We take you back to the 1960s and 70s with these fantastic pictures captured by our photographers

We’ve searched our archives to bring you these fascinating black and white photos showing how much life has changed in Chesterfield and north Derbyshire down the decades.

From Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Matlock and Buxton, these images show shops and long lost buildings to take us back to the way we were 60 and 50 years ago.

See how much local life has changed down the decades in these images taken from our archives, Chesterfield library and Chesterfield museum.

For more photos from yesteryear, visit the retro section of our website.