So let’s raise a glass to these publicans pictured at boozers across the city during the 80s, 90s and noughties for keeping us watered and in many cases fed over the years, and providing the setting for countless great nights out.
We’ve trawled the archives to bring you these photos from across the decades of pub landlords and landladies in Sheffield. How many of the watering holes and the people pictured do you recognise?
1. Red Lion
The Red Lion pub, Charles Street, Sheffield, where Landlord Simon Gagg and bar staff member Margaret Lewin are seen behind the bar with some of the real ales on offer including Easy Rider from the Kelham Island Brewery, and Moonshine from the Abbeydale Brewery Photo: Mike Waistell
2. The George Inn
The George Inn, Market Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, where landlord Wayne Hodgkins is seen with Anne-Marie Ball, the assistant manager, in the bar decorated for the St Patrick's Day party Photo: Mike Waistell
3. The Ball Inn
Phillip Johnson, landlord of the Ball Inn, on Myrtle Road, Sheffield Photo: Steve Ellis
4. The Robin Hood
Landlady Keeley Ayres behind the bar at The Robin Hood, on Greaves Lane, Stannington, Sheffield Photo: Mike Waistell