Sheffield retro: 15 photos looking back at Heeley over the years, including old shops and lost railway station

By Jane Salt

Published 27th Aug 2023, 04:45 BST

These 15 retro photos capture life in the popular Sheffield suburb of Heeley over the years.

The pictures take us back as far as the early 1900s right up to the 1990s, showing how much life there has changed over the years. Among them are old shops you may remember and a classic image of the lost railway station, which campaigners are fighting to get reopened.

H Savage, Meat Purveyor, Heeley Bottom, pictured in1977

1. Butcher

H Savage, Meat Purveyor, Heeley Bottom, pictured in1977 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Mr Haining and his daughter pictured at the Dispensing Chemist, Heeley Green - Submitted by Sid Wetherill, Heeley History Group

2. Chemist

Mr Haining and his daughter pictured at the Dispensing Chemist, Heeley Green - Submitted by Sid Wetherill, Heeley History Group Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Shops and traffic at Heeley pictured in March 1982

3. Junction

Shops and traffic at Heeley pictured in March 1982 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Heeley Festival fancy dress winners, David Kenworthy (paper boy) and Helen Kenworthy (no more strikes), pictured in 1973 - Submitted David Kenworthy

4. Fancy dress

Heeley Festival fancy dress winners, David Kenworthy (paper boy) and Helen Kenworthy (no more strikes), pictured in 1973 - Submitted David Kenworthy Photo: Submitted