Sheffield retro: 23 photos taking you on a nostalgic tour of the city’s suburbs in the 60s and 70s
Sheffield retro: 23 photos taking you on a nostalgic tour of the city’s suburbs in the 60s and 70s.
The city centre may take the spotlight, but the suburbs are Sheffield’s lifeblood. They all have distinct personalities and are home to vibrant communities, with many feeling like villages.
The rate of change may not be as rapid as in the city centre, but these photographs demonstrate how much has changed over the previous century. They take you on a tour of Sheffield’s suburbs in the 1960s and 1970s, from Crookes to Chapeltown, Tinsley to Totley, displaying old businesses, schools, pubs, and more as they were then.
This retro photo gallery is sure to evoke memories for many people, whether they are of old school friends and teachers or the location of your first date with the love of your life.
What are your thoughts on how your neighbourhood has changed over the last 50 or 60 years?
1. Acorn Hill
What a view from Acorn Hill, Stannington, Sheffield in April 1974 | Image Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
2. Chapeltown
The Decorating Centre and other shops on Station Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, in 1978 | Photo: Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. Liberty Hill
The view from Liberty Hill, Stannington, over Rivelin Valley to Walkley Bank, in April 1965 | Photo Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd.
4. Tinsley
Town Street, Tinsley, Sheffield, featuring the Tinsley cooling towers in May 1975 | Photo Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd.
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