Sheffield retro: 17 classic black-and-white photos looking back at 1960s Sheffield

Retro takes a step back in time to look at life in Sheffield in the early 60s.

By Jane Salt

Published 25th Nov 2023, 04:45 BST

From the illuminations in Fargate to the Beatles at the City Hall, here we take a nostalgic look back at Sheffield six decades ago.

A view of the illuminations on Fargate, Sheffield, with the Goodwin Fountain in the foreground, 1961

1. Illuminations

A view of the illuminations on Fargate, Sheffield, with the Goodwin Fountain in the foreground, 1961 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Boys at play in Carbrook Street in the East end before demolition in the 1960's

2. Playing in the street

Boys at play in Carbrook Street in the East end before demolition in the 1960's Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

People lay coins on the tram tracks for souvenirs as the last tram makes its way through the streets of Sheffield in 1960

3. Last tram

People lay coins on the tram tracks for souvenirs as the last tram makes its way through the streets of Sheffield in 1960 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Sheffield taxi owners prepare to move off from Stanley Street by coach and horses for a protest procession, June 1960

4. Taxi protest

Sheffield taxi owners prepare to move off from Stanley Street by coach and horses for a protest procession, June 1960 Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Sheffield Fargate Beatles City Hall