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.

25. Retro Derbyshire

Bailing out a boat at Speedwell Cavern 1986. Photo: Sheffield Star

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26. Retro Derbyshire

Amanda Goodwin and Angela Beeston, get into the spirit of Red Nose Day at Ripley Mill Hill school, 1988. Photo: George Eyre

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27. Retro Derbyshire

The Lord Lieutenant,Sir Peter Hilton, and his wife visit Denby Pottery, 1992. Photo: Brian Eyre

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28. Retro Derbyshire

Ripley Town FC show off their new kit, sponsored by Continental salon, in 1991. Photo: Brian Eyre

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