Sheffield cooks over the yearsSheffield cooks over the years
Sheffield cooks over the years

Here's 10 pictures that portray Sheffield people cooking through the ages - from the First World War to the modern era

These pictures from the Sheffield Archives show cooks from young to old, from professionals keeping the city fed to youngsters learning how to tackle their first recipes at school.
By Julia Armstrong
Published 27th Sep 2021, 16:27 BST

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The most poignant is the 1914 picture of Sheffield City Battalion soldiers at Redmires training camp, learning how to keep themselves fed on the frontline. Many of the Pals battalion, as those fighting units drawn from a single area were called, were killed in action and it was disbanded in 1918.

You can find these images on the Picture Sheffield website, picturesheffield.com, by searching for the reference numbers in the captions.

You can also share your own pictures on our Facebook group, Retro and memories – Sheffield Star.

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Cooking practice for members of Sheffield City Battalion training at Redmires, 1914. Pictured left to right are Jennings, Marsden, Moses, Goodyear, Bardsley. Bottom row: Slack, Copplestone, Staples, Furness. Ref no: y05487

1. Wartime cookery

Cooking practice for members of Sheffield City Battalion training at Redmires, 1914. Pictured left to right are Jennings, Marsden, Moses, Goodyear, Bardsley. Bottom row: Slack, Copplestone, Staples, Furness. Ref no: y05487 Photo: Picture Sheffield

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Horse-drawn bakery delivery cart, Shiregreen branch of Brightside and Carbrook Co-operative Society Ltd, 1900-1919. Ref no: y02689

2. Baker boys

Horse-drawn bakery delivery cart, Shiregreen branch of Brightside and Carbrook Co-operative Society Ltd, 1900-1919. Ref no: y02689 Photo: Picture Sheffield

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Cooks preparing food for the Sheffield Meals on Wheels service in the 1970s. Ref no: u10467

3. Food service

Cooks preparing food for the Sheffield Meals on Wheels service in the 1970s. Ref no: u10467 Photo: Picture Sheffield

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Unloading the meat or fish pies at Sheffield Central Cooking Depot in the 1910s. Ref no: t08217

4. Mass catering

Unloading the meat or fish pies at Sheffield Central Cooking Depot in the 1910s. Ref no: t08217 Photo: Picture Sheffield

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