146 JOTTINGS ABOUT OLD DERBY. 
In the middle of the street now leading from the Market 
Place to Exeter Bridge, and at the point of junction with the 
Market Place, stood a large ancient mansion, with a quadrangular 
court in front, the entrance to which was under an archway, 
with a dwelling-house above, and houses on both sides within 
the archway. At this house King Charles I. stayed when visiting 
Derby. It once belonged to the Every family, afterwards it 
became the property of my grandfather. There was a large 
garden behind the house which went down to the river, where, 
or near where, Exeter Bridge now stands. It subsequently 
became the property of my father, who sold it to my uncle, 
Rey. Charles Stead Hope, who again sold it to Messrs. Smiths, 
the bankers. It was afterwards pulled down, and the road 
to Exeter Bridge and the bridge itself made, and the road 
continued to Exeter Street, formerly called ‘‘ Ford Lane.” 
For many years the road under the archway was called 
“‘Darby’s Yard,” from Mr. Thomas Darby having purchased 
the buildings on the right side of the court. From the 
description given to me by my father and others, especially 
by Mr. George Darby, it must have been a fine old place. 
The entrance was reached by a flight of stone steps, which 
opened into a large entrance hall, where was a very handsome 
old oak staircase. 
In Full Street, or Fuller’s Street, stood Exeter House, at 
one time one of the residences of the Marquis of Exeter. As 
most of you know, this was the head quarters of Prince Charles 
Edward Stuart in 1745 ; and had he marched on towards London, 
as was his original intention, it is very problematical whether 
the House of Stuart or that of Brunswick would have now 
possessed the Throne of these Realms. 
S. Peter’s Vicarage stood in S. Peter’s Street, where the 
premises of Messrs. Dick, Wilkins, etc., now stand. Some years 
after I was presented to the living, I sold it, and with the 
consent of the then Bishop and patrons, built the present 
Vicarage House. One reason for my doing so was that I had 
then S. Peter’s and Normanton both to serve. I was anxious 
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