Memories of Derby River Gardens through Old Postcard images

[abhudson14]

I even remeber in the 1970s when i was a boy it was really popular with the market next to bus station

[The1200sportster]

yes 126lma derby is now a souless concrete jumble of blandness ,and as for the derby ram ,what a joke that is .the stone is that soft its being carved away .p. s what is the music ?

[2infinitee]

Childhood memories of the 50's come flooding back - feeding the swans, running around the edge of the pond, sometimes getting my socks wet! & eating ice creams which were usually on sale during the summer. Then in my teens I remember picnic lunches with friends before rushing back to the offices of Derbyshire Motors (Kennings) in Derwent Street. Much later I have taken my daughter andthen my grandchildren there. I like the effects used in this video - really brings it to life.

[comedyhunter]

@2infinitee Thanks, Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes even though they are just postcards I tried to make them look lifelike by paning and zooming, I guess my effect worked for you.

Andy

[lillabethsmum]

Lovely evocative music

[comedyhunter]

@lillabethsmum Thanks, glad it worked for you.

[126lma]

Derby has been ruined by developers the quad is already looking grubby and its in the wrong place westfield has wiped out the old town the riverlights is a joke the jurers inn too the bus station we have waited so long for is rubbish people who have lived here all their life will know what i mean .

[nodnops]

@126lma i agree with you because i can remember a lot of old derby..................

[rockbabeellie]

Get lifes!!!!

Quads fine where it is!

Its NICE!!!

Dear me... how very very sad

[lillabethsmum]

@rockbabeellie Nice if you like soulless concrete buildins. I preferred Derby pre westfield and QUAD

[dawggonecrazee]

where did the pics go?I walked there in the 50`s with my mum as a child..... :(

[comedyhunter]

If you do have any old pics please let us know.

[nodnops]

your right Andy it is progress , but there`s progress and "there`s progress" .take the quad for instance i agree we needed an arts centre but to put it where they did, well what can i say .that would have been ideal between the industrial museum and the former police office block therefore incorporating the importance of the river, but thats just one of many examples and my opinion :-)

[lillabethsmum]

@nodnops I don't see why they couldn't have used the old art college on green lane. I notice the council have erected a biulding on the site of the old chest clinic so why couldn't that site have been used along with the old art college

[nodnops]

@lillabethsmum thats ok lillabethsmum, but have you seen whats in the old chest clinic building opposite , people who are less fortunate than our selves and i don`t mean that in derogatory way ....................

[nodnops]

how sad to see the river gardens now a days so decimated by our city fathers !!

[comedyhunter]

I guess its progress.

[126lma]

@nodnops Thanks for the response the quad would be much better on the sight of the old police office block on full street !And would it not have been better to build a new hospital on some of the large plots on pride park it's more central handy for transport with lots of parking plus it's near the old hospital

[steboy32]

i used to live in derby and loved walking thro there such a nice place

[Mike61421]

Very well presented, thanks.

[BonoBeatle]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ANDY!

[slotter127]

Nice work Andy, also your then and now Derby area photo's are worth a look, for any expat Derby folk.

John.

Sydney