Editing Delia Derbyshire (section)

==Honours==

[[File:Delia Derbyshire Plaque - 2019-07-17 - Andy Mabbett.jpg|thumb|upright|Plaque honouring Derbyshire, at [[Coventry University]] ]]

Her hometown Coventry named a street after her in November 2016, the "Derbyshire Way".<ref name="BBC28112016">{{cite news |url=http://bbc.in/2fIMn7n |title=Doctor Who composer has a Way to go |last=Pearce |first=Vanessa |date=28 November 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref>

A blue plaque was unveiled at Derbyshire's former home of 104 Cedars Avenue, Coventry, on 15 June 2017 as part of a BBC initiative celebrating important musicians and venues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/7f78803d-e6ae-469a-9e44-a243634a80db |title=BBC Music Day: Blue Plaques celebrating your local music legends – revealed! |website=BBC |access-date=2017-06-15}}</ref> The ceremony was performed by former ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actors [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] along with BBC Coventry & Warwickshire presenter Vic Minett.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/06/delia-derbyshire-honoured-with-blue.html |title=Delia Derbyshire honoured with blue plaque |website=Doctor Who News |access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref>

On 20 November 2017, Derbyshire was awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate for her notable contributions to electronic music, by [[Coventry University]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coventry.ac.uk/primary-news/celebrating-delia-university-honours-electronic-music-pioneer-behind-doctor-who-theme/ |title=Celebrating Delia – University honours electronic music pioneer behind Doctor Who theme |website=Coventry University |access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref> who also erected a plaque honoring Derbyshire, on their Ellen Terry Building. Adjacent to it is a mural depicting Derbyshire. There is a permanent display dedicated to Delia at ''[[Coventry Music Museum]].''

In 2022, [[Coventry University]] announced that it would name its new flagship Faculty of Arts and Humanities building after Derbyshire.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Coventry University naming flagship new building after city icon Delia Derbyshire |url=https://www.coventry.ac.uk/news/2022/delia-derbyshire-building/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=[[Coventry University]]}}</ref> The Delia Derbyshire building was officially opened in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reide |first=Kev |date=2025-05-07 |title=Tribute to Coventry's Doctor Who pioneer Delia Derbyshire 'fitting' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp0g5d6j68yo |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>