Sheffield retro: Looking back at Haymarket and Waingate – two of old Sheffield’s busy streets

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By Gbam Godwin On Mar 30, 2026

Sheffield retro: Looking back at Haymarket and Waingate – two of old Sheffield’s busy streets.

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These images from our collection show a stroll through the Haymarket and Waingate neighbourhoods of old Sheffield.
Our retro gallery includes images of the ancient Norfolk Market Hall, taverns, street scenes, and more.

Shoppers in Exchange Street, Sheffield, in January 1978 — Enjoy this nostalgic look at historic Sheffield.

Haymarket - where hay was once bought and sold - is one of Sheffield's oldest thoroughfares. In the fifties, when this picture was taken, it was dominated by Davy's food store, with "The Old No 12" restaurant next door, and beyond it, Davy's Mikado Cafe. Before the war, the Mikado offered an old-style Yorkshire tea, complete with ham or bacon and egg, for 1s 6d. Further along Haymarket can be seen the old Brunswick pub — Enjoy this nostalgic look at historic Sheffield.

1. Haymarket

Haymarket, which was previously used to buy and sell hay, is one of Sheffield’s oldest streets.

When this photo was taken in the 1950s, Davy’s food store dominated the scene, with “The Old No 12” restaurant next door and Davy’s Mikado Cafe beyond.

Before the war, the Mikado served an old-style Yorkshire tea for 1s 6d, which included gammon or bacon and an egg. The ancient Brunswick bar may be seen further up Haymarket. Photo via Sheffield Newspapers.

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2. Market Hall

The Norfolk Market Hall, Haymarket, Sheffield, 1851-1959. Photo by Sheffield Newspapers.

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The Norfolk Market Hall, Haymarket, opened on Christmas Eve 1851 and closed in 1959, was built on the site of the famous old Tontine Inn (1785-1849). From right to left the shops are G.E. Inman, pastry cooks, Tyler's, bootmakers, Bunneys (Hosiery) Ltd., drapers, and the popular tobacconists, Tyler and Co. on the corner with Exchange Street

3. Market Hall

The Norfolk Market Hall in Haymarket opened on Christmas Eve 1851 and closed in 1959.

It was erected on the site of the famous old Tontine Inn (1785-1849). From right to left, the shops include G.E. Inman, pastry cooks, Tyler’s, bootmakers, Bunneys (Hosiery) Ltd., drapers, and the popular tobacconists, Tyler and Co., on the corner of Exchange Street.

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An interior view of the Norfolk Market Hall which was to close and then be demolished in the near future, on February 20, 1959

4. Interior

An interior picture of the Norfolk Market Hall that was to close and subsequently be demolished in the near future, on February 20, 1959.