These evocative images show how Sheffield got back on its feet after the devastation of the Second World War.
The city was heavily bombed during the Sheffield Blitz and faced a huge rebuilding job after peace was declared in 1945.
It wasn’t just the physical wounds that needed healing but the mental ones too, as traumatised soldiers returned from the battlefield and families grieved for the loved ones they had lost.
The Women of Steel, who had stepped up to support the war effort on the home front, were forced to give up their factory jobs and return to domestic labour, with their vital contribution going largely unrecognised for many years.
This retro photo gallery captures scenes across Sheffield between 1946 and 1955, from the factory floor to the classroom.
Streets across Sheffield are pictured as they looked back then, with many still bearing the scars of the heavy German shelling, as the rubble was gradually cleared and a new-look city rose from the wreckage.
The remarkable images include a visit by the man who had led the nation through the war, Winston Churchill.
They also show the artist Pablo Picasso arriving in Sheffield in 1950 for the World Peace Congress, as people sought to prevent more bloodshed.
The war recovery took many years, with rationing continuing until 1954 and National Service remaining in place until 1960, when the last conscripts were called up, while the physical and mental scars never went away.
A new generation, unexposed to the full horrors of war, can be seen in these photos having fun at school and in the playground.
But, in another reminder of how the global conflict’s aftermath shaped city life well into the 1950s, pupils are shown sitting their entrance exam for the army apprenticeship schools that existed in Sheffield back then.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you of old Sheffield, including some of the lost buildings and businesses pictured?
5. Marathon
H S Oliver of Reading Athletic Club wins the Sheffield Telegraph Marathon in 1946, finishing on Furnival Road, Sheffield | Sheffield Newspapers
6. On the platform
Passengers heading to Scotland on a packed platform at Sheffield Midland railway station in April 1946 | Picture Sheffield/F H Brindley, Sheffield News Pictures
7. Fargate
Fargate, Sheffield, pictured on May 10, 1947, with the old Cole Brothers department store on the left | Sheffield Newspapers
8. Leopold Street
Buses and cars on Leopold Street, Sheffield, in 1947 | Sheffield Newspapers