The department stores had a presence in the city for several decades but the doors were closed for the last time in August 2021 at a cost of 299 jobs. The council is selling off the site and a number of bids have been submitted to take it on.
Here are 14 photos that demonstrate the shop’s importance and long history.
13. The lunchtime rush
The Cole Brothers cafeteria in 2000. Photo: Barry Richardson
14. Tribute from her home city
A 50ft poster of Jessica Ennis-Hill was displayed on the John Lewis building when she competed in the 2012 Olympics. Photo: PA
15. Bringing things up to date
The store as it is today. Sheffield was to get another, brand new John Lewis shop on Wellington Street as part of the Sevenstone development that stalled during the last recession - the partnership then decided to stay put in Barker's Pool and Sevenstone's successor, the less retail-focused Heart of the City, is being built around it. Photo: JPIMedia