Each highlighted club has either been closed, pulled down or replaced and that is not to say that during their day these venues were not all the rage.
Sheffield’s oldest rock-and-rollers will no doubt stand testament to how much fun each of these clubs served-up with a variety of music meaning there was always something for every musical taste.
Many of these clubs also played host to famous celebrities down the years including late Sheffield and London nightclub entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott who performed at the Wapentake, and Siouxsie Soux of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ fame who performed at The Limit.
17. Sheffield nightclub legend Peter Stringfellow
Pictured is Sheffield nightclub legend Peter Stringfellow, who was behind the King Mojo club, on Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield. The King Mojo – which was opened by Peter and Geoff Stringfellow in March 1964 at Pitsmoor Road – was voted Sheffield’s best venue of the 1960s by hundreds of former clubgoers in a poll. Photo: The Star
18. The former Wapentake, on Wellington Street, Sheffield, famously hosted Def Leppard
The former Wapentake, on Wellington Street, Sheffield, famously hosted Def Leppard, including Joe Elliott, pictured, after the super band agreed to play for the same fee they had been paid to perform at the venue as a little-known group in the 1970s. Photo: Submitted
19. The Leadmill
Possibly Sheffield's most famous club closed forever in June after more than four decades. The premises on Leadmill Road are set to be a new venue, Electric Sheffield, opening in February. | Joe Cawthorn