Chesterfield, Elder Way, Co-op store.Chesterfield, Elder Way, Co-op store.
Chesterfield, Elder Way, Co-op store.

Archive photos show changing face of Elder Way and Chesterfield Co-op department store down the years

We put together a selection pictures showing anniversary celebrations, changes at the Co-op department store and views of Elder Way to show how it has changed over the decades
By Brian Eyre
Published 17th Aug 2022, 13:24 BST
Updated 17th Aug 2022, 13:27 BST

We searched our own archives, along with images from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, to bring you these photos.

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Celebrations on Elder Way marking the Chesterfield Coperative Society centenary in 1994.

1. Anniversary

Celebrations on Elder Way marking the Chesterfield Coperative Society centenary in 1994. Photo: Derbyshire Times

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More celebrations for the Co-op centenary in 1994.

2. Centenary

More celebrations for the Co-op centenary in 1994. Photo: Derbyshire Times

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Elder Way Chesterfield showing the proposed site of the Co op store 1936\7

3. Location, location,, location

Elder Way Chesterfield showing the proposed site of the Co op store 1936\7 Photo: Chesterfield Library\Borough engineers

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This photo shows the new Co op store in 1939.

4. Landmark building

This photo shows the new Co op store in 1939. Photo: Chesterfield Library\Borough engineers

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