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This 45 minute documentary was shot in one day on Wednesday 5th September 1973, using several film crews each with a different assignment. One to follow a man retiring on his 65th birthday, the hospital, the Police service, a funeral,

Hyde Park flats

Please note: The following two photographs are not taken from All in a Day, they are taken from the English Heritage video about the Urban Splash development, entitled Romancing the Stone.

Hyde Park under construction

Dixon Lane from Hyde Park flats under construction and Sheaf Market to the right with Castle Market visible at top right, the Norfolk Arms is just visible

Dunford Hadfields from where the man was retiring, the local newspaper, the slaughterhouse, and some long shots taken from different points in the city, showing the landscape, including at one point a breathtaking view of Hyde Park (above).

Hole in t’road

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When I was in Sheffield I heard this referred to so often it was hard to believe it didn’t still exist.  Apparently filled in with the rubble of Hyde Park, the flats above in the first picture.

Hole in t’road from inside looking out

Please note: the short video clip below is not from All in a Day but is taken from a Newsnight programme about the resignation of David Blunkett.

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The centre of town has changed quite a bit and the following shot of the Peace Gardens from the top of an adjacent building shows some delightful street lights that have long gone.

Town Hall and Peace Garden

No historic shots of Sheffield would be complete without the steelworks.  I don’t have the technical knowledge to know what’s going on here so I’ll leave that to my reader to comment in due course.

Foundry

The film ends with the same title with which it began, a window on the past and well worth a look