Wind the clock back further and there are so many famous shops which have been lost over the years, from Redgates at the top of The Moor, the fondly remembered toy shop which was like a magical world for generations of children, to C&A and Woolworth. In fact, Atkinsons department store, at the bottom of The Moor, stands out as one of the few constants in the city centre during decades of change.
We’ve had a look through the archives to bring you these nostalgic photos of some of Sheffield's favourite and most-missed shops which have disappeared for good. As the mad Christmas shopping rush begins, this photo gallery will help take you back to a different era on the high street, long before the days of Amazon.
17. Walsh's
Bargain hunters scour the shelves during a sale at Walsh's department Store, on High Street, Sheffield, on January 7, 1976 Photo: Julia Armstrong
18. Hamley's Toy Shop, The Moor, Sheffield - 9th July 1987
Hamley's toy shop on The Moor in Sheffield city centre in July 1987. Sheffield city centre no longer has a Hamley's, though there is a small branch of the famous toy shop at Meadowhall Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
19. Redgates
Redgates toy shop again, pictured here in 1986, with this photo giving a better idea of the scale of the shop at the top of The Moor in Sheffield city centre Photo: Nancy Fielder
20. Cockaynes
Cockaynes department store in Sheffield is one of the city's most fondly remembered former shops. The famous name disappeared in 1972 when the store was acquired by Schofield's Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd