Placed in April 2012 as a replacement for "Don't pick your nose" which was Derby City Centre's first ever cache (Sept 2005). Original was archived when the area was redeveloped. It was found 93 times.
It is too good a location not to replace.
There used to be a sign that told you that this object is a railway bogie.
This is an easy micro cache once you are in the general area. Parking is available on street meters or council car parks. Why not try Sundays when parking is free and the area is quieter?
The cache location is representative of Derbys industrial heritage. This area is the start of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
In 2020/21 the museum closed while it was being redevoloped into a "Museum of Making". It is now fully open. In early 2021 two stone gate posts between the cache and the river were built. These are for the original Silk Mill Gates that have been moved back to this original location. The patterns on the floor show the location of the water courses that served the mill which sat on an island.
Next to the cache is a fine example of a cast iron lamppost made at Andrew Handyside's Brittania Foundry . The Foundry was on Duke Steeet, where the "Furnace Inn" now stands.
Nearby is a statue that is relevant to another Derby Cache. (A Bonnie Bridge (GCP0R2)).
From the grassy area near the statue you will be able to see the Cathedral. There is a platform attached to the "arched" area on the facing tower. This is where a pair of Peregrine Falcons regularly nest.