Derby School of Art

The School began in 1853 which in 1870 became the Derby Central School of Art and the Derby Central School of Science. In 1885, the two schools were reformulated into the Derby School of Art and Technical Institution. Less than a decade later however in 1892, three more mergers took place and the institution became the Derby Municipal Technical College. In 1928, the Technical College split into the Derby School of Art and the Derby Technical College. By 1955, the two had become the Derby and District College of Art. Now subsumed it has become the University of Derby (formerly Derby College of Art and Technology or simply Derby College It gained university status in 1992 as one of the ‘new’ universities. Staff and alumni included broadcaster the late Russell Harty, England bowler Devon Malcolm, David Imms, Andrew Macara, Meredith Hawes, Arnold Machin and James Tarr.