You may have met beside one for a first date, before romance blossomed, or simply recall admiring it while passing. From The Moor to Meadowhall, many were in prominent locations and are fondly remembered.
They include a steel bison familiar to passing drivers on the M1, a pair of brick trams where shoppers could take a break in the city centre and a war memorial which stood proudly for many years before being placed into storage indefinitely.
All the images featured in this retro photo gallery are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
All the images featured in this retro photo gallery are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
![The Jubilee Monolith was erected in 1887 in Sheffield city centre and was taken down in 1905 to be replaced by the Queen Victoria Monument. It remained until February 1930 and was moved to Endcliffe Park.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIwODg1ZmM4LTliMzYtNDA2Mi04ZjYzLTgxMWUwMGVmMWQ3Mzo3MzgzNjBiMS1mZmYyLTQ1ZWMtYmQyMS00ZGY5MWY0YzE1OWM=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Jubilee Monolith
The Jubilee Monolith was erected in 1887 in Sheffield city centre and was taken down in 1905 to be replaced by the Queen Victoria Monument. It remained until February 1930 and was moved to Endcliffe Park. Photo: Picture Sheffield
![These lions guarded the Oval Hall at Sheffield's City Hall for 30 years until they were removed in 1962 during renovation work. They were finally returned 55 years later in 2017, as part of the venue's 85th anniversary celebrations.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlYzE2ZjY5LTI4NDgtNDVmOC05ZjY3LTRmYmJhN2Q3NWFlNjoyNDhkMDQ5NC04MzE3LTQwYmEtYTljMy1hMGI0MGExOTU0NzA=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. City Hall lions
These lions guarded the Oval Hall at Sheffield's City Hall for 30 years until they were removed in 1962 during renovation work. They were finally returned 55 years later in 2017, as part of the venue's 85th anniversary celebrations. Photo: Picture Sheffield
![These brick trams on The Moor in Sheffield city centre are long gone, as are some of the shops pictured here in October 1983, like Woolworths and Debenhams](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRiNGI1MmJiLWI1MzYtNDNlZS04YjYwLWYzMTYwYzU4N2U2MjpmYjgxYWQzZi0zNTg4LTQzYjgtYjAxZC05ZjJlODZhNTIzOTY=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Brick trams on The Moor
These brick trams on The Moor in Sheffield city centre are long gone, as are some of the shops pictured here in October 1983, like Woolworths and Debenhams Photo: Picture Sheffield / Sheffield Newspapers
![The Walking Man sculpture by George Fullard was sited on the steps of the Sheffield Town Hall extension, known as the Egg Box, from 1985-1998. It was later moved outside Leader House on Surrey Street and then, in 2005, to the entrance to the Winter Garden on Surrey Street.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk2MjQ3OGY3LWI5ZTgtNDRiZS05NWVkLTc1YzhmMWJjNmZmODpjMjA3NmM3My1iOWVmLTQ0ZDEtYjA3NC05MTRhYjhkOTcwZjc=.png?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Walking Man
The Walking Man sculpture by George Fullard was sited on the steps of the Sheffield Town Hall extension, known as the Egg Box, from 1985-1998. It was later moved outside Leader House on Surrey Street and then, in 2005, to the entrance to the Winter Garden on Surrey Street. Photo: Picture Sheffield