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DCC - Derbyshire County Council - [18th cent]-2025
SA - Social Care: Adults - 1912-2003
4 - Day centres - 1983-2019
2 - Whitemoor Day Centre - 1992-2005
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
DCC/SA/4/2/1
Former Reference
DCC/SC/10/2/1
Title
Whitemoor Day Centre: photographs of the visit of Diana, Princess of Wales
Date
28 Apr 1992
Description
Comprising:
5 x 7 inch card framed photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales, shaking hands with a young woman outside the Whitemoor Centre and being given a bunch of flowers).
5 x 7 inch card framed photograph of Diana, Princess of Wales, watching a dance performance (as seen in DCC/SC/10/2/2). She is seated next to the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, Colonel Sir Peter Hilton.
Other photographs of the princess's visit in black and white and colour, many picturing Diana herself alongside members of the public in a variety of settings at the centre. In one of the images, she is autographing a portrait photograph. In another, she is viewing a display of photographs and information about Broomfield College. Other shots show the crowds waiting to greet her, a wind band preparing to play, and a dance group performing. Much of the content overlaps with the video footage in DCC/SC/10/2/2.
Dimensions of the unframed photographs: 10 at 2.5 x 3.5 inch, 39 at 4 x 6 inches, 10 at 5 x 7 inch.
Extent
61 items
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Derbyshire County Council
Format
Photographic
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