The Co-op opened shops around the city, and set up its first branch in Sheffield city centre in 1929, on the corner of Exchange Street and Waingate, on part of the former site of Sheffield Castle. In 1962, this moved to a new site named ‘Castle House’, in tribute to the site of the old store.
The Co-op in Castle House on Angel Street/Castle Street closed earlier this summer but these retro pictures will take you back to a very different era, before the advent of self-checkouts, online shopping and mobile apps.
5. Blitz
The original Brightside & Carbrook city store (built on the remains of Sheffield Castle) was declared open in 1929. It was destroyed in the Blitz on December 12, 1940 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
6. Audio
The television and audio department in the Brightside & Carbrook Store in the 1970s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
7. Beauty products
A view of the beauty products on sale in the store in 1999 Photo: Andrew Partridge staff
8. Younger man
The younger man's tailoring department in the store in 1964 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers