This retro photo gallery takes you back in time 50 years.
It was a period when the city centre was teeming with shops and shoppers, the annual Rag and Lord Mayor’s Parades were huge events in the Sheffield calendar and the Bay City Rollers were at the City Hall.
We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane.
1. Open Day
Visitors to the Hillsborough ground take a look at some of the pennants on display in the trophy room during the Sheffield Wednesday open day on October 24, 1976 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Pageant
A delightful bunch of young Anglo-Saxons eagerly wait for the start of the Sheffield Pageant procession on July 10, 1976 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
3. Moving on
Len Badger, Sheffield United FC, leaves Bramall Lane after being sold to Chesterfield FC in January 1976. He played for a further two seasons for the Spireites making 46 appearances before a series of knee injuries ended his career Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
4. Fans
Bay City Rollers fans at Sheffield City Hall on September 14, 1976 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd