Photos show Sheffield city centre in the 1950s and 60s, including Fargate and The Moor.
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00:00 These classic black and white photos capture Sheffield in its post-war heyday during the 1950s and 60s.
00:08 The nostalgic images capture familiar locations including the moor, Fargate and Barker's Pool as they looked up to 70 years ago.
00:16 They show how much has changed in the decades since, with the Cole Brothers building still at the bottom of Fargate
00:22 and the Barker's Pool site to which it would move still being used as a car park long before John Lewis arrived in the city.
00:29 The Peace Gardens meanwhile, which had only been named in 1938, look very different to how they do today, with no fountains in sight.
00:37 There are some familiar landmarks in this retro gallery which have been relatively untouched by the passing of time,
00:43 including the General Post Office at FitzAlan Square, the distinctive Telegraph House building on High Street and the Rutland Arms pub on Brown Street.
00:52 The old shops pictured include Walworth's on Haymarket and Walsh's Department Store on Fargate.
00:57 All the photos featured were taken for the Press Photo Agency and are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
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