Sheffield retro: photos taking you back in time through history of city's famous Fitzalan Square

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00:00 It has borne witness to some of the most momentous events in Sheffield's history.

00:06 From the devastation of the Blitz, to the rise, fall and rise again of the city's tram network,

00:11 FitzAlan Square has seen it all.

00:14 This retro photo gallery chronicles the changes which have taken place there over more than a century,

00:20 from the late 1800s, long before the statue of King Edward VII was erected, to the early noughties.

00:27 In many cases, they reflect wider changes across Sheffield and the UK as a whole,

00:33 including the emergence of new technology as phones became commonplace and a busy telephone exchange was needed,

00:40 and the rapid growth of the cinema industry before it was curbed by TV, videos and later streaming.

00:47 The old General Post Office, the Electra Palace and the Marples Hotel,

00:52 which was destroyed in the Sheffield Blitz before rising again from the rubble,

00:56 all feature in this journey back through the Square's history.

01:00 How well do you remember the lost landmarks pictured, and the shops and pubs which have closed down the years?

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