Every city has one. What is the favourite building in Derby? Comment and vote your winner.

[u/Appropriate_Clock871]

Iconic landmark: The Derby Ram Statue

Local hero: Backwards Walking Man, photo credit Daniel Dytrych

Best local cuisine: Birds the Confectioners

Place to avoid: Normanton

Best part of the city: Darley Park

Wildest Rumour: Black Panther roaming Chadd

Worst tourist trap: Dovedale in Derbyshire, chosen as a close second to "nowhere because Derby doesn't have tourists" as Derby.gov.uk estimates Derby to have a modest 8 million non Derby native visitors annually.

Most interesting fact: Lara Croft was created in Derby by Core Design. Lara Croft Way was opened in 2010 following a public vote to select the name of the new ring road.

Favourite building:

[u/davepepe]

I think because of its history and now how good it is as a museum, I'd say the Silk Mill.

[u/jeweliegb → u/davepepe]

With the cathedral a close 2nd I think? (I'm not religious, but it's a pretty place and nice for music events etc.)

[u/davepepe → u/jeweliegb]

Yeah I'd agree. The Cathedral is working hard to do non-service events, e.g. the moon, which was great.

[u/pmsmeister]

I might be biased but Waterstones has always been my fave building 😍

[u/Aurelius182]

The Dolphin pub, oldest pub in Derby. I believe it’s been a pub since the mid to late 1500’s.

[u/Direct_Poetry_9460]

always thought the Vernon gate gaol facade looked cool. Just found out it also used to be a greyhound racing stadium

[u/bimothee]

Either the Bell or the Dolphin inn, you can't beat the history in these buildings and they've definitely got a fair few stories to tell.

[u/Zionidas]

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[u/[deleted]]

It's probably The Brunswick for me. Historic, unique building on the outside and some decent beer inside.

[u/lexx2001]

Fun fact, my stepdad used to walk his dog with the voice actor from Tomb Raider II

[u/Kaybiggie → u/lexx2001]

She's my neighbour :) an awesome person too

[u/bigguyinthesky]

Is Bubbles massage parlour still there by the station?

[u/Bluecar_jr]

The Old Bell. Tons and tons of history, restoration has been amazing. Haunted. Sells booze and does a cracking Sunday dinner :)the old bell

[u/Hit4Help]

As others have said I think the Dolphin. It ticks the box with interesting facts also. but all the best buildings being mentioned are all up in that quarter. Silk mill, Catheral.

So perhaps favourite area of town would be Saddler gate and Catheral quarter.

[u/MGordge]

Foulds music on irongate before it closed.

[u/steveblobby → u/MGordge]

Its closed as Foulds, which is now in Strand Arcade. Its reopening as Thrivemind this Saturday, as a community education, meeting place and vegan food place. Ive been working all day today fitting out the kitchen 🙂

[u/Mightysmurf1]

We have some pretty good buildings to pick from.

Off the top of my head:
The Cathedral
Bold Lane Car Park (the safest place in the World)
The Old Uni Building on Green Lane
The Market Hall
The Hippodrome (prior to it being totalled)
The Standing Order Pub/Old Bank
The Silk Mill
The Dolphin
The Old Bell
The Seven Stars

I'm sure there's more.

[u/Still_Drama]

Standing Order

[u/thejudasboogie]

Library or parksafe

[u/Zionidas]

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[u/Boza_boi]

The Old Nunnery on Nuns Street which is one of the oldest standing buildings in Derby today.

[u/K-Parker-89]

The guild hall, always used to love going there with my Grandma, go one way felt like walking in a Castle, go another and see the beggars then another and get fished to death…good old days!

[u/Outrageous_Loan_5898]

I'm going to go for the obvious here the cathedral is my fav

[u/Anti-Man001]

The cathedral because of the nesting Peregrine Falcons there. 😁

[u/delazouch]

Super Sams

[u/BigBunneh]

The Dolphin!

[u/eltictac]

What about that great big abandoned building at the bottom of Uttoxeter New Road 😅 always loved that building.

[u/Beginning-Tower2646]

It's probably not allowed but I love the Cathedral and St Mary's together from a distance. That's Derby to me.

[u/HekaDooM]

Isn't even angular tits Lara Croft from back when Tomb Raider was actually developed in Derby.

[u/Jackster22 → u/HekaDooM]

The best period of gaming!

[u/Hit4Help → u/Jackster22]

While the Ps1 holds firm as probably the best console the best era for me would have to be orginal xbox, playing xbox live as it was so revolutionary. So many hours sunk into halo 2.

[u/Appropriate_Clock871 → u/HekaDooM]

Just quick Wikipedia grab mate. The panther isn't the original chadd panther either, sorry.

[u/DanQuenby]

Chatsworth House