Sheffield retro: 17 of the best photos looking back at how Firth Park has changed over the years

These fascinating pictures show how much Sheffield’s Firth Park has changed over the years.

This retro photo gallery captures life in Firth Park from the forties to the early noughties.

It includes people struggling through flood water in the 50s, youngsters gathered round a hovercraft at the Firth Park Centenary Celebrations in August 1975, and popular shops from the 70s.

Do these pictures bring back any memories?

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5. Boxing in the park

Take it easy on the man he's down! 4 years-old Alaa Al-Afif takes the fight to Sheffield champion boxer Johnny Nelson during the boxer's outdoor boxing exibition in Firth Park, May 2001 Photo: Andrew Partridge (Staff)

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6. Shopping

A view of the shops at Firth Park in the 1970s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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7. Beach party

Pictured at Firth Park, Sheffield, where the Firth Park Festival Committee organised a family beach party to celebrate the millennium. Seen in the snow covered park are Karen Gommersall, Doreen Green, Elizabeth Gommersall, Betty Smalley, and Angela Hardy, December 2000 Photo: Mike Waistell (Staff)