Sheffield Then & Now

Sheffield Then & Now offers the reader a comprehensive overview of life as it has changed from the industrial smoke of decades past through to the modern developments of the present day. Sheffield is England’s fourth largest city and these views of the town include some of its most interesting and historic houses, its magnificent theatres, its markets, commercial activities and its people – at work and at play.
Viewed alongside these captivating archive images, Geoffrey Howse’s photographs of the Sheffield of the present day show just how much, and how little has changed, recalling the events, people and places that have made Sheffield into the great city it is today.