Chesterfield man shares photos of flooding in Derbyshire town from 1960s

Chris Mallory guesses that the photos of flooded roads in Matlock were taken in the Sixties, judging by the haircuts, but is keen to know who the women are.

He said: “The albums have quite a few shots of Matlock as my grandparents lived there and my mother grew up on Smedley Street. I don’t know the story behind these particular photos but they are certainly pre-1970 as they go in order in the albums.”

Chris, 51, has restored the photos a little.

The women pictured are Chris Monger, left, Chris Boswell, middle and Rita Paxton, on the right.

Rita, who is now Rita Taylor, celebrates her 77th birthday this week and lives at High Ridge in Matlock. She has lost touch with the other two ladies who she used to work with at Boots on Dale Road where Rita was a dispenser and the two ladies called Chris were shop assistants.

Rita's husband Roger says the picture was taken at Crown Square during the girls' lunch hour from work and believes the picture was taken in 1965.

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