Sheffield retro: 15 fascinating photos looking back at the early 1960s

By Jane Salt

Published 1st Feb 2024, 04:45 BST

Retro takes a wander around all things Sheffield in the early 1960s.

Our gallery of photographs takes a nostalgic look back in and around Sheffield more than sixty years ago.

It was 'buses only' from late 1960 and, with the trams gone, Sheffield Corporation experimented with a temporary roundabout in Town Hall Square

1. Experiment

It was 'buses only' from late 1960 and, with the trams gone, Sheffield Corporation experimented with a temporary roundabout in Town Hall Square Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The long queue outside Sheffield Town Hall waiting for vaccination at the start of the Sheffield Poliomyelitis campaign, May 1, 1961

2. Campaign

The long queue outside Sheffield Town Hall waiting for vaccination at the start of the Sheffield Poliomyelitis campaign, May 1, 1961 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

The Nelson pub, Moorhead, Sheffield, pictured in 1962

3. Nelson

The Nelson pub, Moorhead, Sheffield, pictured in 1962 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

John Atkinson's old shop on Leopold Street that had just been sold, July 5, 1960

4. Atkinson's

John Atkinson's old shop on Leopold Street that had just been sold, July 5, 1960 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers