As the years have passed, iconic buildings like the AGD and Brampton Brewery have been knocked down to make way for new developments and the march of progress.
Here we look back at 21 iconic buildings that used to grace the local skyline but are no longer around.
21. Jimmy's
St James Hall, or Jimmy's, on Vicar Lane was the famous venue where Pink Floyd played in 1969. The building used to sit on land now occupied by the Vicar Lane shopping development Photo: John Stanley
22. The Crown
The imposing Crown Hotel is seen here in 1902. It used to stand on the site of the old Adam and Eve nightclub on Lordsmill Street. The Crown was demolished in 1966. Photo: Chesterfield Photographic Society