Sheffield retro: 20 nostalgic photos capturing life in the city's steelworks in a bygone era

Steel manufacturing in the city dates back centuries and helped forge Sheffield into an industrial powerhouse.

Take a look back at our fascinating photo gallery providng a glimpse into what it was like working in the city’s steelworks of the past.

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9. Firth Brown

Working at Firth Brown before the change to Forgemasters in 1982. Picture Firth Brown Limited, Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Gladys Peel at work in the Sheffield Twist Drill and Steel Company on March 2, 1971 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The melting shop at the English Steel Corporation in 1965 Photo: Sheffield

The swing grinding department at Barworth Flockton Steel works, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, in September 1961 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd