There are even more pictures from yesteryear on the dedicated section of our website: www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/retro
We also love to see your pictures of by-gone times and the stories that go with them and it’s never been easier to get them to us.
We have a new way for people to submit their stories to us via a new online portal which goes straight into the system and means your stories are published much quicker.
Simply follow the link at https://submit.nationalworld.com/ and choose the Derbyshire Times as the site to upload your pictures to – you can even upload video content through the portal.
If you have more information about any of the these images, or the people in them, you can let us know via [email protected]


18. Retro Derbyshire
Elder Way looking from Knifesmithgate in 1978. Photo: Chesterfield Library\R Wilsher

19. Retro Derbyshire
Riber Castle, Matlock, Derbyshire A helicopter piloted by British helicopter champion Captain Graham Taylor was used to do a photographic aerial survey of Riber Castle, Matlock. Picture shows aerial view of Riber Castle. The building stands 650 ft above the Derwent Valley at Matlock, the grounds of which are used as a zoo - October 1978 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers


