As work continues on the exciting new venue on Cambridge Street, just off Barker’s Pool, beside the old John Lewis building, we’re taking a look back through the archives at the history of the famous thoroughfare.
This retro photo gallery taking you back in time from the 21st century all the way to 1900, shows many of the lost shops, pubs, schools and hotels which have come and gone over the decades. Among them are the old Cole Brothers department store, the legendary takeaway Chubbys, the Grosvenor House Hotel, The Sportsman’s Inn, Leah’s Yard and the old Hippodrome theatre and cinema.
All the photos featured are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
1. Cambridge Street
Cambridge Street in Sheffield city centre over the years. Photo: Picture Sheffield
2. Chubbys
The legendary Chubbys takeaway on Cambridge Street, Sheffield, beside The Sportsman (formerly the Sportsman's Inn and later the Tap & Tankard), and E. and G. Jewellers. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Ron Clayton
3. Henry's
Henry's cafe bar on Cambridge Street, Sheffield, in September 1996, with Pizza Hut visible in the background. Photo: Picture Sheffield
4. Fantasia
Cambridge Street, Sheffield, in February 1994, showing Fantasia art designs, Fat City secondhand books and records, and The Sportsman Inn. Photo: Picture Sheffield