Sheffield retro: 29 nostalgic photos taking you back to 1969, as the 60s finished with a bang
Sheffield retro: 29 nostalgic photos taking you back to 1969, as the 60s finished with a bang.
It was the conclusion of the swinging 1960s, but the colourful sounds and fashions that defined the decade showed no signs of receding.
These photographs transport you back to Sheffield in 1969, depicting life in the city as it was then. That was the era of the Gaumont Cinema, the Glossop Road Swimming Baths, and Castle Market.
It was a different era, with a butcher’s shop advertising horse flesh for sale and a rag-and-bone man strolling the streets with his cart.This retro photo gallery features Wigfall’s, Austin Reed, Richards, and Northern Trading Co.
A fire is seen raging at the ancient Firth Brown steelworks, vast people are shown enjoying the spectacle of the Lord Mayor’s Parade, and a now-famous city tavern celebrates its grand opening.
Some streets may look familiar, but these nostalgic photographs transport you back to a time when traffic still rattled down The Moor and the Peace Gardens fountains had not yet been installed.
Meanwhile, a look inside a typical 1960s home demonstrates how trends have evolved over time. Do these photos bring back memories for you?
1. Castle Market
An elevated view of Castle Market and ‘The Gallery’, on Exchange Street, Sheffield city centre, in 1969 | Picture Sheffield/J. A. Coulthard
2. Arnold Barker
Albert Terrace Road, Sheffield, photographed from Infirmary Road, in 1969, with Arnold Barker, caterer, to the left, and Blanchards Ltd on the right | Picture Sheffield
3. Moorfoot
A butcher’s shop at Moorfoot, Sheffield city centre, advertising horse meat for human consumption in around 1969 | Trevor Smith
4. Lost cinema
Bank Street and Angel Street as seen from Castle Street in August 1969, with the ABC Cinema (later Cannon Cinema) on the left | Picture Sheffield
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