In Sheffield in 1979, as these retro photos show, bathers were making a splash in Longley Park, Wards Brewery was still booming and crowds gathered for a rock festival in Weston Park. It was also the year of the so-called ‘Boxing Day Massacre’, as Sheffield Wednesday beat Sheffield United 4-0 in the clubs’ first league meeting since 1971.
Sledging in Bingham Park, a horse-drawn carriage at Fargate and a boat trip down the canal for a group of excited youngsters are among the other moments captured in these evocative black and white photos from 1979, which are sure to bring memories flooding back for those of a certain age.
1. Longley Park swimming pool
Bathers at Longley Park swimming pool, in Sheffield, on April 4, 1979 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
2. Mail coach
The Old Royal Mail Coach from London to Edinburgh called in at Sheffield on August 30, 1979, at the top of Fargate. Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. Sheffield derby
Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United on December 26, 1979 - a match which would go down in history as the 'Boxing Day Massacre'. Photo: Dennis Lound
4. Boat trip on the canal
Youngsters from the Beighton Play Scheme aboard Princess Katharine leaving the Sheffield Canal Basin for a trip down the South Yorkshire Navigation Canal on August 13, 1979. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd