This is Normanton is a living history project exploring the changing landscape of Normanton Road and Pear Tree Road in Derby from the 1960’s to the present day.

Project volunteers collected over eleven hours of taped interviews with members of the local community who talk about their lives and experiences of Normanton. The transcripts of these recordings are housed at Derby Local Studies and Family History Library and will ensure the ever changing nature of this vibrant community is acknowledged, recorded and remains publically accessible for future generations. The resulting exhibition was launched at Pickford’s House in 2018. This project was in partnership with Derby Museums and made possible thanks to a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund.