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 now considering three broad options for the future of the site. These are to retain and reuse the existing building, demolish the building and create a large public space, or demolish the building and create a public space with a smaller building.
Meanwhile, a global sports brand wants to open ‘Sheffield Rules’, a football-based cultural and wellbeing centre in the former Barker’s Pool store - or in a new building on the site.
The future of the site is always a talking point among Sheffielders.
Here are 14 photos that demonstrate the shop’s importance and long history.
13. 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
14. 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