Leopold Street, Sheffield city centre, seen from Fargate, some time between 1960 and 1979, showing the Goodwin Fountain, Wilson Peck music warehouse, Marshall and Snelgrove fashion shop, the Grand Hotel and Education Department officesLeopold Street, Sheffield city centre, seen from Fargate, some time between 1960 and 1979, showing the Goodwin Fountain, Wilson Peck music warehouse, Marshall and Snelgrove fashion shop, the Grand Hotel and Education Department offices
Leopold Street, Sheffield city centre, seen from Fargate, some time between 1960 and 1979, showing the Goodwin Fountain, Wilson Peck music warehouse, Marshall and Snelgrove fashion shop, the Grand Hotel and Education Department offices

Sheffield retro: 22 of the best pictures of Sheffield city centre during the 1960s and 70s

We’re winding back the clock to take a look at lost landmarks, old pubs and much-missed shops

From the Hole in the Road subway to the Goodwin Fountain, these pictures show how Sheffield city centre looked during the 1960s and 70s.

Those and other lost landmarks, including the old Sheaf Market, Hyde Park flats and the Corn Exchange, feature in this retro photo gallery.

The last of the old trams, a traffic-choked Surrey Street and sunbathers in a very different looking Peace Gardens are among the other scenes depicted in these nostalgic images.

All the photos were taken by Ray Brightman and are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.

The last of the old trams, a traffic-choked Surrey Street and sunbathers in a very different looking Peace Gardens are among the other scenes depicted in these nostalgic images.

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