It’s good every now and then to reflect on what has changed over the decades and what has remained the same.
Browsing through our archives is always a cathartic experience and there is plenty to look at in this selection.
1. Auxiliary Fire Service workers
Firemen of the Leeds Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) at work on a fire-float which is a converted lifeboat from the liner 'Berengaria' in Leeds during the Second World War in 1939. Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images
2. Sheffield Central Day Commercial College students
Three female students at the Sheffield Central Day Commercial College learn to operate a duplicating machine for reproducing notes in September 1936. Photo: A.J.O'Brien / Getty Images
3. Sheffield factory worker
An employee at a factory in Sheffield polishes a spoon on a wheel, one of a sequence of abrasive operations in the cutlery-making process, in September 1955. Photo: L. Blandford / Getty Images
4. Blackberry picking
A young boy takes a break for a drink after picking blackberries in Yorkshire in 1942. Photo: Haddock / Getty Images