Rummaging for bargain shoes at the weekly Setts Market sale on September 10, 1993. It used to be a regular early morning ritual for lots of fashion fansRummaging for bargain shoes at the weekly Setts Market sale on September 10, 1993. It used to be a regular early morning ritual for lots of fashion fans
Rummaging for bargain shoes at the weekly Setts Market sale on September 10, 1993. It used to be a regular early morning ritual for lots of fashion fans

Can you see yourself among the Sheffield market bargain hunters?

The Setts, the Rag and Tag, Castle Market… Sheffield has a long history of markets, going right back to its beginnings.
By Julia Armstrong
Published 26th May 2020, 19:13 BST
Updated 26th May 2020, 19:13 BST

Here are pictures of city markets that may jog your memory of long-gone shopping trips – and some a little closer to today

Market stalls in King Street, Sheffield

13. Street scene

Market stalls in King Street, Sheffield Photo: DEAN ATKINS

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A view of Castle Street, Sheffield in August 1964, looking towards the new Castle Market building and Brightside & Carbrook Co-op store on the right, which now houses fashionable eating place Kommune

14. New view

A view of Castle Street, Sheffield in August 1964, looking towards the new Castle Market building and Brightside & Carbrook Co-op store on the right, which now houses fashionable eating place Kommune Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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A view of the old Sheffield Corn Exchange in July 1959, showing Park Hill flats in the background and part of the wholesale fruit market

15. So many changes

A view of the old Sheffield Corn Exchange in July 1959, showing Park Hill flats in the background and part of the wholesale fruit market Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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