Devonshire Dome
The Devonshire Dome building is a Grade II* listed 18th-century former stable block in Buxton, Derbyshire. It was built by John Carr of York and extended by architect Robert Rippon Duke, who added what was then the world's largest unsupported dome, with a diameter of 44.2 metres.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Devonshire Royal Hospital” and “University of Derby, Buxton Campus”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buxton Opera House and Buxton railway station.
Buxton Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Davepape, Public domain.
Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house. It hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round. Buxton Opera House is situated 630 feet south of Devonshire Dome.
Buxton railway station
Railway station
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buxton railway station serves the Peak District town of Buxton in Derbyshire, England. It is managed and served by Northern Trains. The station is 25+3⁄4 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton line. Buxton railway station is situated 850 feet east of Devonshire Dome.
St John the Baptist Church, Buxton
Church
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Buxton, Derbyshire. St John the Baptist Church, Buxton is situated 440 feet south of Devonshire Dome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.
Buxton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.
Burbage
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.
Harpur Hill
Village
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church. Harpur Hill is situated 1½ miles south of Devonshire Dome.
Devonshire Dome
- Categories: university building and former hospital
- Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2601° or 53° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.91681° or 1° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5W736M+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 117846043OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5267877
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In Other Languages
“Devonshire Dome” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Hospital real de Devonshire”
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