Can you remember Sheffield's legendary Silver Blades ice rink? - RETRO PICTURES

By Darren Burke
Published 6th Mar 2019, 14:12 GMT
Updated 6th Mar 2019, 14:18 GMT

It was the place where generations of Sheffield youngsters learned to ice skate.

The Silver Blades ice rink in Queens Road is fondly remembered by thousands - its cavernous interior the place where scores of city children pulled on their ice skates and gingerly took their first steps. Take a trip back to those days with our retro gallery!

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Silver Blades ice rink
Can you remember weekends spent at Silver Blades?placeholder image
Can you remember weekends spent at Silver Blades?
Enjoying skating at Silver Blades back in the 80s.placeholder image
Enjoying skating at Silver Blades back in the 80s.
When the rink was under threat, a fierce campaign was fought to ward off its closure.placeholder image
When the rink was under threat, a fierce campaign was fought to ward off its closure.
The ice rink is officially declared open in the 1960s.placeholder image
The ice rink is officially declared open in the 1960s.
A packed out Silver Blades in the 1990s.placeholder image
A packed out Silver Blades in the 1990s.
In its later days, the name Silver Blades was dropped in favour of Sheffield Ice Rink.placeholder image
In its later days, the name Silver Blades was dropped in favour of Sheffield Ice Rink.
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