We’ve dipped back in time to see how the Peace Gardens and Pinstone Street have changed over the years – including the demolition of the Egg Box in the early 2000s. Can you remember when the city centre looked like this?
1. Egg Box and Peace Gardens
Work in progress on the first day of demolition of the Town Hall, egg box extension in 2001. Photo: Andrew Partridge (Staff)
2. Egg Box and Peace Gardens
The site of the Egg Box - with the new Winter Gardens rising in the background. Photo: Barry Richardson (Staff)
3. Egg Box and Peace Gardens
The Egg Box prepares to meet its fate in 2001. Photo: Andrew Partridge (Staff)
4. Egg Box and Peace Gardens
The Egg Box in all its finery in 1977. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers