Did you go to Millhouses Park and Lido, and do you recognise anyone in these photos from days gone by?
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5. 1828
Some of the land where the park and lido are situated was gifted to the city by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam. The City Council bought more land and laid out the public park Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd


7. 1983
By the 1960s the park could attract 50,000 people on summer weekends. Photo: Nancy Fielder

8. 1993
The paddling pool was still open in 1993, but the lido itself closed in the late 1980s. Photo: Nancy Fielder
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