Derbyshire nightclubs: 18 photos show popular dancing and drinking spots down the years in Chesterfield, Matlock and Ripley
Julia Rodgerson
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We've all got fond memories of our going out days in Derbyshire. (Photo: submit)
But nightclubs are vanishing - with more than a third of Britain’s night spots closing since 2020.
Yet for revellers of the past, finishing off your night out by dancing at a local club was a ritual.
In Chesterfield we were spoilt for choice with Xanadu, Aquarius, Adam and Eve and Fusion among others.
Escapade nightclub in Chesterfield. The premises, which closed as a cinema in the Nineties after 60 years, was home to Zanzibar and Escapade nightclubs before it became Department. (Photo: Terry Walden)
Rock bar the Green Room was also popular for a wild night out in the 2000s. It was much more than a just pub, or a small live music venue - it became the town’s sanctuary for the alternative.
Which was your favourite nightclub or drinking spot? If you have any retro photos to share email comment@derbyshiretimes.co.uk
The refurbished Pav Nightclub, in Matlock Bath in 2006. Pictured is the pool room and entertainment area.
The new chill-out room at The Pav nightclub, Matlock Bath, pictured in 2006. (Photo: DT)
Owner Simon Ball and General Manager Jon Dobinson celebrate the decison to allow The Pav night club in Matlock Bath to stay open to the public, in 2007. (Photo: Paul Robinson)
New Chesterfield nightclub The Avenue pictured in 2017. (Photo: jason chadwick)
Paul Birch and son Liam at the new nightclub The Avenue, in Chesterfield, in 2017. (Photo: jason chadwick)
The dancefloor at The Avenue, pictured in 2017. (Photo: jason chadwick)
The main room at S41 bar, in Chesterfield in 2006. (Photo: Marisa Cashill)
Deana Sampson pictured at the Isis Bar, Chesterfield in March 2006. (Photo: Roger Nadal)
The popular Ripley venue pictured in January 2007. (Photo: Brian Eyre)
Another Ripley venue pictured in 2007. (Photo: BRIAN EYRE)
Popular Chesterfield party venue the Beach Bar, pictured at the opening event. (Photo: submit)
Steve Helps, station Manager at Chesterfield Fire Service and Gemma Jones, Matt James, Andrew Meakin and Roger Butler, of Chandlers Bar, launch Pub Watch, in 2006. (Photo: Marisa Cashill)
Chesterfield FC fans the 'Spire Girls' dancing at the former Brabury nightclub. (Photo: submit)
Chesterfield Aquarius was one of the town's most famous nightclubs. (Photo: submit)
Chesterfield fans dance the night away at the Bradbury Nightclub after their amazing FA cup run in 1997 (Photo: Sharron Bennett)
Those who went through their teenage years in the 1990s and 2000s will have no doubt visited The Green Room in Chesterfield. (Photo: submit)
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