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 era of Britpop and Cool Britannia – see if you can spot anyone you know.
1. Curtain up at the Pomegranate
Chesterfield Pomegranate theatre manager Derek Coleman inspects the auditorium after the venue's refurbishment in 1994. The theatre is undergoing another revamp at the moment, as part of work on Stephenson Memorial Hall. Photo: Derbyshire Times
2. Messing about on the water
Bakewell Carnival raft race contestants paddle for all they're worth back in 1990 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
3. To err is human, to arrrr is pirate!
Pirates of Derbyshire assemble for Waingroves show in 1992 Photo: Brian Eyre
4. Meet me by the fountain
New Square, Chesterfield, seen from the Portland hotel in April 1991 - including the town's former fountain on the left. Photo: Derbyshire Times