Editing Chesterfield, Derbyshire (section)

====The Pavements====
[[File:Chesterfield - shops along middle section of Low Pavement - geograph.org.uk - 3605407.jpg|thumb|Low Pavement, Chesterfield]]In the late 1970s the area between [[Low Pavement, Chesterfield|Low Pavement]] (in the Market Square) and New Beetwell Street was redeveloped to build "The Pavements" Shopping Centre, known by some as The Precinct. The existing buildings were demolished except for the façades on Lower Pavement. The shopping centre was opened in November 1981 by the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Princess of Wales]]. It has entrances opposite Chesterfield Market and escalators leading down to New Beetwell St and the bus station. An enclosed bridge links the site to a [[multi-storey car park]] built at the same time, adjacent to the town's coach station.

Chesterfield's multi-storey library stands just outside The Pavements in New Beetwell St. The building was opened in 1985. In annual figures compiled by the [[Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy]] it ranked fifth in the UK for number of loans in 2008, rising one place on the previous year.<ref name="Norfolk Boasts Busiest Library in England, survey shows">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cipfa.org.uk/Press/press_show.cfm?news_id=32026 |publisher=Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |title=Norfolk Boasts Busiest Library in England, survey shows |access-date=30 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410225011/http://www.cipfa.org.uk/press/press_show.cfm?news_id=32026 |archive-date=10 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="Norfolk library is most popular in UK">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cipfa.org.uk/Press/press_show.cfm?news_id=59847 |publisher=Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |title=Norfolk library is most popular in UK |access-date=30 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928005000/http://www.cipfa.org.uk/Press/press_show.cfm?news_id=59847 |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> The area beside the library was redeveloped, but retains the old narrow passageways while accommodating small shop units and offices.

On 27 June 2007, the [[Somerfield (UK retailer)|Somerfield]] store in the Precinct was gutted in a fire in which the roof collapsed, a few shoppers suffering minor injuries.<ref name="DTSomerfield">{{Cite web |url=http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/town_centre_store_fire_1_466856|title=Town centre store fire – Local – Derbyshire Times|publisher=Derbyshire Times |access-date=31 March 2011}}</ref> The fire reportedly started after a welding torch being used to repair flood damage had been left ignited. It started at 13:10 on 27 June and was not extinguished until 23:30 that day.<ref name="DTSomerfield" /> After the fire, Somerfield decided to cease trading in Chesterfield. The unit re-opened in September 2008 as a [[Tesco]] Metro store.