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Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...
The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ...
Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...
The surrounding area has been industrialised since the late 18th century. One of the earliest companies to take advantage of the mineral resources around Ripley was the Butterley Company. The company was formed in 1790 and still survives to the day in the guise of Butterley Engineering, Butterley Brick and Butterley Aggregates (now all separate companies). Over the last 200 years the companies have been a steelworks, coal mining, quarrying, railway, foundry, brickworks. One of the early, and most well known, examples of the work of the company includes the graceful arched roof of St. Pancras Station in London. A recent major achievement was the design and construction of the Falkirk Wheel, a spectacular canal boat lift funded by the Millennium Commission. The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ...
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...
The Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel The Falkirk Wheel, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal which at this point differ by 35 metres in height. ...
The inventor Barnes Wallis lived for a time in Ripley and now has one of the town's parks named after him. The house where he was born is now marked with a blue plaque. Jump to: navigation, search Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, FRS, commonly known as Barnes Wallis, (September 26, 1887 – October 30, 1979) was a British scientist, engineer and inventor. ...
Constructed under the premises of the Butterley Company is a 3 mile long canal tunnel for the Cromford Canal. The central section of the canal is currently disused, but a charitable fund has been formed to reopen the canal. The Cromford Canal ran 14. ...
Ripley is also home to the Midland Railway Centre a steam preservation trust, dedicated to preserving locomotives, rolling stock and other items related to the Midland Railway. The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ...
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...
External links
- Ripley Town Council
- Falkirk Wheel
- Midland Railway Centre
- Ripley Methodist Church
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