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.
9. Big bite
Janette French, Susan Henser and Vaughn Steel tuck into a six-foot long baguette at Deli Shuss in Orchard Square, Sheffield, in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dean Atkins
10. Back in time
A visiting youngster peeps out of one of the tents to see what's happening at Bishops' House, Meersbrook Park, Sheffield, as part of the mini battle held there over the weekend in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
11. School crossing
Lollipop lady Pamela Gascoyne pictured helping children across the busy road at Crosspool, Sheffield, in September 1996 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Barry Richardson
12. Lost brewery
Ward's Brewery on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, in 1998, with the new signs in place on the Brew Tower | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dean Atkins