Explore Derby Plaques in Blue Plaque, English Heritage, National Trust & local plaque schemes
Explore Derby plaques & local Derby history / heritage content through street plaque schemes (including Blue plaques, English Heritage & National Trust) plus Walkfo’s millions of audio plaques in Walkfo’s Audio Travel Guide to Derby.
About Derby
Derby gained city status in 1977 and by the 2011 census its population was 248,700 . The city is home to the world’s second largest aero-engine manufacturer: Rolls-Royce . Home to Lombe’s Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a claim to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution .
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plaques Walkfo has converted physical plaques into audio files triggered by GPS on a phone when you pass close by on foot, bike, bus or car. You hear Derby history information & more at the places where they happened, with up-to-date content created by our AI, sourced from trusted history resources such as Wikipedia, local Derby plaque schemes, English Heritage & National Trust. Walkfo improves on existing Derby’s physical Derby plaque schemes with additional, more detailed information than the writing on the physical plaque. With millions of audio places / virtual plaques created across the whole of the UK, you can explore Derby the same way you might explore a museum or art gallery with information audio headset.
Derby plaques & short history overview
“The Walkfo AI has curated content for millions of history locations across the UK, with 123 unique history facts in Derby plus 13 street plaques from official plaque schemes to form an interactive Derby history map for you to explore.”