Sheffield retro: 35 of the best photos taking you back to 1980, including last days of famous department store

Police clash with striking steelworkers, royal visitors chat to schoolchildren and it is the end of an era for a famous department store.

These photos capture life in all its variety around Sheffield during 1980, from demonstrations to the city’s nightlife.

Sheffield legend Marti Caine and Blue Peter presenter John Noakes are pictured with youngsters at City Hall, diners are shown in the much-missed Baldwin’s Omega banqueting suite, and a closing down sale is held at Banner’s department store.

Elsewhere, youngsters can be seen queueing outside the popular Romeo’s & Juliet’s nightclub, where the Junior Star Xmas party is being held, and swans are released into the water at Endcliffe Park.

These retro images capture locations across Sheffield, from Mosborough and Attercliffe to Deepcar and Stocksbridge.

They also show shops, pubs and other businesses in the heart of Sheffield city centre, on The Moor, Fargate and Orchard Street, and one of the iconic bendibuses coming a cropper at a roundabout.

They range from scenes of everyday life, like pupils queueing for their school dinner and shoppers at a bustling Castle Market, to more dramatic images, like a daring acrobatics display in Norfolk Park.

How well do you recall the early 1980s and do these nostalgic images bring back any memories for you?

News you can trust since 1887
Follow us
©National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice