Amazing Mansfield and Ashfield pictures show what life was like 30 years ago

By Brian Eyre

Published 7th Aug 2019, 12:24 BST

These photos from the Chad archives give a glimpse of what local life was like in 1989 - and how much has changed

For more great photos of the area from yesteryear, visit our retro section.

Mansfield market place October 1989.

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Mansfield Woodhouse carnival.

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1989 Woodhouse Carnival.

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1989 Woodhouse, Stags players coaching at St Edmunds School.

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Mansfield Woodhouse Wheelbarrow Race.

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Promo for the latest Mansfield Brewery ad. Not much matches Mansfield!

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1989 Mansfield show.

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Sutton St Mary's Church Medieval Banquet.

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Clipstone NCB Fire Fighting Competition.

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Bobby Robson opens Woodhouse Manor Sports Complex.

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Future TV star Richard Bacon in 15 Streets.

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Sutton Victorian School Day 08-07-1989.

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