A Buxton hockey team in the 1980sA Buxton hockey team in the 1980s
A Buxton hockey team in the 1980s

Here's 14 fantastic photos showing what life was like in Buxton and the High Peak in the 1980s

Big hair, great music and interesting fashion choices – the 80s was definitely a decade to remember.
Stephen Thirkill
By Stephen Thirkill
Published 6th Aug 2021, 16:03 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2023, 13:33 BST

So whether you were just a child back then, or you can remember it like it was yesterday, enjoy a trip down memory lane with this selection of photos.

The images were captured around Buxton and the High Peak by our photographers throughout the 1980s.

And if you want more local retro, take a look at www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/retro.

If you have any pictures you wish to submit, email our [email protected]

Sports facilities at the now demolished High Peak College in the early 80s

1. Sports facities

Sports facilities at the now demolished High Peak College in the early 80s Photo: unknown staffer

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Coopers corset factory off London Rd, Buxton, in the early 1980s.

2. Coopers factory

Coopers corset factory off London Rd, Buxton, in the early 1980s. Photo: Alan Swift

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Blowing up the lime kilns at Millers Dale in the early 1980s.

3. Kilns

Blowing up the lime kilns at Millers Dale in the early 1980s. Photo: Alan Swift

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Felling a group of large trees outside Buxton Opera House

4. Opera House

Felling a group of large trees outside Buxton Opera House Photo: Alan Swift

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