11 long forgotten pictures from Christmas past in Sheffield - with some going back over 100 years

Published 10th Dec 2022, 04:45 BST

We have raided our archives to dig out these festive pictures from the city’s last – with some going back over a century.

The images reveal how the city has changed, and illustrate the traditions we have held dear through the decades.

Father Christmas with Batman and Robin at Sunwin House, Sheffield

1. Santa, Batman and Robin

Father Christmas with Batman and Robin at Sunwin House, Sheffield Photo: Submitted

The Sheffield Harriers, circa 1900-1905 outside the Stanhope Arms at Dunford Bridge. This pub hosted the hunt’s Christmas and New Year Dinner before their hunting in the Dunford and Thurlstone Moors area over the festive period each year at the beginning of the 20th century

2. Festive hunt

The Sheffield Harriers, circa 1900-1905 outside the Stanhope Arms at Dunford Bridge. This pub hosted the hunt’s Christmas and New Year Dinner before their hunting in the Dunford and Thurlstone Moors area over the festive period each year at the beginning of the 20th century Photo: michael hardy

Archive Sheffield Christmas pictures going back to the 1930s

3. Archive Sheffield Christmas pictures going back to the 1930s

Archive Sheffield Christmas pictures going back to the 1930s Photo: Julia Armstrong

Toy Department staff preparing for Christmas at Walsh's Department Store, Sheffield in 1939. The picture was taken just before the Sheffield Blitz which demolished Walsh's.

4. Christmas at Walsh's Department Store

Toy Department staff preparing for Christmas at Walsh's Department Store, Sheffield in 1939. The picture was taken just before the Sheffield Blitz which demolished Walsh's. Photo: Submitted