LIST OF DERBEIANS TO BE HONOURED
THE 22 historic Derbeians to be recognised with blue plaques and the locations are:
Painter Joseph Wright (1734 – 1797), 27 Queen Street.
Rams and England footballer Steve Bloomer (1874-1938), 34 Cummings Street.
First Astronomer Royal the Rev John Flamsteed (1646-1719), King Street former Clock Works.
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Founders of Rolls-Royce, Sir Henry Royce OBE (1863-1933) and Capt. the Honourable Charles Rolls (1877-1910), Nightingale Road, former Rolls-Royce factory.
Cotton pioneer, Jedediah Strutt (1726-1797), Friar Gate House.
Inventor and scientist, William Strutt (1756-1830), St Helen's House, King Street.
Lunar Society co-founder John Whitehurst (1713-1788), 24 Iron Gate or 27 Queen Street.
Ironsmith Robert Bakewell (1682-1752), Oakes's Yard, off Green Lane.
Philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), Green Lane.
Pioneer of modern science and meteorology Sir George Simpson (1878-1965), 44 East Street or Lambton Villa, Wilson Street.
Anti-slavery campaigner the Rev Thomas Gisbourne (1758-1846), St Helen's House.
Architect Joseph Pickford (1734-1782), Pickford's House, 41 Friar Gate.
The joint founder of the Crompton and Evans Bank, Thomas Evans (1723–1814), Long Mill.
Left-wing revolutionary Alice Wheeldon (1867-1919), 29 Pear Tree Road.
Derby Porcelain Factory founder William Duesbury (1725-1786), Landau Forte College.
Gynaecology pioneer Percival Willoughby (1596-1685), Old Mayor's Parlour, Tenant Street.
Composer Ronald Binge (1910-1979), 83 Darby Street, Normanton, or 29 Wiltshire Road, Chaddesden.
Founder of Derby's original Silk Mill John Lombe (1693-1722) and the site's water engineer, George Sorocold, Silk Mill.
The last of the Mundys of Markeaton, Emily Mundy (1841-1929), site of Markeaton Hall.
Hot dog inventor Henry Stevens (1856-1934), 21 Russell Street.
3 Comments
by roberttaggart
Saturday, April 20 2013, 7:15PM
“Ronald Binge - a brilliant 'light-classical' composer - virtually unknown in town !
He deserves better, but, a blue plaque will have to do - for the time being !”
by Pridewoodpark
Tuesday, April 02 2013, 3:13PM
“So when will these blue plaques be going up on the walls?”
by Ksdhindsa79
Saturday, February 16 2013, 12:57PM
“It's good to see that Steve Bloomer and Alice Wheeldon have been recognised and included.
I was under the impression that originally these plaques would only be allocated to people who lived outside the City boundary?
By the way, Steve Bloomer as well as living at 34 Cummings Street. He also lived on Portland Street too and a few other houses around the Pear Tree/Normanton area.”