The Derwent winds through Derby almost unnoticed these days. Only when it floods does it seem to gain people’s attention. There have been many schemes to make more use of this watery asset, including pleasure boats. We have searched our archive for pictures of the river in use.
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Darley Abbey raft race on the River Derwent on New Year’s Day, 1982
Arnold Woodhouse of Littleover submitted this photo of what is believed to have been a boat on the Derwent or Derby Canal. The caption points out Masons paint works in the background.
Boathouse and ferry on the River Derwent from The Holmes to Old Meadows, Derby, in 1870s from a painting by James Pimm
The Derwent Rowing Club Senior Four in 1923 (from left): J F Bryden, E N Dawson, J C T Pendock and G S Fisher
A GTC evening training session with the sea cadets on the River Derwent at Darley Park, in 1945
Derby Canal Company workmen with a load of sand dredged from the river in 1939
The Derwent from St Mary’s Bridge around the 1890s