All Saints Cathedral in the city of Derby is the smallest Anglican cathedral in the UK. The first church was founded on the site in 943 by King Edmund I, but no trace of it survives. The modern cathedral began construction in the fourteenth century, but there is evidence that it is based on an earlier medieval church. Images suggest that it was about the same size as the present cathedral. It probably began to deteriorate and was dismantled and rebuilt.
The tower of the cathedral was built between 1510 and 1530 and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style characteristic of this time period. The main building was rebuilt in 1725 to the designs of James Gibbs and is an example of Classicism. The cathedral's belfry houses the oldest collection of 10 bells in the UK.
In 2005, a pair of peregrine falcons made a nest in the tower of the cathedral. Webcams have been installed near the nest so that those wishing to observe the birds can do so without disturbing them.
There is an embroidery workshop at the cathedral. The products of the workshop decorate the cathedral and are also made to order. Special educational programmes are held for schoolchildren.
