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?
![Easter Bonnet Contestants, Meadow Street Hotel 1972 left to right Esther, Carole Froggatt, Millie and Clara](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI1ZjkwMzcwLWIyYTYtNGM2OC1hMmRhLWQ5NTk5ZDJlN2Y3MTpjMjUwMTk4OS04Nzc1LTQ2NDktOWY2MS1lOWY0YzVlN2JlMjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Beautiful bonnets
Easter Bonnet Contestants, Meadow Street Hotel 1972 left to right Esther, Carole Froggatt, Millie and ClaraPhoto: Nancy Fielder
![Who went to the Junior Mixed and Infants School in Finningley?](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAzMTdhMDQ3LWUyNTQtNGJmOC05MDBhLTgwOWU4NDk0YzQzNzplY2Y1ODUyZS1iNDhhLTQ2MGEtYTkxNi1jMTVhOTQxYzkxMjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Mixed school
Who went to the Junior Mixed and Infants School in Finningley?Photo: Stuart Hastings
![Hole In The Road, Castle Square, May 1972](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVhZmU2ZjIyLTE1MDUtNGNjZC1hNjlmLTBiYmVlZjkwZjlmMToxYzFjY2ZhYy1mMjEwLTQxMGQtOWVkMy1mZjhiMzY0YzY5NDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Hole In The Road
Hole In The Road, Castle Square, May 1972Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
![Sheffield University - Rag Day in October 1972 where the dog leads the way for this group in the parade.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJjZTZkZjllLWJkMjctNDA0ZS1hMzIzLWYzZDBjN2VmMjVmNjo3OGJhZjE3Yi00MjM5LTRjZmQtYWJlZi02OWU2NzBkZWUzZTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Rag day
Sheffield University - Rag Day in October 1972 where the dog leads the way for this group in the parade.Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd