Sheffield retro: 27 of the best nostalgic photos chronicling city life in the mid-80s

If you remember catching a Bendibus or wonder-filled trips to Redgates toy store, these photos will take you back

The fascinating pictures show how Sheffield has changed since the mid-80s, for better and for worse.

They capture daily life around the city between 1984 and 1986, including lost shops, such as Redgates toy store; the bendy buses that were once a common sight on Sheffield’s streets; and the much-missed Romeo’s & Juliet’s nightclub.

Princess Diana is seen visiting the old Jessop Hospital, firefighters are pictured watching over the smouldering remains of an unexploded bomb, and local extras are captured taking part in the filming of Threads, which would haunt viewers’ nightmares for years to come.

Other nostalgic scenes in this retro photo gallery show shoppers at Sheffield’s old Sheaf and Castle markets, families splashing around in the lost lido at Millhouses Park, and musicians playing in the bandstand on The Moor.

What are your fondest memories of 1980s life in Sheffield?

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