Evocative photos show what life was like in Chesterfield, Ripley, Buxton and north Derbyshire back in the eighties
From Chesterfield to Ripley, we go back to the 1980s with some more great images taken across Chesterfield, the Peak District, North Derbyshire and Amber Valley
By Brian Eyre
Published 21st Sep 2023, 15:52 GMT
Updated 21st Sep 2023, 15:53 GMT
See if you can spot anyone you know in these photos taken from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, plus our own archive.
1. Eighties Derbyshire
Chesterfield High Street covered in snow 1981. Photo: Derbyshire Times
2. Eighties Derbyshire
Showing the new ride planned at the American Adventure theme park, back in 1989. Photo: Derbyshire Times
3. Eighties Derbyshire
Never mind Charlie Bucket, Belper school pupils got the chance to visit a real life hocolate factory on this visit to Thorntons. Photo: George Eyre
4. Eighties Derbyshire
Marlpool United Reformed Church stage a production of Oliver. Photo: George Eyre
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