The Pinstone Street store of Sugg Sport in Sheffield, showing the three story shop unit with a variety of sports and electrical goods on display in the window in 1960. The business was a great success and was a leading supplier of football, cricket and fishing equipment. The company continued trading until 2002. To the right is the old Cambridge Arcade. (Photo by Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd./Heritage Images/Getty Images)placeholder image
The Pinstone Street store of Sugg Sport in Sheffield, showing the three story shop unit with a variety of sports and electrical goods on display in the window in 1960. The business was a great success and was a leading supplier of football, cricket and fishing equipment. The company continued trading until 2002. To the right is the old Cambridge Arcade. (Photo by Paul Walters Worldwide Photography Ltd./Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Sheffield retro: 16 of the best photos looking back at the 1960s

By Jane Salt
Published 31st Aug 2024, 07:00 GMT

Retro takes a step back in time with these nostalgic photos of all things Sheffield in the 1960s.

Featuring famous faces, old buildings and much more, these fantastic black and white images of old Sheffield will take you back in time.

St Paul's Gardens (now the Peace Gardens) in 1960. Stewart & Stewart Department Store, Pinstone Street, is in the background

5. St Paul's Gardens

St Paul's Gardens (now the Peace Gardens) in 1960. Stewart & Stewart Department Store, Pinstone Street, is in the background Photo: Sheffield newspapers

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Crowds at the Telegraph and Star Old Folks Fund Gala, at Granville Road grounds, July 1960

6. Gala

Crowds at the Telegraph and Star Old Folks Fund Gala, at Granville Road grounds, July 1960 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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Cliff Richard pictured reading The Star Newspaper's Top Stars Special at Sheffield City Hall, December 1962

7. Cliff

Cliff Richard pictured reading The Star Newspaper's Top Stars Special at Sheffield City Hall, December 1962 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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A Sheffield City Police Constable on point duty in the city centre, August 17, 1961

8. On duty

A Sheffield City Police Constable on point duty in the city centre, August 17, 1961 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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