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Sixties Derbyshire

14 great photos capture what life was like in Chesterfield and Derbyshire in the 1960s

We’ve taken another look back to the 1960s with some great old pictures showing how the area has changed over the decades – from town centre shops to royals visiting Chatsworth and other local events.

We searched our archive, along with photos from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, to bring you these evocative images, depicting what life was like in Chesterfield and Derbyshire during the swinging sixties – see if you can spot anyone you know.