These photos will help you forget the years of austerity, Covid and financial crashes that intervened and imagine you’re back in the late 90s - a time of hope, prosperity and great music, when our biggest concern was the millennium bug.
They capture life across Sheffield during the second half of the decade, including a memorable performance by homegrown rock legends Def Leppard, teenagers getting their first taste of clubbing, and play-off heartbreak for the Blades.
The final days of a Sheffield landmark, famously referenced in the Pulp anthem Disco 2000; young sword dancers learning their craft; and one of the city’s lost breweries feature too in this retro picture gallery.
Lottery winners, school celebrations, leisure centre fun and popular restaurants of the era are among the other evocative images, sure to bring back memories.
What do you miss most about the 90s? Let us know in the comments section.
1. New landlord
Ex-Sheffield Utd player Billy Whitehurst, pictured in 1996, after becoming the new landlord of the Cricketers Arms pub on Bramall Lane | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Steve Ellis
2. Three cheers
Staff and pupils at Nether Green Infant School, Sheffield, celebrate with the Lord Mayor and Mayoress after recieving a glowing Ofsted report in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
3. Wimpy
The new Wimpy beside the Fina petrol station on Penistone Road, Sheffield, in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
4. Maria's
Steve Attwell and his other chef at Maria's restaurant, Crookes, Sheffield, in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins