Yes, it's time to look at a few of Sheffield's pubs, mostly just off the city centre itself. We start down by the River Don, where we see Yorkshire Traction's no. 645 in 1980.
Behind the above bus can be seen part of the old Tennant's Brewery, taken over by Whitbread and later closed. Here's a close-up in 1980.
Not far away, the Tap & Spile. It's due to reopen soon (2027) as the Bull & Mouth.
Overlooking the river, the Harlequin, an excellent boozer.
Like all cities, there's continual redevelopment.
Leopold Street was the site of one of Sheffield's tram depots and a good place to photograph them.
Right, back to the pubs! Next up, the famous Bath Hotel, not to be missed.
The Brewhouse closed in 2016.
Another loss, the Denison Arms, which barely made it into the 21st century.
The modern Devonshire Cat closed in 2020 - a great shame.
It's not all doom and gloom. The Dog & Partridge is still going strong.
The historic pub Fagan's still attracts plenty of customers.
The Foundry & Firkin is now renamed as the Beehive (no real ale).
The Frog & Parrot. Once a Whitbread brew pub, now it's owned by Greene King.
The Grapes, on Trippet Lane, retains its cask ales.
Henry's Bar had a great range of beers. It has since closed.
The Norfolk Arms seems to be still in business.
The Swan seems to have vanished into the ether. A shame, as it had a wonderful Tomlinson's Brewery tiled exterior.
Another one gone - The Hop.
Three former Wards pubs worth visiting; the Red Deer, the Red Lion and the Roebuck.
Time for a Wetherspoons; the Sheffield Waterworks Company.
The Old House has changed hands and is now called Vocation & Co.
The West Street Arch, celebrating a Royal visit in 1905.
West Street is a popular area for its night life. The Hallamshire Hotel has a wonderful exterior, though it is all open-plan inside.
At the top end of West Street was a Wetherspoons, the Swim Inn, since closed.
Not far away, the University Arms, a decent free house.
Our next stop is the lovely Crow Inn.
It's just a short downhill walk to the next pub, passing some fine industrial buildings en route.
West Bar is at the bottom of the hill and there was a micropub here called Bar Stewards. Its since changed hands, been renamed and has no cask beer now.
Never mind, just across the road, the not to be missed Shakespeares, a former Ward's pub, now with some great independent beers.
That seems like a good place to conclude this post. Next time, Shalesmoor, Kelham Island and Neepsend.
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