16 great photos showing what life was like in Derbyshire and Chesterfield during the 1980s

By Brian Eyre

Published 16th Jun 2023, 14:24 BST

Updated 16th Jun 2023, 14:26 BST

We return to the 1980s to bring you more great bygone images taken across Chesterfield, the Peak District, North Derbyshire and Amber Valley.

See if you can spot anyone you know in these photos taken from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection plus our own archive.

1. Chesterfield retro photo

Lord Nelson Stephenson place 1981 Photo: Derbyshire Times

Presentation to Brian Clough in May 1985. Photo: Derbyshire Times

Lower Brampton, Chatsworth Road looking towards town centre 1983. Photo: Derbyshire Times

New Square Chesterfield 1982. Photo: Derbyshire Times