Looking back at Chesterfield's old Royal Hospital down the years

Do you remember when Chesterfield Royal Hospital was still in the town centre on Holywell Street? If so, these photos will bring back a lot of memories!

We’ve used some great pictures from our archive and the local studies department of Chesterfield Library and Chesterfield museum plus pictures supplied by Brian Davies from Chesterfield Photographic society.

If you enjoy this trip down memory lane, have a look at amazing historic photos show the way we used to live in Chesterfield in the last centuries.

Why not also join the Derbyshire Times retro Facebook group for even more images from yesteryear?

13. Chesterfield Royal hospital.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital's Hollywell house in 1987. The buildings were vacated when the new Royal Hospital at Hady opened in 1984 Photo: Derbyshire Times