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?
17. Fairlanes
Fairlanes Bowling Alley, on North Quadrant, Firth Park, pictured here in 1963, was twice the size of Sheffield's forst bowling alley at Frecheville, with 24 lanes. It was built at a cost of £300,000, a huge sum back then, and included a nursery fitted with CCTV to enable parents to keep an eye on the children while bowling | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers
18. Playground
Children in the playground at St Catherine's Roman Catholic School, Andover Street, Pitsmoor, in April 1970 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
19. Building sites
There were lots of changes taking place around Sheffield during the 1960s and 70s. Pictured here are building sites on St. Philip's Road, at the junction with Weston Road, in January 1965. St George's Church and Jessop Hospital are visible in the background | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
20. Millhouses Lido
Splashing about at Millhouses Lido, Millhouses Park, Sheffield, in August 1962 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd