There are some things that you will only ever know if you are from the steel cityThere are some things that you will only ever know if you are from the steel city
There are some things that you will only ever know if you are from the steel city

Sheffield retro: 16 pictures you'll only understand if you're from the steel city

By Lucy Ball
Published 31st Oct 2022, 08:08 BST
Updated 31st Oct 2022, 08:22 BST
We all love Sheffield – but there’s plenty of things that don’t make a blind bit of sense to those not from the city.

Here are 16 photos of people, places and things you’ll only understand if you’re from Sheffield!

The signal dates back to at least 1874 and was used as a way of communicating with Greenwich to ensure watches being sold were at the correct time.

5. The 1pm signal

The signal dates back to at least 1874 and was used as a way of communicating with Greenwich to ensure watches being sold were at the correct time. Photo: JPI Media

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There's a place called Halfway. Halfway to where? Who knows? No-one!

6. Halfway

There's a place called Halfway. Halfway to where? Who knows? No-one! Photo: JPI Media

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A complex of Victorian tunnels in Sheffield includes a large, brick-vaulted cathedral often called the Megatron. The culverts carrying the Sheaf and Porter Brook through the city are usually only accessed by urban explorers in illicit trips.

7. Megatron

A complex of Victorian tunnels in Sheffield includes a large, brick-vaulted cathedral often called the Megatron. The culverts carrying the Sheaf and Porter Brook through the city are usually only accessed by urban explorers in illicit trips. Photo: JPI Media

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The Silver Blades - this place and nowhere else comprised your entire social life in Sheffield in the 80s.

8. Silver Blades

The Silver Blades - this place and nowhere else comprised your entire social life in Sheffield in the 80s. Photo: JPI MEDIA

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