Fargate, Sheffield, May 10, 1947. On the right of the picture is Atkinson's Fargate Store and on the left is Cole Brothers Department StoreFargate, Sheffield, May 10, 1947. On the right of the picture is Atkinson's Fargate Store and on the left is Cole Brothers Department Store
Fargate, Sheffield, May 10, 1947. On the right of the picture is Atkinson's Fargate Store and on the left is Cole Brothers Department Store

Sheffield retro: 21 fascinating photos taking you back in time to the 1940s

By Jane Salt
Published 16th Apr 2024, 16:03 BST
This fascinating gallery of pictures looks back at all things Sheffield in the 1940s.

These black and white images show the city of Sheffield and its people during the decade.

Firth Park Grammar School 1946. Back row, left to right: Greaves, Cooper, Smith, Senior, Muse, Marsden, Gill, Bennett, Broadbent. 3rd row: Jackson, Pearce, Raw, Plant, Webster, Wright, King, Topham, Nugent. 2nd row: Otter, Haglington, Methley, Johnson, Mr Thornton (Master), Beedham, Jackson, Rixham, Carr. Front row: Woolfall, Ashberry, Dunkerly.

17. Firth Park Grammar

Firth Park Grammar School 1946. Back row, left to right: Greaves, Cooper, Smith, Senior, Muse, Marsden, Gill, Bennett, Broadbent. 3rd row: Jackson, Pearce, Raw, Plant, Webster, Wright, King, Topham, Nugent. 2nd row: Otter, Haglington, Methley, Johnson, Mr Thornton (Master), Beedham, Jackson, Rixham, Carr. Front row: Woolfall, Ashberry, Dunkerly. Photo: submitted

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This pump, which had just been put into commission with Sheffield Fire Brigade, could operate 700 to 900 gallons of water a minute. Mounted on a 45 hp chassis it carried 2,000 feet of hose, a 40-gallon tank of water and all the apparatus for modern fire-fighting, October 3, 1941

18. Modern fire-fighting

This pump, which had just been put into commission with Sheffield Fire Brigade, could operate 700 to 900 gallons of water a minute. Mounted on a 45 hp chassis it carried 2,000 feet of hose, a 40-gallon tank of water and all the apparatus for modern fire-fighting, October 3, 1941 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers

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Staff at Firth Brown Limited, Sheffield, in 1942. Picture courtesy of Sheffield Local Studies Library

19. Firth Brown

Staff at Firth Brown Limited, Sheffield, in 1942. Picture courtesy of Sheffield Local Studies Library Photo: Sheffield Local Studies Library

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Soldiers march past the Cenotaph in Barker's Pool, Sheffield, December 1943

20. Soldiers

Soldiers march past the Cenotaph in Barker's Pool, Sheffield, December 1943 Photo: Submitted

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