Runners try out the brand new Chesterfield bypass on a fun day marking its opening in 1985.

Derbyshire retro: 40 nostalgic pictures to take you back to 1985 including construction of Chesterfield bypass

By Brian Eyre

Published 20th Jan 2025, 15:56 GMT

Updated 20th Jan 2025, 21:17 GMT

Journey back 40 years with these great photos from the year 1985 – when the A61 relief road and Britannia Park, which became the American Adventure, were all being constructed.

See what our photographers captured in these fantastic pictures, all taken in 1985.

From Chesterfield to the Peak District, North Derbyshire and Amber Valley, can you remember these events or are you or your friends in one of the pictures?

5. Codnor carnival

Collecting money at Codnor carnival, 1985 Photo: Derbyshire 1985

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6. Derbyshire 1985

Ilkeston brass band, conducted by Mr Peter Moon, entertain at the opening of Britannia Park in 1985. Photo: George Eyre

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7. Derbyshire 1985

Locals enjoy a pint in the Denby Lodge pub in 1985. Photo: George Eyre

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8. Derbyshire 1985

Heage dance marathon, July 1985. Photo: George Eyre

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