Crowds gathered in Sheffield to pay respects to those who made the greatest sacrifice on Armistice Day

The sky seemed to clear today as crowds made their way from work to pay their respects at this year’s Armistice Day service.

After heavy rain all morning, Sheffield seemed to dry off heading toward 11am.

People plodded through damp city centre streets as they headed to Barker’s Pool where they set aside a few moments to pay their respects to the heroes who made the greatest sacrifice in the name of our freedom.

Construction workers in bright orange high-vis gear, and children still in school uniforms, grouped together around the City Hall war memorial as the service began.

In it, the priest thanked the brave soldiers of both World Wars for protecting the liberty we all enjoy today, before praying for peace.

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A bugler gave the Last Post to announce the start of the two minute silence, and for a few moments Sheffield was quieter than most people had likely ever heard it.

Then, collectively, the crowds joined in unison to sing the national anthem, in what was a heart-warming, if sombre, display of patriotism.

Across generations and beliefs, this crowd gave their time and honoured our nation’s greatest heroes.

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