Sheffield retro: 17 of the earliest photos taken of the city between 1851 and 1899

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00:00 Sheffield is barely recognisable in many of these photos, which were among the earliest taken of the city.

00:07 All the images in this retro photo gallery were captured between 1851 and 1899, when photography was still in its infancy.

00:16 They include city centre scenes showing High Street and the moor, when it was still called South Street,

00:23 along with images of the wicker, Pitsmoor and Tinsley, among other areas.

00:28 A visit by Queen Victoria, old pubs, shops and numerous lost buildings, such as FitzAlan Market Hall and the Corn Exchange, all feature,

00:38 as do the horse-drawn buses which preceded Sheffield's tram system.

00:43 All the photos are shared courtesy of Pitcher Sheffield.

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