Derby: City of Invention

Invention is part of Derby’s DNA

past, present and future.

12 images - 300 years

Derby: City of Invention

James Thomson: Derby Arboretum – the first public park in England.

Derby: City of Invention

Derby Museum: John Flamsteed, Atlas Coelestis, first published in 1729.

Derby: City of Invention

Derby Museum: St Pancras Station: Derby/shire stone, steel, brick, track, trains & clock.

Derby: City of Invention

Thomas Phillips: Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), Derby-born philosopher and author.

Derby: City of Invention

Royal Crown Derby: masterpieces in the making since 1750.

Derby: City of Invention

Derby Museum: Whitehurst’s clock, exported to the British Colonies 1750-70.

Derby: City of Invention

Smith of Derby: 18th-century technology informing 21st-century engineering.

Derby: City of Invention

Jon Legge: Samuel Plimsoll MP (1868-1880) invented the life-saving Plimsoll Line.

Derby: City of Invention

Sally Lemsford: Derby émigré Harry M Stevens invented the Hot Dog in the 18th-century.

Derby: City of Invention

Anna Boyd: Fashion & architecture meet experimentation & innovation.

Derby: City of Invention

Adrian Riley: Derby Roundhouse – architecture in praise of the locomotive industry.

Derby: City of Invention

David Booth: Sculptural Enlightenment – cables that transmit ideas beneath our feet.

Derby: City of Invention

Derby: City of Invention was curated by Antoinette Burchill & Andrea Hadley-Johnson.

It would not have been possible without the support and collaboration of…Derby Museum & Art GallerySmith of DerbyRoyal Crown DerbyDerby CollegeThe participating artists&Derby City Council - Arts Team & Economic Regeneration Team

It was funded by Derby City Council and Section 106.