Retro Derbyshire photos taken in the 1960s.Retro Derbyshire photos taken in the 1960s.
Retro Derbyshire photos taken in the 1960s.

From Beatlemania to long-lost buildings - 14 great photos show Derbyshire and Chesterfield life in the swinging sixties

By Brian Eyre
Published 5th Jun 2023, 10:59 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2023, 11:01 BST
We’ve looked through our archives to bring you more great images from the 1960s taken across Chesterfield, the Peak District and north Derbyshire.

See if you can spot anyone you know in these photos taken from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection plus our own archive, depicting what local life was like in during the sixties.

Eyes down! The opening session of the Top Rank Bingo club, Chesterfield, December 1968

1. Sixties Derbyshire

Eyes down! The opening session of the Top Rank Bingo club, Chesterfield, December 1968 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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Scarsdale hospital maternity ward, Chesterfield, 1965.

2. Sixties Derbyshire

Scarsdale hospital maternity ward, Chesterfield, 1965. Photo: Chesterfield Library\R Wilsher

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The Fab Four: John Lennon plays on as fainting Beatles fans are carried from the audience at Buxton's Pavilion Gardens in 1963

3. Sixties Derbyshire

The Fab Four: John Lennon plays on as fainting Beatles fans are carried from the audience at Buxton's Pavilion Gardens in 1963 Photo: Alan Swift

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Chesterfield's West Bars seen from Shentall Gardens. Two landmark buildings that are no longer with us, the AGD and the former Market Place station, are visible in the background

4. Sixties Derbyshire

Chesterfield's West Bars seen from Shentall Gardens. Two landmark buildings that are no longer with us, the AGD and the former Market Place station, are visible in the background Photo: Derbyshire Times

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