43 photos show how much life has changed in Derbyshire down the decades

Check out these great photos of everything from Royal visits and street scenes to The Beatles and football teams taken in towns and villages across Derbyshire.

By Brian Eyre

Published 26th Apr 2024, 14:21 BST

See if these images bring back memories from yesteryear – and who you recognise in these nostalgic photos taken from our archives, Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection and Chesterfield Museum.

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

Little Miss Muffitt shows off her spider to one of the ladies from the Florence Shipley home at the Heanor Victorian market, 1983.

1. Retro Derbyshire

Little Miss Muffitt shows off her spider to one of the ladies from the Florence Shipley home at the Heanor Victorian market, 1983. Photo: George Eyre

The old Co-op building on West Bars, Chesterfield, in 1991.

2. Retro Derbyshire

The old Co-op building on West Bars, Chesterfield, in 1991. Photo: Chesterfield Library\J Stanley

The Red Lion pub, Red Lion Square, Heanor, 1992.

3. Retro Derbyshire

The Red Lion pub, Red Lion Square, Heanor, 1992. Photo: Brian Eyre

Actress Noele Gordon visits Ripley station for the filming of ITV Lunch Box programme in 1960

4. Retro Derbyshire

Actress Noele Gordon visits Ripley station for the filming of ITV Lunch Box programme in 1960 Photo: Johnston Press