The Beatles led the so-called ‘British Invasion’ of the pop charts, miniskirts and bell-bottoms ruled as fashion shook off its post-war constraints, and the pill heralded a new era of sexual liberation.
These photos take you back to the swinging 60s, capturing the early years of one of modern history’s most colourful decades.
They show scenes across Sheffield, revealing how much the city has changed since the early 60s.
Cole Brothers was still pulling in the punters at the bottom of Fargate, Cinema House and the Grand Hotel loomed over Barker’s Pool, and traffic trundled up The Moor, which was yet to be pedestrianised.
This retro photo gallery shows some of the shops you might remember from the early 60s, like Cockaynes, C&A, British Home Stores and Barratt’s shoe store.
It features lost attractions such as Millhouses Lido, the Goodwin Fountain at the top of Fargate, and Castle Market.
It captures workers beavering away inside an old steel factory and at the Hope & Anchor Brewery.
And it shows the spots where people enjoyed spending their free time, like the Albert pub, Davy’s Cafe and the famous Club 60 jazz venue.
Elsewhere, a young Cliff Richard is seen backstage at Sheffield City Hall, and competitors in the popular Star Walk are shown pounding the streets.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you of life during the early 60s? How many of the old shops, pubs, cinemas and cafes do you recognise?
1. Cinema House
Cinema House and the Grand Hotel at Barker's Pool, Sheffield, in May 1960 | Picture Sheffield/SCC
2. Atkinsons
Atkinsons department store, on the corner of The Moor and Holy Green, Sheffield, in February 1960. | Johnston Press
3. Fargate
Fargate, Sheffield, in the early 1960s, with Davy's Cafe, a popular eating place, pictured three doors below Barratt's shoe shop | Sheffield Newspapers
4. Cole's Corner
Cole Brothers department store, at the bottom of Fargate, Sheffield, in the 1960s | Sheffield Newspapers