Redgates was loved by everyone and was widely considered to be Britain’s best toy store outside of London.
So we have delved into our archives to bring the magic back to life.
Take a look at these retro pictures and remember Redgates in heyday.
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. Redgates
Looking back at the iconic Redgates toy store | JPIMedia Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
. Founder Edwin Redgate
In 1857 E Redgates opened by Edwin Redgates in Fargate. It sells sewing machines and furs. | JPIMedia Photo: Sarah Washbourn
. Shop of dreams
From 1890 onwards the shop sold pram covers made from cheap fur which did not sell and the first wheeled toys were bought in. In 1895 William S Nunn married Edwin’s daughter, Annie Gertrude, and later became a partner in the business. Exterior shot of Redgates in 1986 | JPIMedia Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
. Redgates burns during the Blitz
In 1925 the store moved to Moorhead for the first of two stays there but in 1940 it was badly damaged during the Sheffield Blitz and relocated to Ecclesall Road. | JPIMedia Photo: Julia Armstrong
. Grand reopening
The Lord Mayor Ald.Harold Lambert opened the new Redgates store in Sheffield, May 1968 | JPIMedia Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
. Miniature racing circuit
Redgates toy shop window showing miniature racing circuit in May 1968 prior to that it moved back to Moorhead in 1954 followed, in 1962, to Furnival Gate. | JPIMedia Photo: Julia Armstrong
1. Founder Edwin Redgate
In 1857 E Redgates opened by Edwin Redgates in Fargate. It sells sewing machines and furs. | JPIMedia Photo: Sarah Washbourn
2. Shop of dreams
From 1890 onwards the shop sold pram covers made from cheap fur which did not sell and the first wheeled toys were bought in. In 1895 William S Nunn married Edwin’s daughter, Annie Gertrude, and later became a partner in the business. Exterior shot of Redgates in 1986 | JPIMedia Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. Redgates burns during the Blitz
In 1925 the store moved to Moorhead for the first of two stays there but in 1940 it was badly damaged during the Sheffield Blitz and relocated to Ecclesall Road. | JPIMedia Photo: Julia Armstrong
4. Grand reopening
The Lord Mayor Ald.Harold Lambert opened the new Redgates store in Sheffield, May 1968 | JPIMedia Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd