Sheffield retro: 17 glorious photos looking back at Sheffield's Rivelin Valley

These nostalgic photographs take a look back at Sheffield’s picturesque Rivelin Valley through the years.

By Jane Salt

Published 8th Apr 2024, 05:00 BST

Conservation work, the paddling pool, a duck race and much more feature in our gallery of photographs. Do you have memories of living, working, or just enjoying visiting the beautiful Rivelin Valley?

This is Hollins Bridge, Hollins Lane, on the road from Rivelin to the lower end of Stannington in the days before it became a traffic hazard. The pub, of course, is the Holly Bush. Hollins Farm is in the background. Photo City Library Archives

1. Hollins Bridge

This is Hollins Bridge, Hollins Lane, on the road from Rivelin to the lower end of Stannington in the days before it became a traffic hazard. The pub, of course, is the Holly Bush. Hollins Farm is in the background. Photo City Library Archives Photo: Sheffield Archives

Soldiers on fatigue duty at work in the Rivelin Valley, Sheffield

2. Fatigues

Soldiers on fatigue duty at work in the Rivelin Valley, Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Making their way down the treacherous slopes of the slippery Den Bank are three of the competitors in the annual Hallam Chase, which is a test of strength and endurance for over three miles of the Rivelin Valley. They are (from left) Roger Hulley, Sheffield United Harriers, Eric Bentley and Lol Jones, both of Hallam Harriers, June 16, 1969

3. Slippery slope

Making their way down the treacherous slopes of the slippery Den Bank are three of the competitors in the annual Hallam Chase, which is a test of strength and endurance for over three miles of the Rivelin Valley. They are (from left) Roger Hulley, Sheffield United Harriers, Eric Bentley and Lol Jones, both of Hallam Harriers, June 16, 1969 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The opening of Rivelin Valley Fire Station by the Lord Mayor, Ald Dan O'Neill, and Ald E Scott, Chairman of Engineering Services, with some of the firemen who had just given a demonstration, September 5, 1969

4. Fire Station

The opening of Rivelin Valley Fire Station by the Lord Mayor, Ald Dan O'Neill, and Ald E Scott, Chairman of Engineering Services, with some of the firemen who had just given a demonstration, September 5, 1969 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers