Arundel Gate and Castle Square in Sheffield city centre during the construction of the Hole in the Road subway and roundabout in February 1967. Workers are shown reducing the size of Walsh's Department Store to allow for road widening.Arundel Gate and Castle Square in Sheffield city centre during the construction of the Hole in the Road subway and roundabout in February 1967. Workers are shown reducing the size of Walsh's Department Store to allow for road widening.
Arundel Gate and Castle Square in Sheffield city centre during the construction of the Hole in the Road subway and roundabout in February 1967. Workers are shown reducing the size of Walsh's Department Store to allow for road widening.

Sheffield retro: Little-seen photos show city's famous Hole in the Road subway being built in 1960s

By Robert Cumber
Published 30th May 2023, 04:45 BST
It is one of Sheffield city centre’s most mourned landmarks, which disappeared for good with the arrival of the Supertram in the 1990s.

The Hole in the Road at Castle Square is still fondly remembered by those who experienced the marvel of urban planning, with its escalators leading down from street level, built-in shops and, most famously, the fish tank which was embedded in the wall. It has been memorably immortalised in song, by the Everley Pregnant Brothers, and in various artworks.

The little-seen images in this retro photo gallery show the Hole in the Road taking shape during the 1960s.

High Street, Sheffield city centre, in March 1970, showing the entrance to the completed Hole in the Road subway at Castle Square, and the shops G.A. Dunn and Co. Ltd outfitters near the junction with Haymarket and Walsh's of Sheffield (Harrods).

13. Completed

High Street, Sheffield city centre, in March 1970, showing the entrance to the completed Hole in the Road subway at Castle Square, and the shops G.A. Dunn and Co. Ltd outfitters near the junction with Haymarket and Walsh's of Sheffield (Harrods). Photo: Picture Sheffield/Albert Coe/Myra Coe

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Arundel Gate, looking towards the Hole in the Road, in Sheffield city centre, in July 1972, as new barriers are erected in attempt to make pedestrians use the subways.

14. Barriers

Arundel Gate, looking towards the Hole in the Road, in Sheffield city centre, in July 1972, as new barriers are erected in attempt to make pedestrians use the subways. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers

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