From left Rachel Aspden and Tammy Dolling - Thomas Cook Publishing; Sarah Hancock and Deborah Carder - Thomas Cook Sheffield Fargate, celebrate the winning of top book-selling Branch in 1999
From left Rachel Aspden and Tammy Dolling - Thomas Cook Publishing; Sarah Hancock and Deborah Carder - Thomas Cook Sheffield Fargate, celebrate the winning of top book-selling Branch in 1999

Who rememebers shopping in these Fargate stores from the late 1990s?

As an application to convert the former Next store on Fargate into a cafe and restaurant has been approved we take a look back at how Sheffield’s shopping strip has changed over the years.

By Lucy Ball
Tuesday, 7th January 2020, 5:00 pm
Updated Tuesday, 7th January 2020, 5:00 pm

Who remembers Dixons, Thomas Cook or the queues for when Blue opened the O2 shop?

9. Gadgets galore

Dave Muhl-Richardson with the Electro Storm at the Gadget Shop, Fargate in 2004

Photo: Roger Nadal

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10. Bagging a bargain

Corrinna Marshall of Dronfield Woodhouse bagging a bargain in the Next sale 2004

Photo: Dennis Lound

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11. Changing face of shopping

Fargate shops in 2005

Photo: Stuart Hastings

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12. Gone but not forgotten

None of these 2005 shops remain in Fargate

Photo: Stuart Hastings

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