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Pride Park Stadium, Derby added to Sporting Venues and Arenas in East Midlands by D0c.Col on 23/04/2025

THE EVER CHANGING FORTUNES OF DERBY COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system (At the time this video which was published during the 2024/25 season).
One of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888, Derby County is one of only nine clubs to have competed in every season of the English football league system (126 seasons up to the end of the 2024–25 season), with all but six of those being in the top two divisions.
The club was founded in 1884 by William Morley as an offshoot of Derbyshire Coun-ty Cricket Club. Its competitive peak came in the 1970s when it twice won the First Division and competed in major European competitions on four occasions, reaching the European Cup semi-finals as well as winning several minor trophies. Additionally, the club was a strong force in the interwar years – finishing league runner-up twice in the 1930s – and winning the first post-war FA Cup in 1946.
The club's home colours have been black and white since the 1890s. The team's nick-name, The Rams, honours its links with the First Regiment of Derby Militia, its mas-cot being a ram, and its regimental song. They have a long-standing rivalry with Not-tingham Forest, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.
The best era for the club was in the 1970s when Brian Clough and Peter Taylor took over and led Derby to its greatest glory. Starting at 18th in the Second Division in 1968, Clough and Taylor acquired Alan Hinton, Roy McFarland, and John O'Hare, then clinched the influential signing of Dave Mackay to lead the club to 1st place in 1969, and promotion to the First Division. Derby went on to finish fourth in 1970. Due to financial issues the club were banned from competing in Europe but went on to win their first ever Football League Championship in 1972. Though Derby did not retain their title the following season, they did reach the semi-finals of the European Cup, where they lost to Juventus. Clough's frequent outspoken comments against football's establishment eventually led to him falling out with the board of directors at the club, and Clough and Taylor left in October 1973. Such was their impact on the club that, 37 years later, a 9 ft (2.75 metres) bronze statue of the pair was erected out-side Pride Park in commemoration of their legacy.
After finishing in 12th place in their first season back in the top flight league, the club left the Baseball Ground, its home of 102 years, to move into the new 33,597-seat Pride Park Stadium for the 1997–98 season. The Baseball Ground was demolished six years later and a memorial was eventually erected in memory of its role in Derby city history.
A sudden decline at the turn of the millennium saw three years of struggle for the club and in April 2006, a consortium of local businessmen led by former vice-chairman Peter Gadsby purchased the club, reducing its debt and returning Pride Park Stadium to the club's ownership in the process.
Over the next decade, or so, the club had mixed fortunes, various owners, and a change in it’s stadium name, only for it to return to it’s original name of ‘Pride Park Stadium’ some years later, and is currently on its longest spell outside of the top tier.
Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd purchased Pride Park from Mel Morris on 17 June 2022 and remains the current owner, as the club competes in the second tier in the 2024–25 season.

Park right in front of the stadium for free (non match day). In the heart of Derby City so plenty to see if your in the locality.

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Co-ordinates: 52.91492, -1.44729 • what3words: ///worker.united.learn
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 20/03/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Peacehaven waste water works, Lewes (By grandad1950)

Every town has to process its waste water and sewage and in the South Downs National park it is a challenge to not spoil the environment. The treatment works in Peacehaven achieves this by almost burying itself in the folds of the landscape covered by a grass roof. A fine piece of design.

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Co-ordinates: 50.79574, 0.015428 • what3words: ///clothed.salutes.patrolled
Duke's Wood oilfield, Newark and Sherwood (By bryand)

There is very little left of England's first onshore oilfield, near Eakring in Nottinghamshire. Its production peaked in 1944, when the crude was sent to Castol in Wakefield to make lubricants.
There are several derelict 'Nodding Donkey' pumps in the woods. Probably best to look for them in winter, when you can see through the foliage.
The SSSI is almost entirely flora-related, so won't mind being overflown.

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Co-ordinates: 53.13455, -0.988442 • what3words: ///diplomat.eternally.dated
St John The Baptist parish church, Chichester (By grandad1950)

The Parish church of St John the Baptist in the village of Kidford, West Sussex.

The oldest parts date from the 12th century and it is a Grade 1 listed building.

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Co-ordinates: 51.02863, -0.548823 • what3words: ///tangling.glider.liberty
Shakespeare's Avon, Stratford-on-Avon (By TheLittleRedJen)

Birthplace and resting place of England's greatest playwright, Stratford upon Avon needs no introduction. Alongside the tranquil River Avon there are many features of interest, from Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare lies buried, to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and the Tramway and Clopton Bridges, there is plenty of interest for the aerial photographer.

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Co-ordinates: 52.18839, -1.70526 • what3words: ///scope.chained.fell
Hurlestone Point, Somerset West and Taunton (By TheLittleRedJen)

The stature of the Exmoor hills is frequently hidden from inland, but from the coast their full height is apparent. Here, on the western side of the Exmoor coast, lies Hurlestone Point, with its abandoned coastguard lookout. To the east, there is the shingle ridge of Bossington Beach, with Porlock Weir (and its fine pub) at its far end. The area is NT land, but TOAL is possible from the beach.

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Co-ordinates: 51.23129, -3.577285 • what3words: ///flame.milkman.strictest
Culmstock Beacon, Mid Devon (By TheLittleRedJen)

On the south west side of the plateau is the last remaining Elizabethan beacon hut in the country, which would have been used to signal the approach of the Spanish Armada. There are extensive views too, from Exmoor to Dartmoor.

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Co-ordinates: 50.92815, -3.267722 • what3words: ///wolf.earlobe.depth
Preston Tower, Northumberland (By SJPhotography)

Preston Pele Tower was constructed between 1392 and 1399 during a time of ongoing conflict between England and Scotland. In the early 15th century, the tower was one of 78 similar structures located in Northumberland. Over the years, it was owned by various individuals, including Sir Guishcard Harbottle, who died in battle against James IV during the Battle of Flodden in 1513; an event that paved the way for Mary, Queen of Scots’ ascension to the Scottish throne.

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Co-ordinates: 55.52229, -1.710541 • what3words: ///thighs.removing.army
St Cuthberts Cave, Northumberland (By SJPhotography)

St Cuthbert's Cave, known locally as Cuddy's Cave or Cove, can refer to one of two natural sandstone caves in Northumberland, England, that have been traditionally associated with Saint Cuthbert, the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and hermit.

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Co-ordinates: 55.6104, -1.907415 • what3words: ///rental.people.paler
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland (By SJPhotography)

Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton.

The castle was built by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site's natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort.

Thomas was a leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II, and probably intended Dunstanburgh to act as a secure refuge, should the political situation in southern England deteriorate. The castle also served as a statement of the Earl's wealth and influence and would have invited comparisons with the neighbouring royal castle of Bamburgh. Thomas probably only visited his new castle once, before being captured at the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322 as he attempted to flee royal forces for the safety of Dunstanburgh. Thomas was executed, and the castle became the property of the Crown before passing into the Duchy of Lancaster.

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Co-ordinates: 55.49031, -1.594419 • what3words: ///frames.ballpoint.daisy
St Mary Magdalene Church, Arun (By grandad1950)

St Mary Magdalene parish church in Lyminster, West Sussex is a Grade 1 listed building dating from the late 10th century.

It has a very large graveyard to explore and it feels like it is located in a farmyard.

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Co-ordinates: 50.83349, -0.54889 • what3words: ///reprints.alive.bluffs

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