Sheffield retro: Nine beautiful photos showing Sheffield and its surrounds from a hot air balloon
By Robert Cumber
Published 6th Apr 2023, 04:45 BST
These stunning photos show Sheffield and its surrounds as you’ve probably never seen them before – looking down from a hot air balloon.
Some of the city’s most familiar landmarks are captured in this retro photo gallery, looking very different from above. The former Nether Edge Hospital, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Crookes Valley Park and Beauchief Abbey can all be seen. These aerial photos also show the neighbourhoods of Broomhill, Broomhall, Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe as they used to look.
The pretty Derbyshire villages of Barlow and Pratthall, which are just a short drive from Sheffield, and the stunning countryside within which they are nestled are also captured in these images. Outside of Sheffield, the Upper Linacre Reservoir is among the most notable features as seen from the air.
An aerial view of Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe and Broomhill, in Sheffield, from a hot air balloon. Crookes Valley Park and the Royal Hallamshire Hospital are among the landmarks visible in this photo from 1999 Photo: Picture Sheffield/Diane Gascoyne
Aerial view of the 1st, 2nd and 4th greens at Abbeydale Golf Club, in Beauchief, Sheffield, from a hot air balloon Photo: Picture Sheffield/Jean Moulson
Some of the picturesque houses in the pretty Derbyshire village of Barlow, near Sheffield, can be seen in this photo taken from a hot air balloon. What appears to be the shadow cast by the hot air balloon is also visible Photo: Picture Sheffield/Jean Moulson