Remembering when bulldozers began knocking down Sheffield's Old Castle Market

Sheffield’s old indoor market has been gone years now but who remembers the day when the demolition started?

Take a look back through these pictures which show when it all started and the city centre landscape changed forever.

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5. Piling up

Rubbish from the demolition of the Old Castle Market started to build up | JPIMedia Photo: JPI Media

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6. redevelopment plans

The whole Castle markets area has been the subject of redevelopment proposals since the 1980s, with part of the adjacent area being redeveloped with a hotel, multi-storey car park and several new office blocks in a development known as "The Square" by Carillion. | JPIMedia Photo: JPI Media

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