Images of the Past: Sheffield in the 1980s highlights thesocial, industrial and economic changes imposed on the Sheffield area during the 1980s and have been captured with remarkable clarity in this second Images of the Past book featuring the work of freelance photographer Martin Jenkinson.
Authors Mark Metcalf and Justine Jenkinson said: “So whilst some of the images in this book capture joy and laughter they also exhibit suffering.
“They provide a loud cry for social justice, a better world where unemployment is no more, poverty is swept away and everyone, black and white, male and female can enjoy a life where their talents are used for the collective improvement of all.
“Jenkinson's photographs are about a world we still must aim to obtain.”
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5. 4 - On patrol
Female Park Patrol officer from Sheffield City Council with her Triumph motorcycle. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Martin Jenkinson Image Library
6. 1 - People's march
Supporters marching with the ‘People’s March for Jobs’, Yorkshire to London leg, as they arrived in Sheffield on 8 May 1981. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Martin Jenkinson Image Library
7. 2 - UK's first black female bus driver
In 1983, Maxine Duffus, just 21, became Britain’s first black female bus driver. She had earlier worked, like her dad, Joseph, who arrived in England from Jamaica in 1957, for the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) as a bus conductor before going behind the wheel. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Martin Jenkinson Image Library
8. 3 - Night shift
Forge hand on the night shift at George Turton Platts drop forge, Furnival Street, Sheffield, 29 July 1981. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Martin Jenkinson Image Library