Brightside Post Office, Lincoln Street, Sheffield, which was due to close in 1979Brightside Post Office, Lincoln Street, Sheffield, which was due to close in 1979
Brightside Post Office, Lincoln Street, Sheffield, which was due to close in 1979

Sheffield retro: 16 of the best photos taking you back in time around Brightside

Our nostalgic gallery of photos takes a look back at the area in and around the Sheffield suburb of Brightside through the years
By Jane Salt
Published 28th Mar 2024, 05:00 BST

Can you remember any of these people, places or events?

Children play in the street at Hope Square, off Brightside Lane area, now demolished. Submitted by W J Pettigrew

5. Playing out

Children play in the street at Hope Square, off Brightside Lane area, now demolished. Submitted by W J Pettigrew Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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This undated picture shows a Brightside barber's shop, newsagents and the last fish and chips before the M1

6. Brightside

This undated picture shows a Brightside barber's shop, newsagents and the last fish and chips before the M1 Photo: Submitted

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The scene showing the hole in the road and the debris left lying on the road when the water subsided after a burst water main on Brightside Lane, May 30, 1964

7. Burst

The scene showing the hole in the road and the debris left lying on the road when the water subsided after a burst water main on Brightside Lane, May 30, 1964 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

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A Royal arch in position on Brightside Lane, Sheffield, for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1905. To the left is the Norfolk Arms public house.

8. Royal arch

A Royal arch in position on Brightside Lane, Sheffield, for the visit of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1905. To the left is the Norfolk Arms public house. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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