The White Hart, Worksop Road, Attercliffe with Brown Bayley Steels to the right, 1981The White Hart, Worksop Road, Attercliffe with Brown Bayley Steels to the right, 1981
The White Hart, Worksop Road, Attercliffe with Brown Bayley Steels to the right, 1981

15 pictures show how much Sheffield's East End has changed

Sheffield’s East End, once the beating industrial heart of the Steel City, has changed beyond all recognition.
By Julia Armstrong
Published 5th May 2021, 13:07 BST
Updated 5th May 2021, 13:08 BST

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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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Amazing aerial pictures of 1980s and 90s Sheffield

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

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

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Bob Phillips, new owner of the Sheffield Steelers, at Sheffield Arena in July 2005. The building occupies the old Brown Bayley site

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

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Sheffield Arena is currently being used by the NHS as a vaccination centre

3. Medical emergency

Sheffield Arena is currently being used by the NHS as a vaccination centre Photo: Scott Merrylees

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Trams run along Attercliffe Road, Sheffield in the 1950s

4. Fifties Attercliffe

Trams run along Attercliffe Road, Sheffield in the 1950s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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