If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane why not join the Derbyshire Times retro facebook group for more pictures and nostalgia?If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane why not join the Derbyshire Times retro facebook group for more pictures and nostalgia?
If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane why not join the Derbyshire Times retro facebook group for more pictures and nostalgia?

23 fascinating photos show how we lived in Derbyshire over 100 years ago

By Julia Rodgerson
Published 16th Mar 2022, 15:38 BST
Updated 6th Oct 2023, 14:57 BST

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From crowds turning out in Chesterfield for the historic 1913 by-election when Barnet Kenyon was the successful candidate, to photos of Britain's first inland oil well - in Derbyshire – these historic images show how much has changed down the decades.

If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane why not join the Derbyshire Times retro facebook group for more pictures and nostalgia?

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Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1874. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Crooked Spire

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1874. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Garland Day At Castleton Derbyshire, Castleton, Derbyshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Garland Day

Garland Day At Castleton Derbyshire, Castleton, Derbyshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Steam train

A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Dressing the well at Youlgreave. One of the well-dressers demonstrating to other villagers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Well Dressings

Dressing the well at Youlgreave. One of the well-dressers demonstrating to other villagers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Derwent Terrace, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Derwent Terrace

Derwent Terrace, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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A group of coal miners leaving the mine in Derbyshire pictured on 1st February 1912. Do you recognise the mine? (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

. Coal miners

A group of coal miners leaving the mine in Derbyshire pictured on 1st February 1912. Do you recognise the mine? (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Photo: Topical Press Agency

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From left to right, Mr DR Larcombe, Miss Longhurst and tennis player Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879 - 1965) at the Buxton Lawn Tennis Tournament pictured on 17th August 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Tennis Tournament

From left to right, Mr DR Larcombe, Miss Longhurst and tennis player Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879 - 1965) at the Buxton Lawn Tennis Tournament pictured on 17th August 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Topical Press Agency

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A billiard table at a Derbyshire Workmen's Club, 1912. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

. Workmen's Club

A billiard table at a Derbyshire Workmen's Club, 1912. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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1912: Miners in Derbyshire surrounding a cinematographer at work. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

. Miners

1912: Miners in Derbyshire surrounding a cinematographer at work. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Photo: Topical Press Agency

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Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1874. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1. Crooked Spire

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 1874. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Garland Day At Castleton Derbyshire, Castleton, Derbyshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

2. Garland Day

Garland Day At Castleton Derbyshire, Castleton, Derbyshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

3. Steam train

A steam train passes along the Buxton branch of the Midland Railway in Derbyshire, circa 1910. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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Dressing the well at Youlgreave. One of the well-dressers demonstrating to other villagers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

4. Well Dressings

Dressing the well at Youlgreave. One of the well-dressers demonstrating to other villagers. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive

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