward of the city of Derby. Originally a small village, Spondon dates back to the Domesday Book and it became heavily industrialised in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with companies such as British Celanese. History The name Spondon is Old English language, Anglo-Saxon and describes a gravelly hill. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.748 In about 1333,Roger de Bankwell at Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain a great fire, starting at Malt Shovel, Spondon, The Malt Shovel, a local pub, and aided by an easterly wind, swept through the village destroying the church and all but a few houses, with just one casualty, the mayor. The damage was so great that a judge, Roger de Bankwell, was sent to hear pleas for relief from taxes. The Great Fire of Spondon is still commemorated and taught as part of the curriculum in local schools. A village fair was held on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondon Flyer
Spondon Flyer was a bus service in Derby, England operated by Trent Barton. History Until 2017 the service operated as a direct service between Derby and Spondon with a frequency of every 10 minutes and buses travelled in both directions around Spondon. Trent Barton made changes with buses operating a single one-way loop around Spondon at a reduced frequency of every 15 minutes. Due to low passenger numbers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service was temporarily suspended in January 2021 but was reinstated in March 2021, Due to driver shortages across the Trent Barton network it was suspended again in November 2021. In July 2022, Trent Barton announced that the service would be permenantly withdrawn. The company stated that the route had been struggling to attract enough riders since before the pandemic and that it was not profitable to run. Route The service ran between Spondon and Derby non-stop. Fleet from 2017 until the November 2021 suspension the vehicles used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malt Shovel, Spondon
The Malt Shovel is a Grade II listed public house at Potter Street, Spondon, Derby. The pub is known for its unmodernised period interiors and internal design. Description left, The unusual bar The pub has its own individual character, with a number of rooms from a large bar to small "snugs". The decoration is suggestive of times gone by; in fact the pub is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. This means that CAMRA has identified this pub as being in the "first division" with regard to the historic quality of its interior design. This is one of fewer than 300 pubs chosen for their impressive, largely intact, historical interiors from the estimated 50,000 pubs that exist in the United Kingdom. Heritage pubs, CAMRA, retrieved 21 August 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spondon Railway Station
Spondon railway station serves the Spondon area of Derby, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. It is north of London St Pancras. Spondon is a penalty fare station if travelling with EMR. It is an unstaffed station equipped with a permit to travel machine. History Lying on the Derby–Nottingham line, the first station on the site was opened by the Midland Counties Railway (MCR) on 5 June 1839. The fifth station from Nottingham, it was kept by a Mr. Carter. Trains to Spondon originally left from the north end of Derby station before turning east towards Nottingham. However, on 27 June 1867 the Midland Railway, successor to the MCR, opened a new route towards Nottingham (and London) which led from the south end of Derby station (so that Manchester – London trains would no longer have to reverse at Derby). The new route and the old joined immediately west of Spondon, which was to remain a junction station until 1969, when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gained city status in 1977, the population size has increased by 5.1%, from around 248,800 in 2011 to 261,400 in 2021. Derby was settled by Romans, who established the town of Derventio, later captured by the Anglo-Saxons, and later still by the Vikings, who made their town of one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby grew rapidly in the industrial era. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It contains the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the arrival of the railways in the 19th century, Derby became a centre of the British rail industry. Derby is a centre for advanced transport manufactu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead, Spondon
The Homestead is a nine-bedroom Georgian house in the conservation area of Spondon, Derby, England. It is Grade I listed. History The Homestead was originally known as ''Homeside'',Homestead website archive. Retrieved 15 February 2012. and was built for local tanner John Anthill between 1710 and 1736, Retrieved 15 February 2012. although the only certain date is a rainwater head marked 1740. It is similar in style to contemporary houses in the area designed by , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Celanese
British Celanese was a chemical company based in England. Formed in 1916, it survived as an independent company until 1957 when it became a subsidiary of Courtaulds. History The origins of the company lie with two brothers, Henri and Camille Dreyfus. In 1912, they set up "Cellonit Gesellschaft Dreyfus and Co" in Basel, Switzerland. In 1916, the brothers were invited to live in Britain by the British Government, to produce their recently developed cellulose acetate dope for the war effort; the canvas skins of aircraft of the time were sealed and made taut with nitrocellulose dope, which was easily ignited by bullets. They developed the necessary plant and "British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Co" was registered on March 18, 1916."The Cellulose Inquiry" ''Flight'' (21 August 1919) No. 556 XI(34) p1119< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Park School
West Park School is a mixed secondary school located in the Spondon area of Derby in the English county of Derbyshire. Previously a foundation school administered by Derby City Council, West Park School was converted to academy status on 1 April 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Derby City Council for admissions. West Park School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Notable former pupils and staff Spondon School *Helen Clark, Labour Party MP for Peterborough West Park School *Jamaal Lascelles, a professional footballer who plays for Newcastle United. *Ben Osborn Benjamin Jarrod Osborn (born 5 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Sheffield United. Internationally, he has represented England national youth football teams, at under-18, under-19, and und ..., a professional footballer who plays for Sheffield United. References External linksWest Park School official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby Canal
The Derby Canal ran from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, in Derbyshire, England. The canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1793 and was fully completed in 1796. It featured a level crossing of the River Derwent in the centre of Derby. An early tramroad, known as the Little Eaton Gangway, linked Little Eaton to coal mines at Denby. The canal's main cargo was coal, and it was relatively successful until the arrival of the railways in 1840. It gradually declined, with the gangway closing in 1908 and the Little Eaton Branch in 1935. Early attempts at restoration were thwarted by the closure of the whole canal in 1964. Since 1994, there has been an active campaign for restoration spearheaded by the Derby and Sandiacre Canal Trust and Society. Loss of the Derwent crossing due to development has resulted in an innovative engineering solution called the Derby Arm being proposed, as a way of transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locko Park
Locko Park is a privately owned 18th-century country house in between the villages of Stanley and Ockbrook in the borough of Erewash, near Spondon, Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The estate was acquired by William Gilbert from William Byrde in 1563. The oldest part of the house is the chapel of 1669. The main south facing block of the present house, built about 1725 out of locally sourced Keuper sandstoneMaxwell Craven. "The Derbyshire Country House". ''Breedon Books'' (1991) p131. . Print for the member of parliament, Robert Ferne,Nikolaus Pevsner. "The Buildings of England: Derbyshire". ''Penguin Books'' (1978) p264. has three storeys and nine bays and a substantial Tuscan porch. The architect is believed to have been Francis Smith of Warwick.John Cornforth (June 1969). "Locko Park, Derbyshire". ''Country Life'', CXLV. Cited by Nikolaus Pevsner. "The Buildings of England: Derbyshire". ''Penguin Books'' (1978) p264. The current house was bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Main Line
The Midland Main Line is a major Rail transport in Great Britain, railway line in England from London to Nottingham and Sheffield in the Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras railway station, St Pancras station via Leicester railway station, Leicester, Derby railway station, Derby/Nottingham railway station, Nottingham and Chesterfield railway station, Chesterfield in the East Midlands. Express passenger services on the line are operated by East Midlands Railway. The line is electrified between St Pancras and Corby and the section south of Bedford forms the northern half of the Thameslink (route), Thameslink network, with a semi-fast service to Brighton railway station, Brighton and other suburban services. A northern part of the route, between Derby and Chesterfield, also forms part of the Cross Country Route operated by CrossCountry. Tracks from Nottingham railway station, Nottingham to Leeds railway station, Leeds via Barnsley Interchange, Barnsley and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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