Seventies DerbyshireSeventies Derbyshire
Seventies Derbyshire

Archive photos show the way we used to live in Derbyshire in the seventies

By Brian Eyre
Published 15th Sep 2023, 13:15 BST
Updated 15th Sep 2023, 13:18 BST
We go back to the 1970s with some more great images taken across Chesterfield, the Peak District, North Derbyshire and Amber Valley

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

The Swallows department store after closure, seen from Knifesmithgate in 1970. Photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council.

1. Seventies Derbyshire

The Swallows department store after closure, seen from Knifesmithgate in 1970. Photo from Chesterfield Library\Chesterfield Borough Council. Photo: R Wilsher

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Rescue work to recover trapped vehicles from flooded streets n Jacksdale.

2. Road flooded

Rescue work to recover trapped vehicles from flooded streets n Jacksdale. Photo: Seventies Derbyshire

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The former market place Station at West Bars, Chesterfield, in April 1973

3. Seventies Derbyshire

The former market place Station at West Bars, Chesterfield, in April 1973 Photo: Sheffield Star

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Demolition of the giant Spa Hotel, in Buxton

4. Seventies Derbyshire

Demolition of the giant Spa Hotel, in Buxton Photo: Alan Swift

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