We take another trip back to the 1980sWe take another trip back to the 1980s
We take another trip back to the 1980s

From changing town centres to leopards going walkies - here are 15 great images showing Derbyshire life in the eighties

By Brian Eyre
Published 3rd Mar 2023, 16:45 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2023, 16:46 BST
With our latest retro feature we taken another look back to the 1980s with some great old pictures showing how Chesterfield town centre has changed – and a leopard going for walks in a Derbyshire village.

We searched our archive, along with photos from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, to bring you these evocative images, depicting what life was like in Chesterfield and Derbyshire during the eighties.

Corporation Street, Chesterfield, in 1985

1. Derbyshire in the eighties

Corporation Street, Chesterfield, in 1985 Photo: Derbyshire Times

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Kids enjoy the snow in Ripley, January 1986.

2. Derbyshire in the eighties

Kids enjoy the snow in Ripley, January 1986. Photo: Derbyshire Times

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Ambulance men on strike in North Derbyshire held a mass picket at the Chesterfield Ambulance HQ at Brampton - 17th August 1982

3. Derbyshire in the eighties

Ambulance men on strike in North Derbyshire held a mass picket at the Chesterfield Ambulance HQ at Brampton - 17th August 1982 Photo: Julia Armstrong

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Buxton carnival celebrates the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di. Check out the price of fuel on sale at Kennings in the background too!

4. Derbyshire in the eighties

Buxton carnival celebrates the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Di. Check out the price of fuel on sale at Kennings in the background too! Photo: BA

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