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The photographs I have chosen for this page all bring back memories of Sheffield in the 1960's and 70's. Anyone who is my age (48) will, no doubt, remember the meeting places and the pubs and clubs which were a must at that time. Some of my favourites were:
  • The Buccaneer
  • The Wapentake
  • The Nelson
  • Bailey's
  • The Genevieve
  • The Crazy Daisy

To say these were fun times is something of an understatement and, to be honest, a bit of a blur. (alcohol related) Meeting at the Hole in the Road was a must and then straight into the Marples for the first pint.

I put the photo of the old house on the site of the Sheffield City Hall on here because I still find it difficult to believe that this is the exact spot where I saw Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Free, Family (Chappo rules),Emerson Lake and Palmer etc. all those years ago.

 The old Yorkshire Penny Bank at Fargate Sheffield Left: Old Penny bank (Fargate)
Right: Rag and Tag Market circa 1960		 The Rag and Tag market Sheffield 1950's
The Hole in the Road Sheffield (much missed) Left: The Hole in the Road 1960's
Right: Site of Sheffield City Hall		 The site of Sheffield City Hall
The old Firth Park library (you must speak Urdu to read anything in the new one) Left: Old Firth Park library
Right: Horseshoe Just prior to demolition		 The Horseshoe pub Bellhouse Rd Sheffield
The function room at the Horseshoe Bellhouse Rd Left: Function room Horseshoe
Right: Horseshoe view from Concord Park
 View of Horseshoe from Concord Park

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