Sheffield retro: 21 incredible photos showing how Tinsley has changed, including old cooling towers

These black and white photos show just how much this popular Sheffield suburb has changed over the years.

Today we look back at the life and times of the people of Tinsley, with this retro photo gallery capturing its famous cooling towers, trams on the scrapheap and Tinsley Picture Palace. How many of these landmarks and events, captured for posterity in The Star’s archives, do you remember?

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13. Scrap

Trams for scrap - our picture shows trams being broken up in the scrapyard of T.W Ward Limited's Tinsley works Photo: Catley

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14. Tram No 531

Tram No 531 is reduced to scrap at the Tinsley Scrap Depot of TW Ward Limited, October 10, 1960 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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15. Cup winners

1958/59 Season Wiredrawers Cup Winners - the first team to win the Wiredrawers' Cup for Tinsley Wire. Standing, left to right: George Parkin, Nat Pearce, Pat Hannah, Ray Goff, Carl Royston, George Holland, Keith Phillips, Wilf Carter and Harry Royston. Seated: Harry McClarence, Chris Brough, Brian NcGovern (Capt), Eric McClaren, Ted Lill. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers