We bring you these great pictures, along with images from Chesterfield Library’s local studies collection, depicting what life was like six decades ago.
1. Chesterfield and Derbyshire in the sixties
The annual Whit Walk in Chesterfield in 1968 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Chesterfield and Derbyshire in the sixties
Burlington Street, Chesterfield, in 1966. Photo: Sheffield Star
3. Crooked Spire
Firefighters tackle the blaze at Chesterfield's Crooked Spire in 1961 Photo: Chesterfield and Derbyshire in the sixties
4. Chesterfield and Derbyshire in the sixties
Father Christmas at Swallows Store, Chesterfield, in 1969 Photo: Julia Armstrong