The thriving thoroughfare has changed considerably over the years – as these photos of some of the much-loved shops during the 80s and 90s, and the characters who ran them at the time, show.
This retro photo gallery includes fashion stores, jewellers, confectioners and other businesses which drew shoppers to the teeming thoroughfare more than two decades ago. Take a trip down memory lane and see how many of the shops pictured you recall.
All the images featured are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
All the images featured are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
![Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, approaching Hunters Bar roundabout, in 1983. Hunters Bar Bakery, Dolls House antique dealers, Bar Tabac tobacconists,, and E H Armytage and Sons outfitters are visible.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY3NjEwMmUwLTc4NjQtNDdlNS1hMDQ1LWRkYmJjYjYxYjEwMjplYzdiZmE0ZC00ZmYyLTRmOTAtOWUwYy0zZDliNzBmODkxNzA=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Hunters Bar
Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, approaching Hunters Bar roundabout, in 1983. Hunters Bar Bakery, Dolls House antique dealers, Bar Tabac tobacconists,, and E H Armytage and Sons outfitters are visible. Photo: Picture Sheffield
![Sheffield and Ecclesall Co-op supermarket on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in 1983](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkyOGYxNjk5LWVkMGMtNDNjYi1hZTRkLTQ5OTNjY2EyNDZmMDplZDVkNTY2ZS0yZjMzLTQ5ZGEtOTc1Zi03NDU5MDhlMzA0MTI=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
14. Supermarket
Sheffield and Ecclesall Co-op supermarket on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in 1983 Photo: Picture Sheffield
![Hunters Bar roundabout on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in 1983, showing Yorkshire Bank, Hinson Fine paintings, and Dorothy's hair salon](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEzZTliNWRhLTkyYzMtNGYzNy1iYjhiLWZiODFiOTc5Njk3Zjo4ODU0NjA2NS04NmE4LTRmYzgtYWFkYS0xMmM5MjY1YzcwNTU=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
15. Roundabout
Hunters Bar roundabout on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in 1983, showing Yorkshire Bank, Hinson Fine paintings, and Dorothy's hair salon Photo: Picture Sheffield