08/07/2026
📷 Dave Allen pouring champagne at Josephine's nightclub, on Barker's Pool, in Sheffield, which opened in 1976.
Can any decade really compare to the 70s, which took the swinging 60s and turned them up a notch, bringing us punk and disco, perms and hot pants, and blockbusters like Jaws and Star Wars?
Yes, the 80s were fun, the 90s had their moments and the noughties were passable.
But can any decade really compare to the 70s, which took the swinging 60s and turned them up a notch, bringing us punk and disco, perms and hot pants, and blockbusters like Jaws and Star Wars?
Sheffield didn't miss out on the good times, as these retro photos of people in the city living their best lives during the 1970s show.
The archive images include popular events from the era, which drew big crowds to Hillsborough Park, Crookes Valley Park and Victoria Quays.
