35 great retro photos show the way we used to live in Chesterfield, the Peaks and Amber Valley

Take a trip back in time with these great pictures which photographers have captured on trips to Chesterfield, Buxton, Matlock, Ripley and towns and villages across Derbyshire

See if you recognise anyone in these nostalgic pictures taken from our archives and Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection and Chesterfield museum.

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

9. Derbyshire retro

Lying of tram lines on Cavendish Street, Chesterfield, c1900. Photo: Chesterfield Museum

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10. Derbyshire retro

The George Hotel, Hathersage, in 1959. Photo: Star

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11. Derbyshire retro

Matlock, December 1965, after flooding hit the town Photo: Sheffield Star

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12. Derbyshire retro

The old Hardwick Hall seen lfrom the roof of the present Hardwick building Photo: Sheffield Star

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