Local History Month Photo Competition

Tue 2 Jun 2020

How well do you know Derby?

May is ‘Local History Month’ and Derby Libraries are celebrating with a Photo Quiz! Test your knowledge on our city’s past and get a chance to win an iPad Mini.

Simply answer a question on each of 12 different images of Derby we have selected from the Local Studies collection. 

Update and answers to our photo quiz

The competition has now closed and we reveal the answers below. We are selecting our winner and will announce here soon. 

Black and white image of a local band
1. Name the local band? Junior C Reaction
Black and white image of a shop
2. Ramtique - Rams supporters shop on Shaftesbury Crescent
Sepia old picture of man in cart
3. Who’s the big guy in the cart? Michael Thomas Bass MP
Black and white image of street
4. Queen Street has changed dramatically.
Market place view in 1995
5. Market Place, 1995. This event is the Big City Bash
A black and white image of garden and house
6. A lovely garden, outside The Jacobean House
Black and white image of Derby Mayor
7. This Mayor of Derby is Flo Tunnicliffe
Black and white image of traffic
8. Traffic chaos is nothing new on Nottingham Road
Two Derby County FC players
9. Derby County players Roger Davies and Vic Moreland
Outside the Portland Arms
10. Outside the Portland Arms in Peartree Street off fishing