Friar Gate Heads

Friar Gate Heads is a work of art in , . Friar Gate Heads is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the pub .

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
Photo: sps1955, CC BY 2.0.
Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume is in , 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. is situated 390 feet east of Friar Gate Heads.

Museum
Photo: Janet Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a and art gallery in , 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. is situated 1,800 feet east of Friar Gate Heads.

Museum
Photo: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The term historically refers to the five jails in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathedral Quarter and New Zealand.

Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of five areas within city centre, based around the name of the . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inner-city suburb of in , England. It is surrounded by the Mackworth Estate, Rowditch and The West End suburbs. also incorporates an area called the Morley Estate.

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

Friar Gate Heads

Latitude
52.92455° or 52° 55′ 28″ north
Longitude
-1.48764° or 1° 29′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C4WWGF6+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3230552195
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
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