We've teamed up with Chesterfield Museum, run by Chesterfield Borough Council, to dig out these great archive pictures of the area in the past – alongside images of how the place looks today.
If you enjoyed this stroll down memory lane, have a look at these now and then photos from Ashgate and Hasland.
There are even more pictures from yesteryear on the dedicated section of our website: www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/retro
We also love to see your pictures of by-gone times and the stories that go with them and it’s never been easier to get them to us.
We have a new way for people to submit their stories to us via a new online portal which goes straight into the system and means your stories are published much quicker.
Simply follow the link at https://submit.nationalworld.com/ and choose the Derbyshire Times as the site to upload your pictures to – you can even upload video content through the portal.
If you have more information about any of the these images, or the people in them, you can let us know via [email protected]
1. Punch Bowl
The Chesterfield townscape has always been changing and this shot shows development near the Punch Bowl public house. Photo: Chesterfield museum
2. Olden days
With shop awnings and ornate street lights, Holywell Street looked quite different Photo: Chesterfield museum
3. Transport
The overhead gables show the route of the trolleybus through town Photo: Chesterfield museum
4. Quieter times
There was definitely a lot less traffic on Holywell Street back in the day Photo: Chesterfield museum