We look back 40 years with these photos showing what Derbyshire life was like in the 1980s

By Brian Eyre

Published 8th Sep 2023, 13:20 BST

Updated 8th Sep 2023, 13:21 BST

We journey back to the 1980s again 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.

1. Eighties Derbyshire

A motorcycle display team entertains the crowds at Bakewell Show in 1982. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Chesterfield FC fans and players celebrate after winning the Anglo Scottish Cup in 1981 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Wandering minstrels entertain the crowds at Chesterfield's Medieval Market in 1985 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Messing about on the river at Matlock Bath in 1982 Photo: Julia Armstrong