But now, the well known street Fargate, pedestrianised for over 50 years, is going to have its first pub, The Fargate, under plans which have been announced.
Thornbridge & Co is set to invest £1m to develop the inside of the former Yorkshire Bank property, which has been empty since October 2020.
Times have changed, and Fargate, once the home of the biggest and best stores and banks, and still the venue for some of Sheffield’s most popular retailers, does not have the number shops that it once had.
Stores like Marks and Spencer and WH Smith remain among the most popular in the city, but many of the shops that we once used on Fargate have gone.
We have put together a gallery showing how the street has changed over the years, from a street which once saw trams and cars driving along its length, to the pedestrianised place it has been for some 50 years.
Take a look at the pictures and see what memories they bring back.
5. Yorkshire Bank
In an era before internet and phone banking, or even hole in the wall cash machines, this is how the counter area appeared in the Yorkshire Bank at the top of Fargate in May 1965. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
6. Bradleys
Loxley Brothers Ltd printers and stationers, and Bradleys Music, were popular shops on Fargate in 1964. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
7. Cole Brothers demolition
The former Cole Brothers department store, at the junction of Fargate and Church Street, known a Coles Corner, was demolished in 1964. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers | Sheffield Newspapesr Photo: Sheffield Newpapers
8. Golden Egg
The Golden Egg, pictured in 1973, was one of the restaurants you could eat at on Fargate. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newpapers