Licking her lips in anticipation of the forthcoming feast is 4-years-old Patricia Wells, one of the patients of the Sheffield Children's Hospital, who helped to dispose of this giant Easter egg presented to the hospital by Sheffield department store, Walsh's... March 1967Licking her lips in anticipation of the forthcoming feast is 4-years-old Patricia Wells, one of the patients of the Sheffield Children's Hospital, who helped to dispose of this giant Easter egg presented to the hospital by Sheffield department store, Walsh's... March 1967
Licking her lips in anticipation of the forthcoming feast is 4-years-old Patricia Wells, one of the patients of the Sheffield Children's Hospital, who helped to dispose of this giant Easter egg presented to the hospital by Sheffield department store, Walsh's... March 1967

Sheffield retro: 17 pictures capturing Easter scenes in the city down the years

By Jane Salt
Published 8th Apr 2023, 04:45 BST
Easter is upon us, so we have delved into our archives to bring you these bank holiday scenes from yesteryear.

Do these images bring back good memories?

Amidst cheering crowds, No. 22, A P Keily, comes in to win the Sheffield Telegraph's 12th annual Easter Marathon from Doncaster to Sheffield... April 1957

5. Marathon

Amidst cheering crowds, No. 22, A P Keily, comes in to win the Sheffield Telegraph's 12th annual Easter Marathon from Doncaster to Sheffield... April 1957 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Brightside and Carbrook's decorated horse drawn milk float at Darnall Medical Show, Easter Monday, April 15, 1963

6. Milk float

Brightside and Carbrook's decorated horse drawn milk float at Darnall Medical Show, Easter Monday, April 15, 1963 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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There were always plenty of Easter Eggs for sale in Woolworths, Sheffield, pictured here in 1960

7. Woolworths

There were always plenty of Easter Eggs for sale in Woolworths, Sheffield, pictured here in 1960 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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The runners in the 10k Easter Road Run set off from Attercliffe Road in March 1989

8. Run

The runners in the 10k Easter Road Run set off from Attercliffe Road in March 1989 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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