Exhibition remembers town’s retail past
Visitors to Chesterfield Museum can remember Chesterfield’s retail past in a new exhibition.
Shops and Shopping runs at the popular Chesterfield Borough Council attraction from Saturday 25 July until Saturday 10 October.
The exhibition will examine how Chesterfield’s shopping habits have changed over the past 200 years and will feature historic images of shops which might bring back memories for people.
A range of items sold in Chesterfield’s shops including John Turner’s, the Co-op, and Greaves Chemist will feature as well as furniture from Eyre’s.
Younger visitors can run their own fruit and veg market stall where they can play at shops and get to grips with pre-decimal money.
Councillor Amanda Serjeant, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for town centre and visitor economy, said: “This display of our experiences of shops and shopping in Chesterfield will bring back memories for older visitors and allow younger ones to find out about shopping in the town at different times in history.
“We have a wide variety of items, including a pig on display in the window at the Co-op butchers, and it’s a good opportunity for families to learn together about the past.”
Also for youngsters this summer, the museum will host a special summer trail relating to seaside holidays asking children to find items including a sandcastle windmills and a bucket and spade.
Chesterfield Museum is open each Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free.
