Some of Sheffield’s most famous streets, squares and green spaces are barely recognisable in these fascinating images taken between 1920 and 1939.
It was a period when great change was already taking place across the city centre, including the construction of Sheffield City Hall, and the demolition of St Paul’s Church to create what would become the Peace Gardens.
These pictures capture the city before German bombs rained down upon it during the devastating Sheffield Blitz, with a new-look city later emerging from the rubble.
The many lost landmarks pictured in this retro photo gallery include the old Crimean Monument, Cinema House at Barker’s Pool, and Cole Brothers department store at the bottom of Fargate.
It is a time which few living Sheffielders will remember, but you may recognise in these photos the Sheffield in which you grew up beginning to take shape.
All the photos are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
What do you think of how Sheffield city centre has evolved over the last century and what changes would you like to see in the future? Let us know in the comments section.
13. Cinema House
Cinema House, on what was then part of Fargate but was later renamed Barker's Pool, in 1932. It opened in 1913 and closed in 1961 before being demolished for redevelopment. | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
14. Fargate
Looking down at Fargate, from the town hall towards High Street, Sheffield, in 1938 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
15. Sheaf Market
Sheffield's old Sheaf Market, also known as the Rag 'n' Tag, pictured some time between 1920 and 1939, with the illuminated sign above the Broad Street entrance | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
16. View from Park Hill
The view across Sheffield from Park Hill, sometime during the 1920s or 30s | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield