Description: A busy scene in Derby Market Place looking north-east with the Guildhall to the right and the Assembly Rooms in the distance. Market stalls are set up and the statue of Michael Thomas Bass can be picked out to the left. Three electric trams plus horse-drawn carriages also feature. While no motor vehicles are visible, an indication of things to come is Haywood's shop in the left background, which advertises Rover Cars, Petrol, Tyres, Accumulators Charged, and that its Garage and Repair Shops are in nearby Albion Street. The smoke issuing over the buildings is from the town's power station in Sowter Road.
This photo was taken by Derby-based postcard publisher F W Scarratt.