Sheffield memories: 15 photos showing how Sheffield's Christmas illuminations looked from the 60s to the 90s

By Jane Salt

Published 25th Dec 2024, 06:45 GMT

These Retro photos will take you back in time to see Sheffield’s Christmas lights as they looked from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Our pictures include the Christmas tree in Sheffield’s ‘Hole in the Road’, the lights shining over the Goodwin Fountain and a star shining over Cole Brothers in Fargate. Do they bring back memories for you?

The Christmas tree and Christmas lights over the Goodwin Fountain and looking down Fargate, Sheffield, in 1961

1. Fargate

The Christmas tree and Christmas lights over the Goodwin Fountain and looking down Fargate, Sheffield, in 1961 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Sheffield Illuminations, High Street, in the 1960s

2. 1960s

Sheffield Illuminations, High Street, in the 1960s Photo: Archive @ Sheff Newspaper

Christmas illuminations and the Christmas tree in the 'Hole in the Road', Sheffield, in 1967

3. Christmas tree

Christmas illuminations and the Christmas tree in the 'Hole in the Road', Sheffield, in 1967 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Christmas illuminations on The Moor, Sheffield, with Roberts Brothers Department Store on the left, circa 1962

4. Lights on The Moor

Christmas illuminations on The Moor, Sheffield, with Roberts Brothers Department Store on the left, circa 1962 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Sheffield Fargate

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