Today we look back at the life and times of the people of Tinsley, with this retro photo gallery capturing its famous cooling towers, trams on the scrapheap and Tinsley Picture Palace. How many of these landmarks and events, captured for posterity in The Star’s archives, do you remember?
1. Rolling Mills
Workers in the roll turning department at Tinsley Rolling Mills in 1963 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
2. Towers
A view of Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield, in December 1979 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
3. View
Tinsley, Sheffield, in the 1960s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
4. Strike
Tinsley Marshalling Yards rail strike in the 1980s Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd