Sheffield retro: 14 nostalgic photos perfectly capturing life in Crosspool over the years

Here are 14 pictures looking back at life in and around Crosspool, in Sheffield, and how it used to looko

By Jane Salt

Published 11th Feb 2023, 04:45 GMT

This gallery of retro photos features the schools, shops, restaurants and pubs of the Sheffield suburb over the years

An old picture of children from Lydgate Lane School pictured with wheelbarrows, but what is in the barrows? Stephen Hill Church is on the right and the Sportsman Pub centre left in the background

1. Lydgate Lane/ Benty Lane children from Lydgate Lane School Stephen Hill Church on right and Sportsman Public house centre left.

An old picture of children from Lydgate Lane School pictured with wheelbarrows, but what is in the barrows? Stephen Hill Church is on the right and the Sportsman Pub centre left in the background Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Heading to school in the snow on Manchester Road, Crosspool, March 28, 1952

2. Winter scene

Heading to school in the snow on Manchester Road, Crosspool, March 28, 1952 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Pupils at Tapton Secondary School, Crosspool, but when was the picture taken?

3. School photo

Pupils at Tapton Secondary School, Crosspool, but when was the picture taken? Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The Fine Fare supermarket and other shops at Crosspool pictured in March 1974

4. Shops

The Fine Fare supermarket and other shops at Crosspool pictured in March 1974 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers