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DERBY HERITAGE WALK 2 IX. Walk through Osnabruck Square and round the corner of the Market Hall and enter it by the side door.
25. THE MORLEDGE Shopping day at the Morledge was very popular with Derby people with all the smells, sights and sounds of a busy outdoor market. It was also the setting for the Annual Easter Fair until 1924, when it transferred to Alvaston and it was not until 24 years later that fairs returned to the city centre.
26. THE COUNTY COURT The new County Court complex opened in 1989, when the work formerly undertaken at the Shire Hall in St Mary’s Gate was transferred.
27. THE MARKET HALL The Borough architect and surveyor designed the covered market Hall in 1864. It had a spectacular vaulted roof using iron from a nearby foundry. The Market Hall opened for business on the 29 May 1866, when it was given a rousing welcome with a gala concert and choir who sang the Messiah. The Market Hall closed for a short period in 1989 for a major refurbishment.
X. The galleried Market Hall is worthy of close inspection before leaving over the wooden cobbles and re-entering the Market Place and returning to the starting point of the walk.
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PLACES TO VISIT ON THIS WALK Derby City Museum and Art Gallery (01332 716659) houses the prestigious Joseph Wright collection of paintings. A programme of special exhibitions supports permanent displays relating to the city’s archaeology, history, wildlife and local regiments. The brand new Ceramics Gallery provides an additional attraction. Open daily apart from during the Christmas and New Year Break. Derby Heritage Centre (01332 299321) housed in an attractive timber framed hall dating back to 1554, when Queen Mary awarded a grant to the town for a grammar school to be built. John Flamsteed, who became Astronomer Royal and the famous artist Joseph Wright both attended the school. The centre is full of interesting historical displays with books, videos and souvenirs. Refreshments are available in the Tudor Room. Derby City Museum and Art Gallery (01332 716659) houses the prestigious Joseph Wright collection of paintings. A programme of special exhibitions supports permanent displays relating to the city’s archaeology, history, wildlife and local regiments. The brand new Ceramics Gallery provides an additional attraction. Open daily apart from during the Christmas and New Year Break. REFRESHMENTS Derby Heritage Centre (01332 299321) is in the ownership of the local entrepreneur, Richard Felix, who in the last ten years has done much to put Derby on the tourist map, particularly as a result of introducing ‘Ghost Walks’ and his involvement with television. Refreshments are available in the spacious Tudor Tea Room. Open daily Monday to Saturday.
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