The Derbyshire Derwent

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The Derbyshire Derwent Part 4 (Old Age) - Derby to The Trent


After Derby the Derwent has definitely entered its old age. It meanders wildly across a wide flood plain shared with the River Trent approaching from the south west.

As a result it flows through quite a few of the squares more than once. In this article I list each square in the order that it is first entered by the river, rather than each time it passes through, as a result the order of the listing might not always be contiguous.

SK3635


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Having flowed past world heritage industrial sites on its way into Derby, the Derwent now flows for a few miles through a more mundane industrial area. An area which, like so many others around the country has seen much regeneration in the past few years with old heavy industry now replaced by sports facilities, business and retail parks.

Before I came along for this article end there were no pictures of the Derwent in this square, most were of Derby station and its surround which lies just to the south of the river.


SK3635 : A Tributary joins the Derwent by David Lally
The river is joined by Markeaton Brook. The last tributary of note.

SK3635 : A bench by the River Derwent by David Lally SK3635 : Old Sluice Control by David Lally

SK3635 : A Pile of Gravel by David Lally
The north bank of the river here comprises an aggregates yard. I get the impression that there were gravel pits at on time, but now it sizes and recycles demolition rubble. That is certainly what this pile looks like.

SK3635 : A Pipe Bridge Over the Derwent by David Lally




SK3735


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The Derwent defines the north eastern corner of Pride Park, a modern Business Park containing, of course, the Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County FC.


SK3735 : The River Derwent passes Pride Park. by David Lally

SK3735 : Costco and the Derwent by David Lally
The northern bank is now occupied by a warehouse and retail park.





SK3734


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SK3734 : Railway over the River Derwent by David Lally SK3734 : Under The Railway Bridge by David Lally SK3734 : Railway bridge over the river Derwent by Derek Wosik SK3734 : The River Derwent Flows Past Alvaston Park by David Lally




SK3834


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In this square there begins a series of interesting features. In each a meander to the north has been short-cut by what I expect is a man-made channel terminating in a weir. The water of the meanders now in effect becoming an abstraction channel feeding current or now abandoned industry.


SK3834 : Fishing Platform on the River Derwent by David Lally SK3834 : The Derwent from The A5111 by David Lally SK3834 : The A5111 crosses the River Derwent by David Lally SK3834 : The A5111 and River Derwent by David Lally SK3834 : The Derwent from The A5111 by David Lally SK3834 : River Derwent, Old Channel by David Lally

SK3834 : Weir on the Derwent near Alvaston by David Lally SK3834 : Weir on the Derwent near Alvaston by David Lally




SK3934


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SK3934 : The Derwent Upstream of Spondon Sluices by David Lally SK3934 : River Junk by David Lally SK3934 : Spondon Sluices by David Lally




SK3933


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SK3933 : A Bend in the Derwent by David Lally SK3933 : The River Derwent by David Lally




SK4033


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From the weir in this square a complex set of water courses branch off to the north. To the south of the river is the grounds of Elvaston Castle.


SK4033 : Calm Derwent by David Lally SK4033 : Weir on the River Derwent by Graham Hogg SK4033 : Weir on the river Derwent near Borrowash by Derek Wosik SK4033 : Borrowash Weir by David Lally SK4033 : Weir, Swan and Flood Detritus by David Lally




SK4133


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As with the last square the river flows along the very northern edge. I have not included SK4134 in this article but a good deal of the water of the river is abstracted through that square in the channels which began at the weir in SK4033.


SK4133 : Bridge Over the Derwent by Oxymoron

SK4133 : Abstracted Water Returns by David Lally
Here a channel returns some of the abstracted water to the river.


SK4133 : The Derwent from Borrowash Bridge by David Lally SK4133 : The Derwent from Borrowash Bridge by David Lally SK4133 : River Derwent flood plain by David Lally SK4133 : Borrowash Bridge by David Lally




SK4233


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Nothing very exciting in this square, although the small tributary of Ockbrook joins from the north..


SK4233 : A Fisherman on The Derwent by David Lally SK4233 : An Ash reaches over the Derwent by David Lally SK4233 : A Bend in the River by David Lally




SK4333


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Initially the river just makes it into the far east of this square exiting back into SK4233 again.


SK4333 : The River Derwent at the end of Nooning Lane by David Lally SK4333 : The River Derwent with Evidence of a Recent Spate by David Lally SK4333 : Nooning ford by Richard Green




SK4232


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Just the south side of a bend makes it into this square,


SK4332 : The River Derwent near Ambaston by David Lally
There are no pictures of the river classified in this square, but this one could perhaps have been; the stretch in the distance to the left of the pylon is the bit in question.




SK4332


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Stand in the north west corner of this square and you are virtually surrounded by the river.

The Derwent first enters the square in the very north west corner, flowing very quickly out again back into SK4333.

After flowing south back into the square the Derwent turns to the north west and comes close to cutting through the bend at which it entered it. then turns a full 180 degrees in the matter of a few yards and again nearly meets itself. After that it behaves and heads east out of the square.


SK4332 : River Cliff by David Lally SK4332 : The River Derwent near Ambaston by David Lally SK4332 : A  River "U" turn by David Lally SK4332 : A Burnished Derwent by David Lally SK4332 : River Derwent at Ambaston by Mike Bardill

This picture shows how this area is all flood plain.

SK4333 : Floods at Ambaston by Richard Green




SK4432


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SK4432 : The River Derwent - South of Draycott by David Lally
Just this one picture in this square, it was taken by me long before I had conceived of this article. Here as it heads east in a very straight line for a while the Derwent is followed, on the other side of a flood defence bank, by Wilne Road, Draycott.





SK4431


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The first time the river enters this square its stay is very brief it comes in from the north and quickly exits to the west. There are no pictures of this bit. When it comes back it flows straight eastward through the centre. Again there is an abstraction channel to the north. In this case, however, it, despite being prominent on the map, has virtually disappeared.


SK4431 : Flow Monitoring Weir by David Lally
This weir looks to be here for flow monitoring purposes.


SK4431 : The Weir Breach by David Lally
This would seem to be the reason why the abstraction channel here is virtually dry.


SK4431 : Breached Weir on the Derwent by David Lally SK4431 : Fallen Tree by the Derwent by David Lally SK4431 : The River Derwent Between Church and Great Wilne by David Lally SK4431 : Alders on the bank on the Derwent by David Lally SK4431 : Small Island in the Derwent by David Lally




SK4331


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There is a loop of the river into this square which enters from, and leaves into SK4431. As a result these pictures are actually upstream of the ones above.


SK4331 : The River Derwent Near Ambaston Grange by David Lally SK4331 : The River Derwent Near Ambaston Grange by David Lally




SK4531


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The penultimate square is notable as the last bridge over the Derwent is contained within it.


SK4531 : The River Derwent near Great Wilne by David Lally SK4531 : Life Buoy or Swing? by David Lally

SK4531 : Mill Stream Discharge by David Lally
Here the last waters to be abstracted from the river are returned.


SK4531 : One Derwent Swan by David Lally

SK4531 : Footbridge at Great Wilne by Chris J Dixon
The last bridge over the Derwent.


SK4531 : Derwent Riverbank by David Lally SK4531 : Derwent Reflections by David Lally




SK4530


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The southern half of a bend just makes it into this square before the river returns into SK4531.

The Derwent then flows back into the square to meet the Trent at its mouth.


SK4530 : A Classic River Cliff by David Lally SK4530 : River Trent near Sawley by Andy Jamieson SK4530 : Derwent Mouth by David Lally
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