Derby Gaol

The term Derby Gaol historically refers to the five jails in Derby, England. Today, the term usually refers to one of two small 'tourist attractions', the jail which stood on Friar Gate from 1756 to 1846 and the cells of which still exist and are open to the public.

Photo: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Museum
Description: group of structures in Derby, England, UK, which have served as jails
Address: 50-51 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1DF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pickford’s House Museum and Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

Pickford’s House Museum

Museum

Photo: sps1955, CC BY 2.0.

Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume is in Derby, England. It is named after architect Joseph Pickford, who built it as his family home in 1763–65. It was opened as a museum in 1988. The building is Grade I listed.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Museum

Photo: Janet Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Derby Gaol.

St John the Evangelist’s Church, Derby

Church

Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St John the Evangelist's Church, Derby is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Derby. St John the Evangelist’s Church, Derby is situated 430 feet north of Derby Gaol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathedral Quarter and New Zealand.

Cathedral Quarter

Neighborhood

Photo: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cathedral Quarter is one of five areas within Derby city centre, based around the name of the Cathedral. It is bound by St Alkmund's Way and Ford Street to the north and west, the River Derwent to the east, and Albert Street, Victoria Street, Wardwick and Friargate to the south.

New Zealand

Neighborhood

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Zealand is an inner-city suburb of Derby in Derbyshire, England. It is surrounded by the Mackworth Estate, Rowditch and The West End suburbs. New Zealand also incorporates an area called the Morley Estate.

Little Chester

Suburb

Little Chester, also known as Chester Green after the area of open parkland at its centre, is a suburb of the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is located approximately 0.6 miles north of the city centre, on the east bank of the River Derwent.

Derby Gaol

Categories: group of structures or buildings, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.92474° or 52° 55′ 29″ north

Longitude

-1.48726° or 1° 29′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C4WWGF7+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 308265028

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5261464

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Derby Gaol” goes by many names.

Chinese: “德比郡监狱”
Chinese: “德比郡監獄”
Japanese: “ダービー監獄”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Greyhound Inn and Friar Gate Bridge.

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