33 incredible black and white retro images to take you back to Derbyshire in the 1970s

By Julia Rodgerson

Published 4th Dec 2024, 16:20 BST

It was the decade of the bell bottoms, an energy crisis and a financial crash – but what was life like in Derbyshire during the seventies?

We have delved into our archives to bring you these great images – which include Chesterfield Market Place railway station being demolished in 1973.

Black and white photos capture how much life has changed down the decades.

Great pictures show scenes streets, events and people captured by photographers of the day.

13. Rent act protestors

Rent act protestors at Clay Cross, December 1972 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Edale Cotton Mill in the process of being converted into luxury flats. August 1972 Photo: dt

The bridge over the River Derwent at Grindleford - 6th November 1972 Photo: Julia Armstrong

Grindleford village - 1972 Photo: Julia Armstrong