It was the year of 1972 – coal miners walked out in their first national strike for almost 50 years; more than one million people were registered unemployed for the first time since the 1930s, and Mastermind was broadcast on BBC 1 for the first time.
We have dug into our archives to transport you back more than half a century to Sheffield – is there anywhere, or anyone, you recognise?
![It's a decade many will look back on with fond memories.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEwNjEyNDFlLTVhOTEtNDhkNS04NTVlLWZjMjc4Y2Q1MzY2Mzo1OTNlZjBkYi1mNzdmLTRmMmQtYTY3ZC03N2ZlNDNiNjU1MGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. Sheffield in the 1970s
It's a decade many will look back on with fond memories.Photo: National World
![Sheffield Boys Brigade annual parade through Barkers Pool in October 1972](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM5ZDE5ZTI4LTA5YTktNGE3Mi04Y2M4LWFlYjJlMjI4NjliYTpiNzE0Nzk3Ny04YWQ0LTRmYzItYmM2Yy1hNTUyYjdiMjNhMGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. Marching to the beat
Sheffield Boys Brigade annual parade through Barkers Pool in October 1972Photo: ©Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
![The Buffer Girls who worked on Sheffield's famous cutlery pictured in September 1972](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg1ODFkOWFjLTZiYzItNDQ4Zi1hZTQ1LWU1NmE0ODM3YmE1Yjo2OTdiOTBjYy00ZmZhLTRlZjItYWIxOS1jZWVlZGRkM2NjOTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. Buffer Girls
The Buffer Girls who worked on Sheffield's famous cutlery pictured in September 1972Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
![Sheffield Illuminations switch on. Gloops gets in on the picture as the Lord Mayor hands over the keys for a Variety Club Sunshine Coach, with Emile Ford November 1972.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0MTYwOGNlLWUyZDctNGEwYi04YzJkLThiNjdmOGE5MzJmMDo3YzY5ZTc5Mi01ODMwLTQ4Y2UtYjFiMy01MzcwZTlmMjNhY2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. Illuminations
Sheffield Illuminations switch on. Gloops gets in on the picture as the Lord Mayor hands over the keys for a Variety Club Sunshine Coach, with Emile Ford November 1972.Photo: Paul License