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Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby

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Here is a selection of photographs and images of Saint Alkmund's Green and the immediate area. Some show recent developments at the common. Others include pictures of the ancient stone sarcophagus of Saint Alkmund, now at Derby Museum. If you have any of pictures of your own that you would like to submit, please get in touch via the Contact page. Unless otherwise accredited, images remain copyright of Saintalkmundsgreen.org website.

Photo of Saint Alkmund's Town Green autumn trees, Derby
Saint Alkmund's Town Green from Darley Lane - Rivermead House in the background
Path leading down into Saint Alkmund's Town Green from Darley Lane.
Photo of Saint Alkmund's Town Green, Derby - looking towards North Parade
Day break - Saint Alkmund's Town Green, Derby England
This is a village green
Saint Alkmund's Town Green notice board. Smashed up and broken by vandals in October 2020.
Saint Alkmund's Town Green Notice Board
Aerial photo of Saint Alkmund's Town Green - loss of trees and hedgrow.
Photo of abandoned swivel chair
Old Plan Of Area Showing St Alkmunds Graveyard
Plan of site showing extent of Derby City Council ownership
Plan of site showing extent of Derby City Council ownership
Sunrise autumn 2019
Sedum spectabile pink flowering stonecrop herbaceous perennial
Saint Alkmund's Town Green Elder flower
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Wooden notice board with posters for local Slimming World group and Walkies and Cuddles
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - spring shoots
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Elder flowers
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Looking up River Street
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Poo bag tied to entrance gates
River Street - cast iron street sign
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Embankment rising up to Darley Lane
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Bee on a Lime tree leaf
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - New metal and glass noticeboard
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Blackberries
Looking North Towards Rivermead House
River Street, Derby - Circular cast iron drain with surround of granite setts.
Looking Towards Jurys Inn
Looking Towards Darley Lane
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Blackberries
Saint Alkmund's Town Green - Blackberries
Saint Alkmund's Well on Bath Street, Derby
Chainsaw operator cuts Leylandii - March 2019
Removing old fence and hedgerow - June 2019
Removing old fence and hedgerow - June 2019
A stone cross shaft from Saint Alkmunds Minster AD850 - Derby Museum
Anglo-Saxon carved clab, 9th century AD, St. Alkmunds Church - Derby Museum
Saint Alkmund's sarcophagus in Derby Museum discovered under Saint Alkmund's Church in 1968
Saint Alkmund's ornately-carved stone sarcophagus in Derby Museum.
St Alkmund's Church being demolished in 1967 (Image: John Mackay)
Demolition of St Alkmund's Church, Derby, 1968 - Credit Mr D A Wigley
St Alkmunds Church 1901 - Looking west up Bridge Gate - 'Bygone Derby', M Craven (Derby Museum)
Map of St Helens House and area, including Darley Lane and North Parade - 1852
St Alkmund's Church being demolished in 1967 (Image: John Mackay)
1806 Map of Derby showing the north west quadrant. including Saint Alkmund's Church
Rosa's story about the tree that was cut down in her playground.
Plane tree in full leaf at Saint Alkmund's Town Green, Derby.
Photo of a harlequin ladybird on a blackberry.
Bee sucking up nectar from a purple Buddleia flower.
Pink flowers.
Steps down from Darley Lane entrance.
Looking south, view of Jury's Inn hotel on King Street, Derby.
Early autumn sun shines through the tree canopies at Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby.
Early October sun shines through the tree canopies at Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby.
Steps down from Darley Lane entrance.
Blue skies and autumn trees at Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby.
Early autumn sunshine shines through the tree canopies at Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby.
Vegetation growing on embankment at St. Alkmunds Green.
No waiting traffic cone on St. Alkmunds Green.
St. Alkmund's Parish boundary in the 19th century.
Cutting a new drainage channel to capture water run-off - September 2021.
Work starts on installing a trough drainage sytem running parallel to the bottom fence.
Ground works for a land drain sytem running parallel to the bottom fence.
Groundworks to accommodate a soakaway land drain (looking towards River Street end) - October 2021.
Safety barrier to protect groundworks for land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green - October 2021.
Ground works for a land drain sytem running parallel to the bottom fence.
Groundworks to accommodate a soakaway land drain (looking towards River Street end) - October 2021.
Groundworks to accommodate a soakaway land drain (River Street end of the green) - October 2021.
S. Gratton Plant Hire dropping off Komatsu digger at Saint Alkmund's Green - October 2021.
Trench for land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (looking south) - October 2021.
Back-filling land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (looking south) - October 2021.
10 cm Polypipe at top end of land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (looking north) - October 2021.
Land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (looking north) - October 2021.
Land drain catchpit sump at Saint Alkmund's Green (northern end) - October 2021.
Land drain catchpit sump at Saint Alkmund's Green (northern end) - October 2021.
Old drain and remaining brickwork at Saint Alkmund's Green (northern end) - October 2021.
Land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (northern end) - October 2021.
Land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green - October 2021.
Completed land drain at Saint Alkmund's Green (looking south) - October 2021.
Surface water run-off at Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby - November 2021.
New land drain put through its paces in autumn rain storm, Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby - November 2021.
Autumn rain storm, Saint Alkmund's Green, Derby - November 2021.
Autumn rain storm, flooding on River Street, Derby - November 2021.
Flooding on River Street, Derby - November 2021.
Pillar box reflection in flood water on River Street, Derby - November 2021.
Ivy berries and rain drops.
Squirrel eyes up a can of Strongbow on Duke Street.
Darley Ward councillor, Alison Martin, on Darley Lane making use of the green's notice board.
Workers from Derby Council's Streetpride clearing the steps into the green.
Fly tipping on the green - February 2022.
1946 aerial photo of Derby showing St Alkmund's Green.
Solitary plant growing though the tarmac at St Alkmund's Green.
View of the early 19th century terrace row at North Parade from the town green.
Carpet of moss on the sloping bank at Saint Alkmund's Green.
Parking on the corner of Saint Alkmund's Green within the boundary.

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