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Seventies Derbyshire

We take you back to the 1970s with these great photos showing what life was like in Derbyshire, the Peak District and Chesterfield

We look back to the 1970s with some more great bygone images taken across Chesterfield, the Peak District, North Derbyshire and Amber Valley
By Brian Eyre
Published 27th Jul 2023, 12:59 BST
Updated 27th Jul 2023, 13:02 BST

See if you can spot anyone you know in these photos taken from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, plus our own archive.

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Chesterfield FC with the Division 4 Trophy in 1970 .

1. Seventies Derbyshire

Chesterfield FC with the Division 4 Trophy in 1970 . Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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The Star Cycle League Championship in Chesterfield in 1979

2. Seventies Derbyshire

The Star Cycle League Championship in Chesterfield in 1979 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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The Errwood Dam nears completion in the Peak District. All the open fields have disappeared beneath the forest planted around the reservoir

3. Seventies Derbyshire

The Errwood Dam nears completion in the Peak District. All the open fields have disappeared beneath the forest planted around the reservoir Photo: Alan Swift

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The junction of Charles Street and Lightwood Road in Buxton under water after flooding in 1973

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The junction of Charles Street and Lightwood Road in Buxton under water after flooding in 1973 Photo: Jason Chadwick

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