Plan of Tenant Street Offices c.1955
This building was the Royal Oak public House. The original pub built c.1720 was rebuilt in 1890 in a Mock Tudor style and eventually was taken over by Derby…
Royal Oak Building
ex. Derby Corporation Water Department and SDWB HQ
Royal Oak Building
View from the Market Place . Quad building to the left. To the right is the ex. Police station.
Royal Oak Building
ex. Derby Corporation Water Department and SDWB HQ
Royal Oak Building
Things don't quite seem level - it could be camera distortions but I don't think so!
Royal Oak Building
Evidance of where a modern canopy once was attached! Did it get planning permission?
Royal Oak Building
Close up of the angel on the left and the devil on the right. My interpretation anyway!
Royal Oak Building
AD 1890
Royal Oak Building
This rather ugly photo is included where a previous building was attached. The flat roofed building behind the lamp post and telephone box is likely to be a…
Royal Oak Building - the archway to the small car park at the rear.
The ex. Derby Corporation Water Department and SDWB HQ
Royal Oak Building
Note the window above the modern doorway of the Registry Office the carved wood of the centre pillar.
Royal Oak Building ex. Derby Corporation Water Department and SDWB HQ
Archway to to the rear yard
Royal Oak Building
Royal Oak Building
The ex. Derby Corporation Water Department and SDWB HQ
Royal Oak Building
Stones on the side of the arch still show the marks of many collisions with vehicles accessing the yard. Note the intricate leaded lights in the windows and…
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
The Archway from the yard.
Royal Oak Building
the Rear view of archway from yard - not so grand!
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
The yard at the back
Royal Oak Building
rear yard - was old car park
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
The original stairs from first floor
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
This was the Distribution and Engineering offices on the 1st floor.
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
Stairs to left used to be outside of building.
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
Denzil Phillips ex SDWB Distribution Engineer.
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
In the Basement
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
In the Basement original stone slabs which stored the beer barrels in the Royal Oak Pub
Visit to Old SDWB offices at 1 Tenant St, Derby. (now Register Office)
John Elliott, David Eaton, Denzil Phillips, Norma Consterdine, Mick Coxon, Ian Clark , Ann Bellamy, Ashley Roe
