30 Vintage Photos That Capture Street Scenes of Matlock (Derbyshire) in the 1970s

   

Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District. The town is twinned with the French town Eaubonne. The former spa resort Matlock Bath lies immediately south of the town on the A6. The Matlock area is considered to include Wirksworth, owing to the close proximity of the towns.

Matlock is nine miles (14 km) south-west of Chesterfield, and in easy reach of the cities of Derby (19 miles), Sheffield (20 miles), and Nottingham (29 miles); the Greater Manchester conurbation is 30 miles away. Matlock is within the Derbyshire Dales district, which also includes the towns of Bakewell and Ashbourne, as well as Wirksworth.


The headquarters of Derbyshire County Council are in the town.

These photos below were taken by pszz that show street scenes of Matlock in the 1970s.

Promenade Fish Bar

 

Road Widening

 

Silver Jubilee

 

Silver Jubilee

 

Smedley Street East


Town Hall

 

View Of Matlock From Snitterton

 

View Of Matlock From Snitterton

 

Waiting For The Parade

 

Woolworths

 

Woolworths

 

Woolworths

 

Bank Road. Crown Square

 

Bank Road. Liptons

 

Canoeing On River Derwent

 

Cawdor Quarry

 

Cawdor Quarry

 

County Offices

 

Crown Hotel

 

Derwent River Bridge

 

Edgefold Road

 

Flood Defences, River Derwent

 

Flood Prevention Work, River Derwent

 

Flood Prevention Work, River Derwent

 

Flood Prevention Work, River Derwent

 

Hikers On Rail Way, Viewed From Bridge At Old Road

 

Main Street

 

Matlock And Cawdor Quarry, From Snitterton Road

 

North Parade

 

Old Gas Works Buildings