My home is in the city of Derby located in central England of the United Kingdom. Early in the nineteenth century Derby was just a provincial market town until around 1840 three railway company’s built their workshops here.

In 1844 the three railway companies merged to form the Midland Railway (MR), 1922 the MR became part of the London, Midland and Scottish railway (LMS).

 Derby Council’s offer of cheap electricity brought Rolls-Royce to the Town who’s new factory was opened in 1908.

Derby was awarded city status on 7 June 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 25th anniversary of her ascension to the throne. The Queen presented the “charter scroll” or ‘letters patent’ in person on 28 July 1977 on the steps of the Council House to the then Mayor Councillor Jeffrey Tillet (Conservative). Until then, Derby had been one of the few towns in England with a cathedral but not city status.