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The final Derby Racecourse, which featured a straight mile, [2] opened in May 1848 on land off the Nottingham Road, east of Little Chester and west of Chaddesden.A grandstand designed by Henry Duesbury was built in 1852, [1] and in 1856 the Midland Railway opened Nottingham Road station to serve the course. [3]
Derby College is a further education provider with sites located within Derbyshire (Derby and South East Derbyshire – Ilkeston, Morley). It delivers training in workplace locations across England. It delivers training in workplace locations across England.
The University of Derby, formerly known as Derby College, is a public university in the city of Derby, England. [4] It traces its history back to the establishment of the Derby Diocesan Institution for the Training of Schoolmistresses in 1851. [ 5 ]
In 1994, the British Rail Civil Engineering Training Centre transferred from Watford and the Railway Engineering School, Derby Signalling, and Telecomms Training Centres at six other locations amalgamated to form the College of Railway Technology, relaunched four years later in 1998 as Catalis Rail Training Ltd.
A derby (UK: / ˈ d ɑːr b i / DAR-bee, US: / ˈ d ɜːr b i / DUR-bee) is a type of horse race named after the Derby Stakes run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in England. [1] That was in turn named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby , who inaugurated the race in 1780. [ 2 ]
The 150th Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Everything you need to know about the annual horse racing event.
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A course near the town, with a 'commodious' stand held races for two days in late September: Brenwood Racecourse [69] Staffordshire: England: not known: not known: Held two days' racing at the end of September: Bridgenorth Racecourse [65] Shropshire: England: not known: not known: Held a two-day meeting at the start of August; the course was in ...