Shops were on the corner of many residential streets and in one area of Chesterfield large families were living in insanitary houses that were later demolished to make way for new roads.
Take a journey back in time by looking at these photos stretching from the 1890s to 1985.
![A policeman and shopkeeper with members of the community outside 212 Old Road, Brampton.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ3NjBmYTEyLWQyMDctNDkxMy1hMTAyLWE4YWU3MWIyYzE0ZDo4YzJjY2FiMy0yMWExLTQ1ZjMtOWNkMy0zOTg5MGE1OGYyODM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. 1910
A policeman and shopkeeper with members of the community outside 212 Old Road, Brampton. Photo: Picture the Past/Chesterfield Photographic Society
![Chesterfield Grammar School pupils and parents gathering for sports day at Stonegravels. The grammar school was founded in 1594 and extended in 1878.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI3YmQ0YTBiLTQ2MTEtNDVhOC05NjM2LTRmMzAxMzEyZjAzOTpmMWQzZDI5MC0wNDg3LTQ5MzMtYjU5Ni03NzMzMTlmZTgxYjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. 1910
Chesterfield Grammar School pupils and parents gathering for sports day at Stonegravels. The grammar school was founded in 1594 and extended in 1878. Photo: Picture The Past/CH Nadin
![Brookside Cottages, off Three Tuns Yard, was part of the area known as the 'Dog Kennels, a name which may have come from a subscription dog kennel shown on early maps of Chesterfield. The houses in this area were old and insanitary and often overcrowded with large families.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQ2YWQwNDRlLTBjODItNGM0OC05ZWMxLWI4MzE5OTMxZWUyNTozNGM5NGJiMi0yNTY3LTQ5NWMtOGU4MS1jZGM4MzI4NGJhNzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. 1911
Brookside Cottages, off Three Tuns Yard, was part of the area known as the 'Dog Kennels, a name which may have come from a subscription dog kennel shown on early maps of Chesterfield. The houses in this area were old and insanitary and often overcrowded with large families. Photo: Picture the Past/CH Nadin
![Outfitters shop F. Goodwin and Sons was on West Bars, Chesterfield, and was founded in 1888.](https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM2OTM3NzcyLTBmNTktNDBhYi1iNmUyLWZhYTVkZmY4MmY3MDphY2Q4NjgyYy01YTUwLTQxNjAtYTlmNy02MDQ5ODAxZDQzMGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. 1920
Outfitters shop F. Goodwin and Sons was on West Bars, Chesterfield, and was founded in 1888. Photo: Picture The Past/Chesterfield Photographic Society