These pictures show just a few of the transformations that have taken place since the mid-20th century in an area that is looking at a very different future to its still-proud heritage.
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1. Steel industry decline
Demolition at the former Brown Bayley Hadfield steel mill in Leeds Road, Attercliffe in May 1985. Part of the mill was being dismantled and sold to Turkey for erection in that country, so the Turkish flag was flying from the top of the partly-demolished main building Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Entertainment centre
Bob Phillips, new owner of the Sheffield Steelers, at Sheffield Arena in July 2005. The building occupies the old Brown Bayley site Photo: Dean Atkins
3. Medical emergency
Sheffield Arena is currently being used by the NHS as a vaccination centre Photo: Scott Merrylees
4. Fifties Attercliffe
Trams run along Attercliffe Road, Sheffield in the 1950s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers