36 fantastic retro pictures captured by photographers in Chesterfield the Peak Dsitrict and Amber Valley including Ripley, Heanor and Swanwick

These brilliant photos, taken from the 1900s up to the 2000s, show life in Chesterfield, Buxton, Ripley, Heanor, Alfreton and many other places.

By Brian Eyre

Published 17th Apr 2024, 12:13 BST

See if these images bring back memories from yesteryear – and who you recognise in these nostalgic photos taken from our archives, Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection and Chesterfield Museum.

For more photos from yesteryear, visit the retro section of our website.

West Bars and the AGD building in Chesterfield, seen from Shentall gardens. The building in the background is the old Market Place station that used to stand next to the Portland Hotel

1. Derbyshire Retro

West Bars and the AGD building in Chesterfield, seen from Shentall gardens. The building in the background is the old Market Place station that used to stand next to the Portland Hotel Photo: Derbyshire Times

Chesterfield Carnival Queen (Evelyn Fox) and attendants at the Midland Station in 1935 on their way to Queen’s Park for the crowning of the Queen ceremony.

2. Derbyshire Retro

Chesterfield Carnival Queen (Evelyn Fox) and attendants at the Midland Station in 1935 on their way to Queen’s Park for the crowning of the Queen ceremony. Photo: Derbyshire Times

The Primitive Methodist Church, at Holywell Cross, Chesterfield, 1955. The building later became Livingtone's nightclub.

3. Derbyshire Retro

The Primitive Methodist Church, at Holywell Cross, Chesterfield, 1955. The building later became Livingtone's nightclub. Photo: Sheffield Star

Spital Mission, seen at the junction of Valley Road and Hartington Road in Spital, Chesterfield.

4. Derbyshire retro

Spital Mission, seen at the junction of Valley Road and Hartington Road in Spital, Chesterfield. Photo: Chesterfield Library\Nadin

Chesterfield Heanor Ripley Buxton