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The eighties in north Derbyshire

Chesterfield retro: 11 photos to take you back to life in the eighties

It was the decade of power dressing, MTV and the birth of the Yuppie – but what was life like in north Derbyshire in the 1980s?
Phil Bramley
By Phil Bramley
Published 26th Oct 2022, 15:32 BST
Updated 26th Oct 2022, 15:35 BST

We’ve been through our archives, as well as the collection of images at Chesterfield Library, to bring you this glimpse of life forty years ago.

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Wheatbridge Mills used to be located at the end of Markham Road. The building was demolished and today the JKSK and SCS stores occupy the site

1. Wheatbridge Mills

Wheatbridge Mills used to be located at the end of Markham Road. The building was demolished and today the JKSK and SCS stores occupy the site Photo: Brian Davies

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This picture was taken from the central car park Chesterfield in 1982. It shows the footbridge and house on Markham Road which were cleared and now the Ravenside Retail Park occupies their place

2. Markham Road

This picture was taken from the central car park Chesterfield in 1982. It shows the footbridge and house on Markham Road which were cleared and now the Ravenside Retail Park occupies their place Photo: Brian Davies

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Miss Britannia Park.

3. Miss Britannia Park.

Miss Britannia Park. Photo: Johnston press

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Adam and Eve, Chesterfield 1980

4. Clubbing

Adam and Eve, Chesterfield 1980 Photo: Chesterfield Photographic Society

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