Popular businesses and landmarks we have lost, traditions which have died out and pastimes from a bygone era are captured in these black and white photos of Sheffield five decades ago.
Traders at the old Sheaf Market, Napoleons Casino on Ecclesall Road, the devastation caused by an explosion at a gas works, and the final cricket match at Bramall Lane are among the scenes depicted in this retro photo gallery.
1. Rag Day procession
A giant chariot is followed by a smoking volcano as the Sheffield University Rag Day procession wends its way down High Street, in Sheffield city centre, on October 27, 1973 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
2. River race
Students take part in a Rag Day river race on October 27, 1973 Photo: David Vaughan
3. Napoleons Casino
Max Silverman, casino division director; Dave Allen, chairman and managing director; and Len Matthews, general manager, at Napoleons Casino, on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in December 1973 Photo: Roger Nadal
4. Explosion at gas works
Wrecked cars after an expolsion at the Effingham Street gas works in Sheffield in October 1973 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd