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nmam Golden jubilee memory lane

Silver-lined memories

WITH plans to create a good old-fashioned British-style celebration to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, these snaps were taken at the Silver Jubilee in 1977.

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Doris’s Royal encounter

Submitted by Steve Flint of Wirksworth, this picture was taken at John Smedley Ltd’s Lea Mills in 1962, when his aunty, Doris Walker met Queen Elizabeth.

Cricketer Harold Larwood meets young footballers on Causeway Lane, Matlock in 1930.

Football meets cricket

This photograph was submitted Jeff Holmes of Tibshelf and shows a team of young footballers meeting the great England cricket player, Harold Larwood.

Dave Orford of Belper, snapped above Matlock Bath.

A wheelie old cycling picture

THIS photograph was sent in by Dave Orford of Belper, and was snapped above Matlock Bath.

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Matlock Green floods of 1931

THIS photograph shows the Matlock Green floods of 1931.

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A high octane cake for the wedding

One might assume this to be a rather unorthodox method of taking a wedding cake to a reception.

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Wirksworth School

This is a shot of form 4A at Wirksworth Newbridge school in 1953.

Memory lane 26/1/12 Bakewell 1923

Bakewell Square shot nearly 90 years ago

At a quick glance it would appear that The Square in Bakewell has hardly changed in the 89 years since this photograph was taken. The Rutland Arms Hotel, the church, the war memorial and much of the buildings look almost the same in 2012 as they did in 1923.

A scene of Matlock in 1863.

Matlock in the Victorian days

This old photograph was taken almost a 150 years ago and shows Matlock town looking very different to how we see it today.

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