William Strutt and Thomas Gisborne blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: WILLIAM STRUTT FRS 1756-1830 Inventor, industrialist and chairman of the Derby Improvement Commitee (1788-1829) - Rev THOMAS GISBORNE 1758-1846 Landowner, philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner - Lived Here Recorded plaque organisation: Derby Civic Society.

William Strutt was a prominent inventor and industrialist who significantly contributed to Derby's development as chairman of the Derby Improvement Committee. Thomas Gisborne was a notable landowner, philanthropist, and active participant in the 19th-century anti-slavery movement.