Sheffield retro: Changing face of the city in the 1960s

Nostalgic photos which capture changing face of the city in the 1960s

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00:00They were known as the Swinging Sixties, and in Sheffield the wrecking ball was swinging too.

00:06It was a period of great change in and around the city centre, as these photos show.

00:11Some old Sheffield landmarks were reduced to rubble, as new ones, including Castle Market, rose around them.

00:18This retro photo gallery captures the old Sheffield, much of which was about to be lost for good, and the new Sheffield emerging in its place.

00:27Sheaf Street, outside Sheffield Midland Railway Station, High Street, Carver Street, Leopold Street and London Road

00:36are just some of the locations which can be seen looking very different to how they do now.

00:41All these photos were taken by John Lithgow, and are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.

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