For years, the landmark – an open underground pedestrian walkway beneath a roundabout – was a striking, modern, even cool, design which set Sheffield apart from other city centres. Lets see the iconic structure in pictures.
5. Hole in the Road
Beat the budget queue outside a cigarette kiosk in Sheffield's Hole in the Road on Budget Day - 29th March 1977 Photo: Colin Drury
6. Hole in the Road
Hole In The Road, Castle Square. 8 May 1972 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
7. Hole in the Road
Arundel Gate - Hole in the Road subway - 26 May 1970 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
8. Hole in the Road
Castle Sqaure. 23 Feb 1994. Hole in the road being filled in with rubble from the demoliton of Hyde Park Flats Photo: Sheffield Newspapers