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Derby Catacombs

Coordinates: 52°55′21″N 1°28′35″W / 52.9225°N 1.4764°W / 52.9225; -1.4764
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Lock-Up Yard, showing the Tiger pub (left)

The Derby Catacombs (also referred to as the Guildhall Catacombs) are a series of tunnels running beneath the city of Derby, most notably beneath the Marketplace and Derby Guildhall. Access to the tunnels is available via a back room of the nearby Tiger pub.[1]

During the Victorian era, the tunnels were used to ferry prisoners between the police station at "Lock-Up Yard" and the Courts of Assizes, held at the Guildhall.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Delco Ghosts". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Pictures of long closed tunnel network under Derby". Derby Telegraph. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

52°55′21″N 1°28′35″W / 52.9225°N 1.4764°W / 52.9225; -1.4764