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Chesterfield through the years

Archive photos show life in Chesterfield in the 70s and 80s

Phil Bramley
By Phil Bramley

Editor, Derbyshire Times

Published 17th Dec 2021, 07:34 BST
Updated 31st Dec 2021, 14:11 BST
They were the decades of punk and power dressing, but what did Chesterfield look like in the 1970s and 1980s?

Working with the local studies section of Chesterfield Library, as well as Chesterfield Museum, we’ve dug out these great photos showing the way we used to live…

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Chesterfield through the years

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The view of the much-loved Woolworths store from Vicar Lane. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council.

. Woolies

The view of the much-loved Woolworths store from Vicar Lane. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council. Photo: Chesterfield Library\John Stanle

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One of the signs that would welcome people to Chesterfield when they arrived in the town

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One of the signs that would welcome people to Chesterfield when they arrived in the town Photo: Derbyshire Times

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Snow covers the High Street outside the market hall in 1981. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council.

. Snowy streets

Snow covers the High Street outside the market hall in 1981. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council. Photo: Derbyshire Times

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This photo shows the junction of Devonshire Street with Church Street in Brimington in the 1970s. Picture supplied by Chesterfield Museum Service\Chesterfield Borough Council

. Brimington

This photo shows the junction of Devonshire Street with Church Street in Brimington in the 1970s. Picture supplied by Chesterfield Museum Service\Chesterfield Borough Council Photo: Chesterfield museum

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Children at Hasland Youth club, Chesterfield, play scheme ..Aug 16th 1971

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Children at Hasland Youth club, Chesterfield, play scheme ..Aug 16th 1971 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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The view of the much-loved Woolworths store from Vicar Lane. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council.

1. Woolies

The view of the much-loved Woolworths store from Vicar Lane. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council. Photo: Chesterfield Library\John Stanle

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One of the signs that would welcome people to Chesterfield when they arrived in the town

2. Welcome

One of the signs that would welcome people to Chesterfield when they arrived in the town Photo: Derbyshire Times

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Snow covers the High Street outside the market hall in 1981. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council.

3. Snowy streets

Snow covers the High Street outside the market hall in 1981. Chesterfield Retro photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council. Photo: Derbyshire Times

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This photo shows the junction of Devonshire Street with Church Street in Brimington in the 1970s. Picture supplied by Chesterfield Museum Service\Chesterfield Borough Council

4. Brimington

This photo shows the junction of Devonshire Street with Church Street in Brimington in the 1970s. Picture supplied by Chesterfield Museum Service\Chesterfield Borough Council Photo: Chesterfield museum

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