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.
25. Friendship stop
A Ballifield Primary School 'Playground Friend' Jodie Harrison chats to Matthew Holmes during the afternoon break in | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
26. Upper Crust
Rachael Moore and Kets Calvin at The Upper Crust sandwich bar at Sheffield railway station, where Lottery winner Liz Marshall plans to return to work, in 1997 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dean Atkins
27. Big thank you
Jenny Woodward is presented with flowers by Laura Gregory (6) as she retires from Norfolk Park Special School after 36 years in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins
28. Big waves
Youngsters enjoy the festivities as the pool at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, is re-opened with new attractions in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Dean Atkins