Gardens · East Midlands
Derby Conference Centre
In or near Risley.
Derby Conference Centre — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Derby · 1.6 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Derby Conference Centre is a garden of interest in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The LMS School of Transport was built between 1937 and 1938 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in Derby, Derbyshire and is now a Grade II listed building used as the Derby Conference Centre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The requirements for a School of Transport were announced in November 1936 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for the purposes of training 50 students at a time in the best practices of railway work. Derby was chosen as the site of the school because it was geographically central in the LMS empire, and would enable students to visit the sidings, control office, workshops and other places where they could practice some of the things they were studying. The foundation stone was laid by Sir Josiah Stamp on 22 September 1937. It was designed by the company architect, William Henry Hamlyn and is dominated by the centrepiece of the facade, the entrance portico, with a full height…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9045, -1.4486
- District
- Derby
- Parish
- Derby, unparished area
- Postcode
- DE24 8UX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derby South
- Established
- 1938
- Nearest railway station
- Derby — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5261436 (CC0)
- wikipedia: LMS School of Transport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Derby Conference Centre?
- Derby Conference Centre is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE24 8UX), in the parish of Derby, unparished area.
- What is Derby Conference Centre?
- Derby Conference Centre — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Derby Conference Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Derby, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE24 8UX.
- When was Derby Conference Centre built?
- Built or established in 1938.
- Who owns Derby Conference Centre?
- Derby Conference Centre is owned by | landlord =.
- How do I get to Derby Conference Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Derby, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE24 8UX.