As part of the hamlet’s golden celebrations this year we will be diving into the photo archives and bringing the past to life again once more.
Who can you spot having fun dressing up and learning about the city’s great industrial heritage in these snaps that go back to 1996 to the mid 00s?
Want more retro? Check out Meadowhall shoppers from 2005 or dance schools from across the city
Want more retro? Check out Meadowhall shoppers from 2005 or dance schools from across the city
![A 'new maid' at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUzMmJiYjgzLWVmODQtNGZlOS04OWEwLWY4ZjAyNTRmMzk3MjozZTZhODYzMy1kYzc4LTQ1YzMtYmQ4YS01Mzg2ZmMxYzZjMDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Pictured at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet at the science can be fun session were Lauren Stokes and Hannah McRae with Anne Marie Sandos the Education and Access Officer (centre).](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2NDlkZDczLWNhZTAtNDRmZS04MmZlLWQ2ZjIxMDY0Nzg4MzphNjczMjVlOC1iMDQ2LTQwZDItODMyOC0wNDBlYzc3MTc0NDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Science fun
Pictured at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet at the science can be fun session were Lauren Stokes and Hannah McRae with Anne Marie Sandos the Education and Access Officer (centre). Photo: Mike Waistell
![Pupils from Abbeydale Grange School performed Shakespeare at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. l/r: Becky Abey(14), Millie Hamnett and Rachel Murphy(both 13) in May 2004](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwZWNjZGJjLWNhYTgtNGM4OS04NmJiLTdiNDkzODVjOTZiMToyYjEzYzdjMS0wYjkzLTRlOTMtYTE5OC1lMjgxOTg3ODdiNDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Performing the Bard's work
Pupils from Abbeydale Grange School performed Shakespeare at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. l/r: Becky Abey(14), Millie Hamnett and Rachel Murphy(both 13) in May 2004 Photo: Roger Nadal
![Pupils from Abbeydale Grange School performed Shakespeare at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. l/r: Dilshan Samarakoon, Nathan Potter, Euan Sanderson (all 13) in 2004](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM1MGNmYjcxLWVmNjYtNDBhMy1iYTZlLWQ5NjMyZTg3MDQxNzozNTAzODUyMS0wZDM2LTQ3ZmYtODFkMC03NThkOTVkNmFlYTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
16. Outside theatre
Pupils from Abbeydale Grange School performed Shakespeare at the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. l/r: Dilshan Samarakoon, Nathan Potter, Euan Sanderson (all 13) in 2004 Photo: Roger Nadal