Sheffield retro: 26 beautiful pictures show life in Sheffield in 'flower power' 1967, transformed into colour

It was the year of flower power - and this is how it looked back then in colour

We have gone back into the archives to pick out 26 pictures of Sheffield as it was in 1967, and we have transformed them from their original black and white into colour.

It has brought back the colour to the era of flower power in the city.

Back in the 60s, The Star's photographers were there to record it what was going on in the but in those days the pictures were taken on black and white film.

We have now used modern technology to transform those old black and white pictures by turning them into colour, and with it, bring those memories of the year back to life, by showing them in a way that they have not been seen before.

The collection of pictures ranges from youngsters playing in parks that modern health and safety rules would probably never allow, to pictures of long changed parts of the city, where the cityscapes have altered beyond recognition.

They also give you the chance to take a look inside buildings like banks, libraries, hospitals and youth clubs, which have changed as technology has affected the way we live our lives and do business.

Take a look at that world, in colour again for the first time in more than half a century.

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