derby

April 2026 Popped in here with @MotionlessMike as our last stop of the day. He’d scoped out an entry point while out on the lash in Derby the night before, so we thought we’d give it a go. This one felt a bit different — actually one of the first times I’ve been genuinely uncomfortable doing...

One from a few weeks back with @mookster on a little East Midlands excursion in my current 1998 Vauxhall Astra. Looms was a place I had visited on occasion in the past, though I don't recall ever actually buying anything from here, just browsed. The site was as you would expect a derp...

Albert Looms, Derby - December 2025 As a resident of Derby, having somewhere like Looms on your doorstep was a Godsend if you were attempting to keep an older car on the road. For me, it was the last of the local ‘old school’ breakers yards - arrive with your toolbox, wander around at your...

Hey, I recently moved to Derby and really want to explore it, but I am completely new to exploring abandoned places as well as the city. I was wondering if there some other people around derby with whom i can explore some places. I kinda don't want to do it alone

Hi, guys I’m new here and always trying to find places in Derby that have a past, mainly haunted or underground. Just anywhere I’ve always been intrigued in this and never really found anywhere to explore or anything if anyone is able to help it would be truly appreciated

Hi guys, total beginner here from looking to start exploring in the East Midlands area with my dad (particularly Leicester, Nottingham, Derby surroundings). We moved here from abroad a few years ago so we're really not familiar with the area at all but I'm fascinated by rundown country houses in...

hi all, looking for any large and good sits in the east midlands / Nottingham area, i would like to take some friends who are not as experienced as me with me as they are expressing some interest but i cant find anywhere good, was wondering if anyone could recommend some good places, thanks

Melbourne House in Derby was built in the late 19th Century in a Gothic Style. It was possibly originally a large victorian villa with 6 bedrooms later part of the Derby Royal Hospital site. It has been used as a Midwifery School for Nottingham University as well as Nurses accommodation. In...

I cant really find any history on this place but i believe it was originally built in the late 1950s or early 1960s. A lovely little find which made for some nice photographs featuring some pretty cool control panels and buttons. I had the run of the place for an hour or so and fair enjoyed it...

I’m sure many will have seen recent images on socials of an excavator ripping away at the stage end of the Hippodrome over the last couple of days. This council ordered demolition began immediately following the ‘Grade II’ listed building’s third fire in just about as many weeks. I think just...

Jurys Inn / Leonardo Hotel, Derby - November 2024 A few shots from the top of the second tallest building in Derby - just pipped in height by the nearby cathedral. Visited with @raisinwing and again with a girl that lived nearby who fancied a look. Weather was perfect on both occasions; dry...

Has been closed for a while and is now up for sale. Link to newpaper report

Derbyshire Misc - 2024 Been a busy year for exploring new local stuff, most of it fairly underwhelming as often seems to be the case. File this lot under ‘local stuff for local people’. St Helen’s Street Marble Works, Derby A place I’ve always wanted to see inside and one I always had high...

Cotton Lane Police Station, Derby - January 2024 Cotton Lane Police Station was built in the late 70s after the wholesale demolition of swathes of Victorian terraced houses in the area (former Graham Street / Russell Street). The station was the base for Operational Response, Local Policing...

Some local bilge visited during 2023. Might be of interest to other local folk. Apologies for the amount of photo collages but it definitely didn't warrant a two-parter. Agard Street Tower Cranes - Derby Agard Street in Derby city centre has undergone much change during the last couple of...