They show many of the venues youngsters loved to visit back then, from cinemas and bowling alleys to a much-loved toy shop known as the Yorkshire Disneyland.
Children are seen splashing about on a hot summer’s day in the packed Millhouses Lido, following their parents around the fondly remembered Castle Market, and playing in the streets when there were fewer cars about and youngsters had more freedom to roam.
This retro photo gallery also captures the excitement of joining the throng in the city centre to see Sheffield lit up for Christmas, the thrill of hanging out in playgrounds when health and safety was still in its infancy, and the fun to be had making new friends at the action-packed summer holiday play schemes which ran back then.
All the photos are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
What are your favourite memories of Sheffield in the 60s and 70s, and what do you miss most from back then?
9. On your bike
Children were free to play on the streets back then. Pictured is a youngster on his bike on Alfred Road, at the junction with Stamford Street, looking towards English Steel Corporation, in 1966 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
10. Gaumont
A trip to the Gaumont Cinema, at Barker's Pool, pictured here in April 1965, was a treat for many youngsters | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
11. Cobbled streets
The look of Sheffield's streets has changed considerably since the 1960s and 70s. Pictured here is the cobbled road on Wilson Street, Neepsend, in March 1964 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
12. Sheaf Market
Many people who grew up during that era will recall being taken on shopping trips to Sheaf Market, pictured here in 1964 | Picture Sheffield/P Fletcher Photo: Picture Sheffield/P Fletcher