Fan Archive Beatles SheffieldFan Archive Beatles Sheffield (FABS) is a passion project collecting memories of The Beatles’ visits to Sheffield.
When I started the project, I hoped to collect memories of The Beatles, concerts and the excitement of Beatlemania in the city. Instead, I found myself deeply moved by people’s stories, not only of The Beatles, but of their own lives and of Sheffield during a time of exciting cultural and social change.
All contributions are fully credited (unless contributors wish to remain anonymous) and, with permission, will be permanently donated to Sheffield Archives so they can be preserved as part of the city’s history.
I am delighted that contributors will have their stories celebrated in an exhibition at the Post Hall Gallery in the Head Post Office in spring 2027, bringing together memories, photographs, memorabilia and Sheffield’s Beatles connections.
If you have a memory to share, however small, I’d love to hear from you.
Email: fanarchivebeatlessheffield@gmail.com
Phone: 07710504590
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A ground breaking businessman with an intriguing Sheffield – Beatles link Just 300 yards from the Royal Victoria Hotel where Harry Epstein and Queenie Hyman held their wedding reception is another fascinating Sheffield connection. Pablo…
From Hillsborough to the heart of Beatlemania Judith Simons was a Sheffield-born journalist who found herself at the centre of one of the biggest cultural revolutions of the twentieth century. Raised in Hillsborough, she began…
The Sheffield Wiccans whose story crossed paths with The Beatles Sheffield has another unusual Beatles connection. In October 1964, Arnold Crowther, High Priest of the Sheffield Coven, claimed the Beatles’ phenomenal success was due to…
From Sheffield working men’s clubs to The Beatles’ final British tour Born Gerard Pinder in Sheffield, Jerry Stevens was a singer, comedian, impressionist and compère who rose from local working men’s clubs to become one…
Ann and Dave remember the story of Barry, Reg and their meetings with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their memories were recorded separately and reflect their own perspectives of events that took place in 1963.…
I was “caddying” for my father while he played golf at Bamford (Sicklehome) on the Sunday after the Sheffield performance. As usual, after playing he went to the Marquis of Granby Hotel for a couple…
I was 14 when The Beatles appeared at Sheffield City Hall in 1963. Originally Roy Orbison was topping the bill, but Please Please Me had just reached number one, so The Beatles topped the bill…
The Sheffield brothers who helped put youth culture centre stage Born in wartime Sheffield, brothers Peter and Geoff Stringfellow grew up in Pitsmoor in a family dominated by strong women while the men were away…
I went to see the Beatles at the City Hall 1962 or 63. I was at Brincliffe Grammar School. I remember standing outside the Grand Hotel afterwards with hundreds of fans. Every time anyone opened…
I remember my mum queued for ages to get me a ticket for the concert as I had a birthday coming up, and it was one of my gifts.It was quite frenzied in the auditorium.…
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