Sheffield retro: 15 black and white photos looking back at Sheffield city centre from 1930s to 1970s

Jane Salt
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A view of a bustling Fargate circa 1930s with Cole Brothers department store on the right, and Austin Reed menswear, Thorpe's Cafe and Restaurant, and many other shops on the left (Photo: Submitted)
A view of a bustling Fargate circa 1930s with Cole Brothers department store on the right, and Austin Reed menswear, Thorpe's Cafe and Restaurant, and many other shops on the left (Photo: Submitted)

From the 1930s to the 1970s, here we take a nostalgic look back in time around our city centre over the decades.

Taxis line up in this view of Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, with the Cartoon Cinema (later the Classic Cinema) on the right, circa 1960
Taxis line up in this view of Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, with the Cartoon Cinema (later the Classic Cinema) on the right, circa 1960
The scene in Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, on a Sunday morning, as casual passers-by stop for the Sunday morning papers in the quiet of the city centre, July 18, 1965The Bell public house and Wigfalls can be seen in the background (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
The scene in Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, on a Sunday morning, as casual passers-by stop for the Sunday morning papers in the quiet of the city centre, July 18, 1965The Bell public house and Wigfalls can be seen in the background (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Change Alley, Sheffield, which ran from High Street to Norfolk Street, with Thomas A Ashton Limited, Engineers, on the left, and Thornton's Chocolate Kabin on the right, May 3, 1960 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Change Alley, Sheffield, which ran from High Street to Norfolk Street, with Thomas A Ashton Limited, Engineers, on the left, and Thornton's Chocolate Kabin on the right, May 3, 1960 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Flower beds in Barker's Pool, with the Regent Cinema on the right (later to become the Gaumont Cinema), and the Cinema House on the left. The last performance at the Cinema House was held in August 1961
Flower beds in Barker's Pool, with the Regent Cinema on the right (later to become the Gaumont Cinema), and the Cinema House on the left. The last performance at the Cinema House was held in August 1961
The Salvation Army Citadel, Cross Burgess Street, Sheffield, pictured in better days in August 1959 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
The Salvation Army Citadel, Cross Burgess Street, Sheffield, pictured in better days in August 1959 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
A view of Norfolk Street long before the building of the Crucible Theatre, August 1957 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
A view of Norfolk Street long before the building of the Crucible Theatre, August 1957 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Ye Olde Original Snuff Shoppe and Hays Tobacconist that stood where The Crucible now stands on Norfolk Street, Sheffield (Photo: Submitted)
Ye Olde Original Snuff Shoppe and Hays Tobacconist that stood where The Crucible now stands on Norfolk Street, Sheffield (Photo: Submitted)
Our picture shows Hibbert Brothers art dealers and one of the new box junctions that came into use at the junction of Norfolk Street and Surrey Street, Sheffield, June 26, 1968 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Our picture shows Hibbert Brothers art dealers and one of the new box junctions that came into use at the junction of Norfolk Street and Surrey Street, Sheffield, June 26, 1968 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Looking back at the days when buses were allowed on Leopold Street (1947)
Looking back at the days when buses were allowed on Leopold Street (1947)
Our picture shows Wilfin and Black tailors; Off The Record advisory service; Hallmark, silver goods; Applebaum, booksellers; Sutcliffe, tobacconist and The Petite Snack Bar, Division Street, June 9, 1972 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
Our picture shows Wilfin and Black tailors; Off The Record advisory service; Hallmark, silver goods; Applebaum, booksellers; Sutcliffe, tobacconist and The Petite Snack Bar, Division Street, June 9, 1972 (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
The old Central Fire Station on Division Street, Sheffield (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
The old Central Fire Station on Division Street, Sheffield (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
An old view of Church Street with the Hartley Seed book shop on the left (Photo: Submitted)
An old view of Church Street with the Hartley Seed book shop on the left (Photo: Submitted)
The first Thorton's shop, The Chocolate Kabin, and Walker & Carson, printers and stationers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield (Photo: submitted)
The first Thorton's shop, The Chocolate Kabin, and Walker & Carson, printers and stationers, Norfolk Street, Sheffield (Photo: submitted)
A view of Angel Street, Sheffield, in 1965. showing Peter Robinson's fashion store and Horne's menswear on the right and Cockayne's department store on the left (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)
A view of Angel Street, Sheffield, in 1965. showing Peter Robinson's fashion store and Horne's menswear on the right and Cockayne's department store on the left (Photo: Sheffield Newspapers)