A story about the history of Derby: a history formed by a series of strong characters with big ideas.

1. Invention is part of
Derby’s DNA
past, present and future.
12 images - 300 years
Derby: City of Invention

2. James Thomson: Derby Arboretum – the first public park in England.
Derby: City of Invention

3. Derby Museum: John Flamsteed, Atlas Coelestis, first published in 1729.
Derby: City of Invention

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

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

6. Royal Crown Derby: masterpieces in the making since 1750.
Derby: City of Invention

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

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

9. Jon Legge: Samuel Plimsoll MP (1868-1880) invented the life-saving Plimsoll Line.
Derby: City of Invention

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

11. Anna Boyd: Fashion & architecture meet experimentation & innovation.
Derby: City of Invention

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

13. David Booth: Sculptural Enlightenment – cables that transmit ideas beneath our feet.
Derby: City of Invention

14. 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 Gallery
Smith of Derby
Royal Crown Derby
Derby College
The participating artists
&
Derby City Council - Arts Team & Economic Regeneration Team
It was funded by Derby City Council and Section 106.
Derby: City of Invention