Sheffield retro: Nostalgic black and white photos capture city life during the 1960s and 1970s

By Jane Salt

Published 1st May 2023, 04:45 BST

Retro takes a wander around the streets of Sheffield in the 1960s and 1970s, with these nostalgic black and white photos.

These images will take you back in time to a very different looking Sheffield city centre. The Hole in the Road, some very different looking buses and the old Castle Market all feature in this retro photo gallery.

Chapel Walk is thronged with shops and shoppers in this picture from June 1979

1. Busy

Chapel Walk is thronged with shops and shoppers in this picture from June 1979 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

Does anyone remember the Sidewalk Cafe in Chapel Walk? Pictured here in September 1960

2. Cafe

Does anyone remember the Sidewalk Cafe in Chapel Walk? Pictured here in September 1960 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

The opening of the new Castle Square 'Hole in the Road' subway, November 27, 1967

3. Opening day

The opening of the new Castle Square 'Hole in the Road' subway, November 27, 1967 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The Castle Square 'Hole in the Road' subway, Sheffield, in the 1970s

4. Subway

The Castle Square 'Hole in the Road' subway, Sheffield, in the 1970s Photo: Submitted