Find out more about the plaques in the county of Derbyshire. www.derbyshireblueplaques.co.uk The use of blue plaques in this particular county has taken the community spirit of the scheme and used it great effect. In 2010, the county council let its constituents vote on a series of remarkable local figures to choose the first six recipients of Derbyshire blue plaques and the success of the venture has lead to two more rounds between then and March 2013 and twelve more plaques. The advantage with opening it up to the public is that the most famous heroes - such as George Stephenson and Florence Nightingale - are valued alongside extraordinary and less well-known figures like Frances Bush and Jedediah Buxton. The unusual choices seen with the blue plaques in Derbyshire has led to another interesting and unusual recipient - the Cromford Canal. To residents and descendants of this area the choice may not seem that strange because it has played an important role and shaped the landscape and, while the majority of plaques are reserved for people, the commemoration of significant buildings and places is not unheard of

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