The ARG Vibrancy Grant
Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter BID’s are working in partnership with Derby City Council to deliver a project as part of the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) Vibrancy Fund. The purpose of the grant funding is to create a more interesting environment for visitors to the city centre.
9 Iron Gate
9 Iron gate is a grade II listed building.
On the Historic England website the building is described as a Late C19. Gothic Style. Yellow brick with stone and red and blue brick dressings; 4 storeys; 3-light mullioned windows with pointed arched lights; floor bands; bands of red and blue brick; moulded eaves cornice; stone-coped gable.
The artwork in this unit was designed by local artist Lynne Hollingsworth.
Lynne is a contemporary artist based in Derbyshire, who has painted professionally for over 20 years. She is an award-winning artist who has personally exhibited for HRH Prince of Wales.
The artwork is called – ‘New Beginnings’
‘New Beginnings’ is an original artwork on fine art watercolour paper, featuring plants and seeds. The painting is multi-layered to give depth. My paintings represent regrowth and the resilience of nature and represent new beginnings and personal growth.
The Bookcafe - Corn Market
The Bookcafe is an independent family run business and an establishment that everyone can come and enjoy. They have been serving homemade cakes and fantastic food from local sources around Derbyshire since 2003.
The Bookcafe is the perfect place for catching up with friends, have a quiet study break, or a quick lunch date.
Ashley Buckley Personal Tailoring - The Strand
Ashley Buckley Personal Tailoring provides specialist clothing alterations and repairs for ladies and gents.
Offering a bespoke made to measure service, bridalwear and evening wear are also a speciality.
8 Iron Gate
8 Iron gate was previously home to Bennetts Department Store
Prior to Bennetts closing in 2019 the shop was described as the worlds oldest department store.
Artist Lynne Hollingsworth has designed this installation. This is not the first time that Lynne’s artwork has been seen on the streets of Derby – the artist design two of the ram sculptures that were part of the Derby Ram Trail.
Artwork is named – ’Regrowth’
’Regrowth’ is an original painting which celebrates the energy of nature. The painting is made up of many layers and marks, using heritage colours that create a sense of history and a feeling of being grounded, reminding us that nothing is as beautiful as what’s outside our own front doors.
Foulds Guitars - The Strand Arcade
Foulds Guitars is a boutique guitar shop for beginners to professionals specialising in guitars for all styles. They also offer repairs, accessories, sound and recording equipment.
Smith Partnership - Friar Gate
Smith Partnership are one of the leading law firms in the East Midlands and many of the firms they represent are household names.
Commercial and Individual clients get the same attention to detail, proactive service and excellent value for money. Smith Partnership prides itself on offering a full range of services.
St James Street/Cornmarket
This large unit on the corner of St James Street and Cornmarket used to house Barclays Bank.
The windows on the St James Street side of the building are designed by Joseph Winsborrow. @josephwinsborrow
Currently based in Nottingham, UK, Joseph is a multi-media artist with a deep interest in mysticism and queer identity. Utilising performance, writing, sculpture, and drawing, they seek to explore intricacies of ritual magic, spiritual practice, and gender/sexuality.
Joseph’s current practice is focused on the research of historic magical practises throughout his home county of Devon, as well as their commonalities to other Pagan and Celtic histories. Having read Tarot and Tea Leaves for several years, they incorporate these historic divining methods into his work to create immersive participatory performances.
Having spent their childhood in Devon, Joseph relocated to Nottingham, where they graduated in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University in 2017. His poetry has been published in several collections, and has exhibited in Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, and Tilburg.
St James Street/Cornmarket
This large unit on the corner of St James Street and Cornmarket used to house Barclays Bank.
The windows on the Corn Market side of the building are designed by Sofia Yala Rodrigues. @yalasofia
Sofia Yala (1994) is an Angolan/Portuguese photographer, based in Derby. She studied Anthropology and recently graduated from the University of Derby in 2021 with a MA in Film & Photography. In 2021 Sofia had her portfolio highlighted on The Eyes Magazine and FOAM international photography Magazine focused on archives and contemporary ways of reactivating histories. At the moment she is attending the East Meets West masterclasses in order to continue her journey as an emergent photographer. During the graduation, MA show the artist was awarded with QUAD/FORMAT fellowship which will support her to produce new work and project the creative career.
Yala artwork explores archival material combined with unexpected encounters in life. Yala’s art conveys storytelling bringing in different times, textures, and layers. Her work considers (dis)construction of her identity as a diasporic or transatlantic body in this immense and complex world. The material process is based on photography, but Sofia enjoys testing and presenting her work with the photographic medium alongside other formats and compositions. Sofia has a special approach in every work, the way she takes, or even incorporates its own individual and family identity as a starting point for a reflection on issues of collective relevance.
Portobello - Queen Street
A favourite on the Cathedral Quarter food scene, Portobello spend their mornings making breakfasts, baking cakes and their legendary sausage rolls, roasting meats, preparing seasonal soups and salads ready to takeaway come lunchtime and satisfy the heartiest of appetites.
BEAR - Iron Gate
BEAR Derby sits slap-bang in the centre of the city’s iconic and beautiful Cathedral Quarter; the original hotspot for high-quality food and drink.
BEAR offers casual all-day dining from a locally-sourced menu, including an abundance of fresh seasonal treats.
11 – 12 Friar Gate
11 – 12 Friar Gate is a Grade II listed building, the description of the building from Historic England is that the building is an early but much restored timber-framed house; 2 storeys and attic in gables; 2 plain gables with restored bargeboards. Formerly a Public House but converted into modern shop. Interior retains ceiling beams and much of original character
11 – 12 Friar Gate
The window decoration is designed by Theodora Prassa. @theodoraprassa_textiles
Theodora Prassa is an artist, maker, and educator. She was born in Greece and is now based in Nottingham. She holds an MA in Textile Design from Nottingham Trent University and an MA in Visual and Applied Arts from Aristotle University, Greece, which she completed following a BA in Fine Arts.
Prassa was a visiting scholar in Hildesheim University Germany, where she further explored artistic practices. She has received awards, been commissioned for her work and has taken part in international artist residencies. Her work had been exhibited nationally and internationally in exhibitions and festivals such as, (2021) Ocean Flower Island Museum in Hainan, CHI, (2021) Thessaloniki Design Week, Thessaloniki GR, (2020) Fringe Arts Bath, UK (2020) Artcore Gallery, Derby, UK, (2020) Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens, GR.
Family Law Group - Iron Gate
Family Law Group specialise in all areas of family law including divorce, relationship breakdown, childcare law, finances and mediation.
They hold a free advice surgery every Tuesday from 2.00pm to 5.00pm by appointment only to provide legal advice on all areas of family law.
The Wedding House - Sadler Gate
In the last 15 years The Wedding House has become the go to bridal boutique for the bride who radiators confidence and glamour. They present a couture level of quality across all of their designers, their dresses are so unique and distinguished from anything else out there.
KH Hair - Sadler Gate
The KH group is one of the largest and most respected names in the East Midlands, employing over 300 people in 20 salons. Each week more than 6,000 clients visit their salons.
Canopy - Sadler Gate
Starting in 1992 as a luggage and handbag retailer, Canopy has evolved into a clothing and lifestyle store for both men and women. Located in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, they are proud to be an independent business and stocking brands who they feel share the same values as themselves.
Tubo Gift Shop
Tubo are a small family run gift shop with a passion for finding beautiful handmade and eco-friendly home decor and gifts.
11 Exchange Street
This building is well known in Derby and was known as the ‘Co-op travel store’.
The Co-op society was formed in 1850 and had its central premises on Albert Street. By 1887 it had 5,058 members and by 1900 it had 37 branches.
Tee colourful artwork on these windows was designed by Carla aka LoveLaLaLand
Carla has previously had her artwork on display with Doodle Derby Ram as part of the Derby Ram Trail.
These windows also feature projections provided by QUAD.
Jillian Hart - Babington Lane
Jillian Hart Fashions is a high quality ladies fashion store providing a wide range of quality products and friendly service. They also specialise in wedding outfits, special occasion wear, and evening wear. A super range of cocktail and long dresses are available all year round, ideal for cruising, and formal events. The wedding outfits are suitable for bride and grooms mothers, and less formal outfits for all guests.
Lee Longlands - Albion Street
28 Victoria Street
This unit is located a short walk from the ongoing Becketwell development and will hopefully be viewed by people walking towards the night-time economy of Derby City Centre.
The artwork has been created by Nottingham based Craig Proud. @dizzy.ink
Nationwide - East Street / Albion Street
Nationwide is the world’s largest building society with around 15 million members. It’s one of the largest savings providers, a top-three provider of mortgages in the UK & a major provider of current accounts, credit cards, ISAs & personal loans.
Derby Bus Station - Riverlights
The bus station was opened on 27 March 2010, with the first buses running from the station the following morning. It forms the major part of the Riverlights development, construction of which began in 2007, taking three years to complete.
Card Factory - East Street
Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, gift dressings and associated gift and party products.
Co-op - East Street
The Co-operative Bank is the only UK high street bank with an Ethical Policy shaped by its customers.
Coral - Victoria Street
Coral is the third largest retail bookmaking business in the UK
Everyday Loans - St Peters Street
Everyday Loans offers personal loans for people looking for £1,000 – £15,000 unsecured.
Istanbul - The Spot
Istanbul restaurant is a restaurant serving authentic Turkish cuisine.
McDonalds - St Peters Street
McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the UK in 1974. It serves great tasting food, made from high quality ingredients with service that our customers know and trust.
Rattle & Drum - Osmaston Road
Rattle And Drum Ltd is a drum and percussion specialist. In 2008 we expanded to become Derby’s number one “rock” instrument retailer by acquiring the location that has been the city’s biggest and best music shop for over 30 years.
RKD - Albion Street
Mens Clothing Store
Sally Montague - St Peters Churchyard
Award-winning independent hairdressing group with six salons across Derbyshire.
Sweet Emporium - Albion Street
A family run business providing high quality sweets and chocolates.
Tesco - St Peters Street
One of the UK’s leading super markets.
The Olive Tree - Albion Street
A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU AT THE OLIVE TREE CAFE ON ALBION STREET OFFERING GOOD VALUE HOMECOOKED ENGLISH FOOD WITH LOCALLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS
VN Nails - East Street
Specialising in nails and nail art
Waterstones - Babington Lane
Through our own coffee shops, range of books, our array of gifts and booksellers who genuinely love what they sell, we welcome you to Waterstones.
The Poetry Project
James McInerney has been running the Poetry Project since December 2018. Upon a visit to London, he was inspired by the Service Information boards on the London Underground that display train information and delays. James occasionally saw quotes from famous authors but never poetry. When he returned home he immediately messaged one of stations and was pleasantly surprised when they said yes. The aim of the project is to get poetry into places you wouldn’t normally see it and open people`s eyes to the joy of poetry. Since this project has been running, the response from the commuters has been amazing!
Visit the Poetry Project Website and join in with the global participation of spreading a wellbeing message across the globe.
The Hub of Hope
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first time.
