Visitors to Bakewell Market are pictured looking for some bargains in 1976.Visitors to Bakewell Market are pictured looking for some bargains in 1976.
Visitors to Bakewell Market are pictured looking for some bargains in 1976.

Here's 33 fascinating retro pictures showing the beauty of Derbyshire - including Matlock, Chesterfield, Ripley, Bakewell and Buxton - from the 1950s to the 1980s

Our latest retro gallery has nipped into our archives to show you what some of our area’s beauty spots looked like in the 1970s and 80s.

The pictures show Matlock back 50 years ago, as well as Queen’s Park in Chesterfield and shoppers at Bakewell Market in 1970.

There is also pictures of Riber Castle, the Heights of Abraham, Buxton Thermal Baths and Buxton Crescent.

So sit down with a cuppa and enjoy this lovely trip down memory lane.

You can view plenty more retro galleries from across Derbyshire, here.

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