Sheffield retro: 27 evocative photos transformed into colour for first time show Sheffield life in 1970

It was the start of a new decade in Sheffield, and in The Star, it was black and white.

That was 1970, and while there was lots going on in a city that looked very different to how it does now, our photographers were still taking pictures using black and white film.

Now, 54 years later, we have used modern technology to transform those retro photos from the past into colour.

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In the gallery below, we are showing those 27 colourised pictures for the first time.

They show how the city looked back in the days when you could still drive up The Moor.

For a few days at the start of the year again, you could get a train from Victoria Station.

And if you fancied cooling off in the hot weather you could swim or paddle in Millhouses Park.

The also show the very different way we dressed back then, and the very different cars we drove around in, as well as the classrooms that the city’s youngsters learned in.