...In my experience there are a few. The Blue Ball in Hillsborough and the White Horse in Wadsley Bridge?

You've obviously led a sheltered life if you think those pubs are rough! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm not originally from here

Many years ago The Manor Castle was named as the roughest in Britain but I don't know what it's like now. I certainly wouldn't have called it rough then, either.

The Woodthorpe Arms at Intake was pretty bad. Demolished now though.

The Spring, I think it's called, Carrbrook area.
The Travellers Rest used to have quite a reputation. Mark and I used to go there of a Friday evening, and when we finally convinced our friends that they could go and survive, we drove past and witnessed a massive fight involving a glassing, 2 people unconscious, and four other people bashing each others heads in. Strangely, my friends decided we were insane and they refused to visit. But it has changed hands since, and I've not witnessed any trouble recently.

Manor Castle... rough?? LMAO! It's full of old people anyway so doubt they'd ever start trouble!!
Chloé

The Highway in Pitsmoor..........Plenty of Dick Turpins in there. :lol:

The Magnet was the roughest pub in all of Sheffield which was on Southy Green sadly Demolished now because i was going to buy you all a pint in there for the forum outting @ xmas :lol:

Originally posted by "Chloe"

Manor Castle... rough?? LMAO! It's full of old people anyway so doubt they'd ever start trouble!!
Chloé

I thiink they're probably the survivors from the '70s.

Originally posted by "Miss_60"

...In my experience there are a few. The Blue Ball in Hillsborough and the White Horse in Wadsley Bridge?

Is the White Horse still open? I have seen far worse than both the pubs you mentioned but luckily most of these have now been closed down or knocked down.

Yeh the White Horse is still open......on sunny days when you go past you see the tattoo and scar brigade who frequent that drinking hole looking menacingly at the passers by....nuff said.

My friend and his g'friend were drinking there once and a bloke in the pub started pissing on the floor!!!

Market tavern on exchange st.

"The Cannon" or maybe the "Hen and Chickens"

Originally posted by Chloe
"The Cannon" or maybe the "Hen and Chickens"

I once went in the Cannon one afternoon. Yes, there was quite a few dodgy characters in there. I got asked several times if I wanted to buy anything. When I say anything, I mean anything that the CO-OP sold. That's right they were nicking to order, they would stroll out of the pub collect the goods and be back 10 minutes later casual as you like. Anyone would think they were acutally purchasing the goods.

Originally posted by Jon
The Magnet was the roughest pub in all of Sheffield which was on Southy Green sadly Demolished now because i was going to buy you all a pint in there for the forum outting @ xmas :lol:

I agree with this. It was indeed a very nasty place.

the horseshoe on bell house road, shiregreen was pretty rough, if your face didnt fit then it didnt belong there, i believe there was even a shooting there once before they closed it down

Originally posted by Angie v
the horseshoe on bell house road, shiregreen was pretty rough, if your face didnt fit then it didnt belong there, i believe there was even a shooting there once before they closed it down

Yes, and just like the Magnet it has now been demolished.

How about the Horse and Lion on Park Grange Rd and the Merry Monk, Manor. Spit, sawdust and blood!:o

You lot have obviously never been to Chesterfield
therefore never lived !!!!!!:lol:

Originally posted by jenny
You lot have obviously never been to Chesterfield
therefore never lived !!!!!!:lol:

Isn't Chesterfield surrounded by unused coaltips, landfill sites and sewage works? (or perhaps I'm getting it confused with Doncaster).

Either way, if that's your definition of life, I'll take the alternative :evil:

Those landfills have actually been modified into country parks it's very pleasant would you believe it

Originally posted by jenny
Those landfills have actually been modified into country parks it's very pleasant would you believe it

Sorry, I just couldn't resist winding up a South Yorkshire rival :D

Welcome to the forum!

Originally posted by Abby
Sorry, I just couldn't resist winding up a South Yorkshire rival :D

Welcome to the forum!

Now you've done it, far as I know C'field is in Derbyshire.

Originally posted by maxt
Now you've done it, far as I know C'field is in Derbyshire.

In that case, I will take the alternative!

Don't be confused and think i'm actually fighting Chesterfield's corner against you Yorkshire people because i'm not
My personal preference is Sheffield

try the scandals in chapeltown one time..................

ever been.......................

Originally posted by sammie
try the scandals in chapeltown one time..................

ever been.......................

Yes, I have visited that establishment before a few years ago and it didn't seem bad compared to some of those already mentioned.

Market Tavern in castle market. I walk past it nearly everyday and there's always police there, and there was a stabbing recently. Its not allowed to be open in the evening!

Originally posted by Foxxx
Market Tavern in castle market. I walk past it nearly everyday and there's always police there, and there was a stabbing recently. Its not allowed to be open in the evening!


Yeah, go in to the market tavern an you can but a Sawn Off Shot-Gun for £120.
Great isn't it.:evil: :cry:

..When I lived in Newcastle in a dodgy place called Fenham..there was a rough pub called the Black Bull. I was there only a week and someone got shot in the face in that pub......there were junkies who lived in the house opposite us and there were police patrolling the roads every night.....there was always some disturbance....

My dad took me out for a few beers on my eighteenth birthday. The idea was, before starting uni, to take me round a few of his old haunts from his student days in Glasgow.

I don't know if any of you have ever seen the film "Trainspotting"? Remember the pub in which Begbie flings a pint pot over the side? That's where the journey began. We moved steadily downmarket until finally ending up at a pub (and this is no joke) that still had the brass urinal round the bar. And my dad got me into a fight.

Originally posted by MarkB
Yeah, go in to the market tavern an you can but a Sawn Off Shot-Gun for £120.
Great isn't it.:evil: :cry:

Indeed, some of the stories I have heard. Apparently you can buy anything you want in there. I heard some bloke went in there needing a carpet for his lounge and he left with one! Bizarre!

On a more serious note, I believe that you can purchase any sort of drug in there, duty free stuff and weapons.

In fact I was walking down castle market at 4pm once and a man came out looking off his head and wandered past me clutching a see through freezer bag. I could see the contents which was some needles and a belt!
This was in broad daylight. Shocking. :o

I've never really felt threatened in a pub in Sheffield, and I've been to a lot. I suppose the one I've heard most about is the Tramway on London Road, but I've been in there and it is a dirty and dingy place but I've never seen any trouble.

....is the Sheldon off Bramall Lane rough?...I hear Wednesday fans smash the windows quite regularly

I remember a couple of years ago NME had Sheffield in their student guide, and put The Cannon down as a place for the students to go :o Methinks their research was just naming the first few pubs they saw.

....Des Barnes ................what made you choose that name or is it your real name?

The Katherine Arms at Pitsmoor (never went in there though). The Cannon, also Freemasons Arms in Hillsborough.

the nme telling all the student-types to go in the Cannon...were they on a mission to all their Sheffield readership wiped out!!

>The Katherine Arms at Pitsmoor (never went in there though). The Cannon, also Freemasons Arms in Hillsborough.<

I can't believe you think the masons is rough? have you been in there lately? I go every weekend and have never had any bother at all.

Originally posted by steelblade
>The Katherine Arms at Pitsmoor (never went in there though). The Cannon, also Freemasons Arms in Hillsborough.<

I can't believe you think the masons is rough? have you been in there lately? I go every weekend and have never had any bother at all.

yeh but are you 7ft tall and 6ft wide with tatoos of love hate on your hands though?.....

No I'm 5'5 female, with only one small discreet tattoo.

The masons was refurbished last year to a very high standard, the new landlord doesn't put up with trouble causers, there's cctv in and outside the pub. I have never know there to be trouble.

Freemasons is now a respectable Hillsborough pub.

Originally posted by steelblade
No I'm 5'5 female, with only one small discreet tattoo.

The masons was refurbished last year to a very high standard, the new landlord doesn't put up with trouble causers, there's cctv in and outside the pub. I have never know there to be trouble.

I used to go there quite often about 9 years ago. It went down hill for a period of time and in my opinion was in need of a refurb. I never actually considered it rough compared to some. I haven't been there for a number of years and am curious to what this new look is like.

Cool! I used to work behind the bar in the Hen and Chicks. The Cannon used to close early on one of their sessions, and all the "characters" used to come over, flogging their gear, and trying to start a fight. I was a fresh faced student back then, and a bit green (1991)

The Bankers Draft aint rough ...its just the people who drink there that look it:o

Theres some rough as hell pubs in Birkenhead... the one by Birkenhead North train station is nicknamed "The Bloodbath"

takes me back...

Cannon, Manor Castle, Elm Tree (at Manor Top), Horseshoe, Roman Ridge (very warm in there most weekends), Parson Cross Hotel (used to have a tidy little mob who used screwdrivers), Steel Inn, Byards Leap,

It was quite busy all over the place...

M.

makes you think is it worth going out for a drink 8)

frequenting these sorts of places made you grow up quite quickly ;)

I would hate to do anything to talk the great city of Sheffield down, but all cities have a really rough pub which should be avoided! Which is it in Sheffield? Is it the Penny Black near the bus station like people tell me? Or some have said the Hen and Chickens near the law courts? Help me Sheffield!

Originally posted by r712t460
I would hate to do anything to talk the great city of Sheffield down, but all cities have a really rough pub which should be avoided! Which is it in Sheffield? Is it the Penny Black near the bus station like people tell me? Or some have said the Hen and Chickens near the law courts? Help me Sheffield!

Merged threads.

John O' Gaunt (Gleadless)
Elm Tree (Manor)
Magpie (Low Edges)
Cannon (town)
Hen n Chickens (town)
Casbah (can be rough)

What about the Banker's Draft?

Bankers draft is soft as owt.. If it's classed as a pub then I would say the Afro Caribbean Club in pitsmoor.. then theres a few in the wicker..

Casbah's full of soft-as-sh**e idiots. Some silly little boy tried to bottle me after calling me a posh southern B'stard, then got his mates up after I walked away.

The bouncers there are quite nice, though. They didnt get too upset by the mess I made.

Try again Rambo, kidding yourself a bit aren't you?

Ah, the man who thinks the new word for asylum seekers is "kosovans". Had a good giggle at that, so I did - you daft racist.

Been watching too much Alan Partridge sunshine.. and no I'm not racist, just annoyed with our government..

A barrister by day, superhero by night eh?

Now that's worth a giggle.

Isnt it great? Although the downside is that I have to work on Christmas Eve, when I could be out fighting crime.

This may have been brought up before, as this program may have been a repeat, but last night on Sky 1 there was a program called, I think, Britains Hardest Pubs. Basically it went round several so called rough pubs in the UK. One of those establishments was the Parkway Tavern in the Park Hill flats. Ceratinly full of characters. An old timer with a massive bite taken out of one of his ears, a Landlady who was obviously feeling the ravages of drink over the years, a not too attractive barmaid who flashed her assets at the drop of a hat, and a Landlord who would certainly scare your children. Certainly an eye opener for me. Highlihgts for me were the Kareoki (sp) and the guy so drunk he could hardly walk across the floor without spilling the contents of his plate of buffet food.

The Landlord almost seemed proud of the ex cons and criminals he had as his cliental.

Anyone got any more suggestions for Sheffield's roughest pubs?

Hen and Chickens, Cannon, Market Tavern, The Woodthorpe (before they knocked it down), The Springwood...to name just a few.

I saw it. It was a great programme. I wouldn't go in that Welsh pub, though!

The Waggon and Horses in Heeley used to be a bit of a dive, but I don't know what it's like these days.

i dont suppose anyone recorded it and could lend it to me!

I'm sure it'll be on again, it's been on twice already.

DaB; it will be on again. I'll keep a look out for it.

You might even find the tyre trasher on there and you can track them down and put their **** through a mangle. Hopefully.

Originally posted by markwit
Anyone got any more suggestions for Sheffield's roughest pubs?

here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1396)

Originally posted by John
here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1396)

Cheers John, I knew it was there but couldn't find it. Have now merged and renamed the threads.

Originally posted by Chloe
Manor Castle... rough?? LMAO! It's full of old people anyway so doubt they'd ever start trouble!!
Chloé

they are the same blokes that caused all the bother...but that was 60 years ago mind...:)

Originally posted by Chloe
Manor Castle... rough?? LMAO! It's full of old people anyway so doubt they'd ever start trouble!!
Chloé


Ahhh but those OLD regulars were young once and i bet they have all been drinkers in the manor castle for years.Mind you have you been in the cannon on haymarket?Those old uns cant half give it some after a bit of the old.juice!!!What an eye opener!

anyone remember the old bradley well at darnall? that was onr roug hole

The Market Tavern.

Once went in there (by mistake), and commented to the barman how quaint it looked with all the sawdust on the floor.

"Sod off," he replied, "that were our furniture afor las' neet's punch-up old son!":thumbsup:

in my home town, one pub would be raided on a regualr basis for drugs, gang fights, riots. went thru many landlords cus it was too expensive for them to keep replacing everything. Shut down now after ppl nealry being killed, n e where like that??

this thread cried out for a poll ... not being from sheffield i still don't know which is the 'ardest

Back in the mid to late '50's, when I started drinking, there was a pub next to the news theatre in Fitzallan Square, that had two enrances, one on Fitzallan Square, the other at the bus stop at the top of Corporation Street. I went in there several times, but never stayed very long, as I was told one time that the police never showed up at any sign of trouble, as they (the police) preffered to keep all the trouble-makers in one place, and would never do anything because of that. Can't remember the name of the pub, but is it still there?

it could have been the marples:thumbsup:

Don't think so panda79, the Marples is bang opposite and opens onto High Street.

I vaguely remember a noisy, smelly place on the corner by what is now a pelicon crossing from Fitzallan Sq at the top of Haymarket which crosses the tram tracks outside the Yorkshire Bank.

there used to be a pub in fitzalan square called the Bell was that the one?There was another pub on the haymarker called the Brunswick that was well hard.Another pub near there was the Kings Head on commercial street.

Yes, it was the Bell!

i would say the roughest pub in sheff is the cannon in town i was in town yesterday and after glancing in as i walked past i must admit i never realised how terryfying that place is anybody better that

Well I recall not so long ago the hen and chickens was featured in a fly on the wall doc'.

In half an hour there were more things nicked from department stores changing hands than beers and when someone tried to haggle they got glassed!

:wow:

Originally posted by Stanningtondeb
The Katherine Arms at Pitsmoor (never went in there though). The Cannon, also Freemasons Arms in Hillsborough. The Cathrine do me a favour, I used to go in there when i was 16 and it had half a dozen old men playing dominoes to go with there halfs of bitter! nobody batted an eyelid to me an my mate so we could just sit there and get totaly pi55ed.

The Freemasons in hillsborough... hmm before it was refurbished it had a problem with dope smokers in the corner, but i wouldn't say it was the roughest or hardest pub. It depends what you define as rough, personally i think it comes down to the publican who runs the pub.

You let gangs of drug smoking morons in, turn the light off, put thumping music on have them bumping into themselves on the floor,then its a recipe for disaster.
Every pub has hard men goin in them, but its not the hardest pub until the hardest man is in that pub!!!!

Ps used to go in the Magnet and never had a problem.

Originally posted by sammie
try the scandals in chapeltown one time..................

ever been.......................


I wouldn’t say the scandals is that bad! How about the carousel also in chap, that’s worse I’d say.

But the worse, most hardest, grottyest, sh*test pub I’ve ever been to has to be The Royal in Edlington Doncaster, anyone ever been? Its on the main drag & you cant miss it as its that sh*te. Unfortunately the pub is actually a listed building & can’t be knocked down. At one time it was quite nice & a decent pub. Then it started going down hill, now the only people that go in are mainly heroin addicts. I’ve heard it described as a run down hall with a table & a bar. Recently the pub had scaffolding up on the front of the building & some kids had hung up a big sheet with “the zoo” written on it.

I think that everybody perceives certain pubs as 'rough' but very few have actually been in for a pint. I'm guilty of this to. Im part of team currently visiting every pub in Sheffield and have found very few that I would call rough....even the ones that I perceived to be rough.

Has anybody ever been in the Farfield at Neepsend tho? When I visited it it was the most bizarre place id ever been in. I think there was only a handful of people not drinking cups of tea. There were 3 old hoovers parked next to the entrance and all but one of the beers had run dry....

That wins my most bizarre pub. Ive yet to find the roughest pub in Sheffield.....

Originally posted by greennigel
Freemasons is now a respectable Hillsborough pub.

.... where the landlord has mysteriously disappeared back to Ireland following the purchase of it by the mysterious people who own the Deep End.

Merry Monk definately has to be up there!!

went in a pub in dinnington, the castle or something like that, anyways obviously dont know the area, they had no pools cues left, all in 2 pieces, 5 wheelie bins full of wood that had been smashed from the night before, and i then get told this is the "usual" for this pub, anyways we soon left LOL

the sherwood up at birley has been known to be bad, but i've personally never seena problem there!!

and im VERY surprised nobody has yet mentioned the Noose & Gibbet, every weekend you are guaranteed a good punch up involving bottles etc!!

also remember one night in wordsworth up at parsons cross, only been in twice, and there was a fight which erupted amongst the majority of the club,

as for the blue ball, its full of wanna be football hooligans

8) Nah Den Ace....

I would definitely say the Cannon in town.......can anyone remember when the downstairs bar used to be open.....scarey darey! I think the police ordered it to be closed!

Regards,

Spacehopper.

One candidate for a rough house was the Horseshoe on Bellhouse Road, between Firth Park and Shiregreen.

It has now been demolished and flats built on the site.

Roughest pub I've been into was Cricketers on Bramhall lane. I used to know a girl who lived nearby who swore it was a great pub. First time I went in a crowd of young lads kept trying to grope my friend and started fronting when I asked them to stop. So we left. She convinced me it was a one-off. Next time I went in it was full of BBC, (hoolies not TV presenters obviously), They were getting a bit threatening until one of 'em pulled my friends chair away just as she was sitting down with a couple of pints. As she fell, she threw the pints over a really big b*****d who luckily started on the chair puller. So we left in the ensuing confusion. Christ knows how she convinced me to go in again but the third and last time I went in the barman offered me out for no reason I could see except that I wasn't a regular. I'm sure it's changed and is a luvverly place now though where sweet old ladies sit knitting and sipping tea. Hmm...

When we moved to Woodhouse my husband was advised by a work colleague that in 'XXXX', if you have two ears, you're overdressed. :shocked:

Problem was, he couldn't remember which pub 'XXXX' was. We would walk past them all, squinting in the windows :suspect: :shakes: to see if we could guess.

Roughest pubs in Sheffield I've been to are Parkway Tavern, Magpie, Merry Monk, Steel Inn (although that was sold for £1 and became a community centre), Market Tavern, Hen & Chicken, and The Cannon. Not sure if I should include the last 3 though, as some people may not recognise them as pubs, perhaps they would be best mentioned in a thread about roughest pawn shops??? ;)

Originally posted by _mojo_pin
Roughest pub I've been into was Cricketers on Bramhall lane.
Hehe, I once went in by mistake about 3 years ago - we should have seen in the Sportsman round the corner.

After checking out the other rooms (we couldn't believe we were in the lounge) we asked for a pint of lager (no problem) and a Smirnoff Ice. The landlady went on a search for a Smirkoff Rice (honestly) but obviously they didn't have any - having never heard of it! They also didn't have any fruit juices or bottled beer, so the wife ended up with a pint of cooking lager ("all the half pint glasses are dirty" - so were the pints!)

We sat in amazement as a small kid scooted in a circle through all the rooms in the pub staring at us each time he passed as though he had never seen humans before.

We didn't finish our drinks :suspect:

Its not the pub thats rough, its the loosers in it!

There's one pub at Dore that's so bad I daren't even say the name. I was in there once and coughed during quiz time. 3 people tutted at me. Then I had to say "excuse me" cos someone was standing near the toilet door. And one night the landlord forgot to call me "sir" when he asked what I'd like. But the worst was when there were no salted nuts in those little dishes on the bar. 2 people said "Good heavens" and one chap rolled his eyes skywards. Rough? The stories I could tell.

Originally posted by pitsmoorlad
There's one pub at Dore that's so bad I daren't even say the name. I was in there once and coughed during quiz time. 3 people tutted at me. Then I had to say "excuse me" cos someone was standing near the toilet door. And one night the landlord forgot to call me "sir" when he asked what I'd like. But the worst was when there were no salted nuts in those little dishes on the bar. 2 people said "Good heavens" and one chap rolled his eyes skywards. Rough? The stories I could tell.

I know the pub you mean, there was a near riot one night when they ran out of lemon wedges for the G&T's, frightening it was.

Most of the pubs mentioned aren't that rough, just complete dumps that attract rough looking customers. I would bet there is more actual trouble in pubs like Berlins.

One of the worst pubs I ever went in was the Bull and Mouth on the corner of Waingate near the market. It reminded me of that pub in Starwars as everyone seemed to have something missing or an extra bit growing where it shouldn't be. It had all the usual scroats in there selling everything from duty free fags to a 3 piece suite, but it was used by prostitutes as well. Being a bit niave at the time, I was being chatted up by this not unattractive scantily clad lass and bought her a drink. This old geezer came up and whispered something and she excused herself saying "I won't be a minute". She disappeared upstairs and reappeared about 5 minutes later with some notes in her hand and a very red faced geezer. She just sat down and carried on the conversation.

Worst punch up I ever saw was in the Magnet at Southey. Real wild west stuff with chairs and tables flying and 2 dogs going at it for all they were worth.

I'd certainly avoid pubs like the Hen and Chickens and the Cannon, and the Market Tavern is usually full of tanked up old men and druggie looking types. Good entertainment though when they have the Kareoke....well I think its Kareoke....always makes me smile as I walk past at teatime and look through the windows.

I remember going in the 'Parson cross hotel' (is it still there?) a few times back in the mid 80's it was, as I was seeing a girl who lived round there.....and it was real den of regular punch-ups and smashed glasses. Changed my drinking habits pretty quickly...

Originally posted by goldenfleece
I remember going in the 'Parson cross hotel' (is it still there?) a few times back in the mid 80's it was, as I was seeing a girl who lived round there.....and it was real den of regular punch-ups and smashed glasses. Changed my drinking habits pretty quickly...

Ah the Parson Cross Hotel, next to Chaucer School. Many a time in the late 70's early 80's spent in there rather than double chemistry!!

It's still there!

Originally posted by pitsmoorlad
There's one pub at Dore that's so bad I daren't even say the name. I was in there once and coughed during quiz time. 3 people tutted at me. Then I had to say "excuse me" cos someone was standing near the toilet door. And one night the landlord forgot to call me "sir" when he asked what I'd like. But the worst was when there were no salted nuts in those little dishes on the bar. 2 people said "Good heavens" and one chap rolled his eyes skywards. Rough? The stories I could tell.

Made me laugh so hard I had to reach for the tissues!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

what about the windsor on the wybourn, the late cricket, the wybourn, the bellevue, all ranch houses,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:suspect:

Anybody had the priveledge of ever going to the White Hart in High Green??? Knocked down now tho!!

Originally posted by SarahM
Anybody had the priveledge of ever going to the White Hart in High Green??? Knocked down now tho!!

Err yes. And have manged to live to tell the tale!

Originally posted by PBOY
Its not the pub thats rough, its the loosers in it! ]

Losers even :rolleyes:

But yeah I know what you mean, like the Sportsman near us... It used to be our local up till about 2 years ago, then just before it changed hands it went seriously downhill, fights in the car park, allegations of bar staff leaking the quiz answers to a certain team in the tap room, Police called no end of times....

In the end we just stopped going, in favour of the much quieter and chav-free Top House (Crown and Glove) in Stannington Village.

Jon
I use to go to the magnet with my dad in the 50s, it was his second home, I have a picture of him sitting out side with a pint

Which is the pub down that side street near castle market? (opposite co-op entrance, and by X78 bus stop)...

Originally posted by Alex C.
Which is the pub down that side street near castle market? (opposite co-op entrance, and by X78 bus stop)...

that will be the cannon had quite possibly the vilest pint of stones in there:( :( :( :(

Originally posted by Alex C.
Which is the pub down that side street near castle market? (opposite co-op entrance, and by X78 bus stop)...


The one down the side street is the Hen and Chickens.

Originally posted by RoyalRegular
The one down the side street is the Hen and Chickens. +

:loopy: :loopy: :loopy: oh yeh i realise that now blame it on lack of sleep the beer in the hen and chickens is bad as well but if you go back 12 years it was quite a nice pub

the magnet,what a place, could'nt beat it, a game or two of pool darts space invaders,bang next door to the bookies.what a mis-spent youth.
one of the local characters decided in his wisdom to one night break into the by then boarded up pub,to earn his self a few bob by removing all the brass kick plates,what he did'nt know was that a gang of kids had been in and removed several floorboards for their bonfire,hence our local character not having a torch fell through the open floor ending up in the cellars with a broken leg.
he's still knocking about the area and frequents the southey social most mornings and nights.

Originally posted by fridgeman
the magnet,what a place, could'nt beat it, a game or two of pool darts space invaders,bang next door to the bookies.what a mis-spent youth.
one of the local characters decided in his wisdom to one night break into the by then boarded up pub,to earn his self a few bob by removing all the brass kick plates,what he did'nt know was that a gang of kids had been in and removed several floorboards for their bonfire,hence our local character not having a torch fell through the open floor ending up in the cellars with a broken leg.
he's still knocking about the area and frequents the southey social most mornings and nights.

i only ever went in there once and to be honest it was ok but it was a sunday dinner so i spose it must have changed at night:loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

anybody that posted the manor castle as the hardest pub got that wrong in the television programme it was the manor hotelwhat about the birley hotel

the stag, woodhouse

woodhouse full stop!

Originally posted by NATALIESHEFF
woodhouse full stop!

Pah! Full of girls pubs.

I'm sure the ladies will be flattered by being called 'Girls'!

When we moved here somebody told us to avoid a particular pub, on the grounds that if you've got two ears you're over dressed! Can't remember which one it was though.
Perhaps we haven't found it yet. :huh:

Back in the early 70's the Friendship in Stocksbridge was more akin to a wild west saloon than a pub.

It has to qualify as the pub with the most misleading name.

Have a look at what it says about The Cannon and the Hen and Chickens in this pub guide :

http://sheffpub.sheffnet.co.uk/pubs/index.asp

and, about the Market Tavern :

"One internal feature is particularly striking. We've all seen pubs with tiling applied to the outside walls. In the Market Tavern green tiling has been used on the lower part of the inside walls, and the effect is very decorative (as well, of course, as practical)."

well, yes, blood does come of tiles easier than wallpaper.

what about that pub on way from heeley to woodseats on left side, i think its purple in colour - rough as a **** ****

Originally posted by NATALIESHEFF
what about that pub on way from heeley to woodseats on left side, i think its purple in colour - rough as a **** ****

No it's not, have you ever been in ?

yes used to live up there, teo years ago - has it changed? too much football pants

....er...whats it called?

dunno its near a motorbike shop

Is it the Shakespeare?

I think you mean the White Lion. I used to go in there fairly regularly, they used to have some live music nights and occasionally you'd even get a good band. I remember one night there was a Jimi Hendrix tribute band who could have rendered all of S2 deaf... but anyway.

I heard a rumour that the place had been bought by a load of born-again christians, but I can't be sure because I haven't been in for a while. :roll:

Jon

I think NATALIESHEFF is reffering to the Red Lion.

Red Lion painted purple:gag: :loopy:

yeah i think it is the lion, now do you know what i mean when i say rough?

Originally posted by mikey
I think NATALIESHEFF is reffering to the Red Lion.

If it is the Red Lion (there's a White Lion AND a Red Lion 100 yards apart...) the Red Lion's not rough at all. I went in there one lunchtime, and they do really nice hamburgers! :bigsmile:

Jon

Red Lion looks frightening from outside.

Uh oh...on my way there tonight!

Yes I guess it's quite rough. Have been there a few friday nights and seen the police called a couple of times. Have had some excellent nights there though as well. Must be one of the cheapest pubs in Sheffield. Would probably prefer to be on enough money to spend more time in the Sheaf (down the road - real beer) if I could but the Red Lion does me fine. Oh and they have lovely pool tables with excellent metal cues...
...or so I thought before I heard how rough it is, metal pool ques probably not the best idea after all!

my other half used to go in, but hes a rugby lad. the amount of police there took the p***. good curry house near - EVEREST

Sheaf is too cold with funny lights. But not rough.

no, the sheaf is not rough at all. It's just too expensive for me to go to regularly - hence the red lion is my local of choice

I go in all those pubs and I have only seen minor trouble, nothing compared to what you see in the W**kers Draft or other pubs in town.

and theres is no music in bankers or wethers gutted, it means i have to sing ha ha!!

W***ers Draft must be second or third only to the scumbag clientelle that go in the Market Tavern or the Cannon.

I hate that place so much.

Once went on a date in Sheffield with a man that took me to the Shakespeare in Heeley, market tavern, Cannon and Sheaf on Bramall Lane all in one night.

Didn't last.

I think the Golden Keys at Westfield has got to be up there. The place looks like it tries to detract passing trade by having all the lights off. I thought the place had closed down it appeared deserted.....

beeley wood, winn gardens

Parkway Tavern at Parkhill - that ones even been on sky

been in most in my life.always found that if you keep your nose out you can have a good night in most of em,not one has mentioned the old lady,s bridge.........it was that rough they built a police box outside.some times think thats why the cop station was built at snig hill in the first place.......manor hotel,elm tree,hackenthorpe,wicker,hillsbrough,cannon,hen and chicks, the trouble is now theyre full of wannabees who knock about in gangs,fight one fight six......the days were when you had a grievance you walked in the pub and said what had to be said and added at the end..OUTSIDE,ME AND YOU NOW!!!!!!!hard my arxe most out there couldnt have supped five pints of proper stones before falling over.that right kirky or what ?

never mind the roughest pub in sheffield the manor hotel was once named the roughest pub in britain in 1998 in the sun newspaper had the headline when a guy named burns said he was only ther for 1 or 2weeks and had to leave

Originally posted by roughy101
never mind the roughest pub in sheffield the manor hotel was once named the roughest pub in britain in 1998 in the sun newspaper had the headline when a guy named burns said he was o
nly ther for 1 or 2weeks and had to leave didnt last ten days.used to ask the time.got to six o clock he would pull the till drawer out ,get a bottle of scotch and say fxxk it, you can have it,let the bar staff phone the police i dont care......troggy ( and almost every one else pulled a few free pints before the staff logged on ) one day a kid ( no names ) opened the double back doors,drove in ,chucked the slot machine in the van and drove out again,coming back at night to spend the tokens out of the machine

Originally posted by mrsmcv
Once went on a date in Sheffield with a man that took me to the Shakespeare in Heeley, market tavern, Cannon and Sheaf on Bramall Lane all in one night.

Didn't last.

God you poor thing - I sympathise with you !

I have been in them all except the Sheaf and they are well hard dives !

Originally posted by Patrick2000
God you poor thing - I sympathise with you !

I have been in them all except the Sheaf and they are well hard dives ! theres nown wrong with shakey,dave was always a decent type landlord,thats if foxy still has it,been a few years since i called in..

I live round the corner from the Golden Keys at Westfield and Ive never been in and nor do I want too, people being shot and stabbed aint my idea of a friendly pub :loopy:

The SHiny Sheff at Lodge Moor.....just not cricket!!!

Market Tav. Without a doubt.

About six years ago walked in, before going to market, about 1.30pm did not make it to the bar got chased out & beat to a pulp out side by a man, who was on some sort of narcotic & a young 'man' woman. did not go to meat market but went to police. Police could not help as if I made a statement these savages would make a story of there own & people would stick up for one another down there. This was a truly terrifing experience. Had to have an operation to straighten nose. Ok now.

Since learnt the man that beat me up, not old, has died from a drug overdose.

Market Tav. You dont want to go there. Especialy wearing a suit as I was. Think you might be the law or something.

Originally posted by Tim42
Market Tav. Without a doubt.



Since learnt the man that beat me up, not old, has died from a drug overdose.



Oh dear, what a pity, never mind!

what is sheffields roughest pub

i think someone on here asked this question before:)

hehe the "check for previous posts" option is a great thing :D

Correct people

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1396&highlight=roughest+pubs

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
Correct people

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1396&highlight=roughest+pubs

:o wow Robbie doing a good deed.
I thought id never see the day!! :hihi:

Me neither.. That must have involved him clicking on more than one button :hihi:

He must be really bored :suspect:

Originally posted by Deejay
Me neither.. That must have involved him clicking on more than one button :hihi:

He must be really bored :suspect:

going to masons soon then down to thw "kingdom" lol

all welcome

See I was right, he is bored :P

Threads merged.

The woodthorpe arms ,,DEMOLISHED... oh my ... what memories i have of there,,,, carrying our drinks from there across the road to the Ball Inn every weekend,,,,, demolished???... I can hardly believe it...

the beeley wood on winn gardens middlewood

what is sheffields roughest pub

There are no 'rough' pubs in Sheffield...Take it from me they are all very very tame compared to Glasgow or some parts of Newcastle/Liverpool.

Hen & Chickens, near courts in town, only been in once the evening entertainment was watching a grown man stagger to the bar, whilst lumps of poo fell out of the bottom of his trouser leg...

The drama that unfolded was unmissable, it involved bar staff running to the door to vomit on the steps, whilst other people yelled at the man to clean up etc, which he obligingly did by picking up the lumps of his poo in his hands and placing it in various ashtrays on peoples tables.

You can't buy this type of entertainment.

Hen & Chickens, near courts in town, only been in once the evening entertainment was watching a grown man stagger to the bar, whilst lumps of poo fell out of the bottom of his trouser leg...

The drama that unfolded was unmissable, it involved bar staff running to the door to vomit on the steps, whilst other people yelled at the man to clean up etc, which he obligingly did by picking up the lumps of his poo in his hands and placing it in various ashtrays on peoples tables.

You can't buy this type of entertainment.

Oh my god thats the worst thing I have ever heard glad I wasn't there I would have been vomiting as well:gag:

The nearest I have seen to that was once long ago in the Roebuck Tavern a female (well known for it at the time ) staggering around and then standing stock still and peeing herself in the middle of the pub. How can anyone embarrass themselves to that extent I really can not imagine:loopy:

The SHiny Sheff at Lodge Moor.....just not cricket!!!

SHUTS THIS SUNDAY

The woodthorpe arms ,,DEMOLISHED... oh my ... what memories i have of there,,,, carrying our drinks from there across the road to the Ball Inn every weekend,,,,, demolished???... I can hardly believe it...

Then were you the ones causin havock in the BALL inn when u came in very good pub in its day DEBBIE and IAN ran it

the horseshoe on bell house road, shiregreen was pretty rough, if your face didnt fit then it didnt belong there, i believe there was even a shooting there once before they closed it down

i used to go in the horseshoe aswell as the cannon and hen and chicken every week when i was younger and i never had any trouble in any of them

Been watching too much Alan Partridge sunshine.. and no I'm not racist, just annoyed with our government..

A barrister by day, superhero by night eh?

Now that's worth a giggle.

Jack you nobhead ! lol

Market Tav. Without a doubt.

About six years ago walked in, before going to market, about 1.30pm did not make it to the bar got chased out & beat to a pulp out side by a man, who was on some sort of narcotic & a young 'man' woman. did not go to meat market but went to police. Police could not help as if I made a statement these savages would make a story of there own & people would stick up for one another down there. This was a truly terrifing experience. Had to have an operation to straighten nose. Ok now.

Since learnt the man that beat me up, not old, has died from a drug overdose.

Market Tav. You dont want to go there. Especialy wearing a suit as I was. Think you might be the law or something.

Well it was probably a bit silly going there wearing a suit to be honest - i was there 2 years ago before it shut down on as one of my pubs on a pub crawl not realising how bad a name it had and to be honest I had a good time - everyone was friendly and I had real respect for the tough barmaid who ran a tight ship !

Hen & Chickens, near courts in town, only been in once the evening entertainment was watching a grown man stagger to the bar, whilst lumps of poo fell out of the bottom of his trouser leg...

The drama that unfolded was unmissable, it involved bar staff running to the door to vomit on the steps, whilst other people yelled at the man to clean up etc, which he obligingly did by picking up the lumps of his poo in his hands and placing it in various ashtrays on peoples tables.

You can't buy this type of entertainment.

Sounds more fun than Saturday night TV lol

Blue Ball in Hillsborough definitely, I once went in on a night out with work, turned round and walked back out, never even saw them from work cos I couldn't find them the Pub was that busy.

But that place has been a Chav infested dive for years.

The Spring, I think it's called, Carrbrook area.
The Travellers Rest used to have quite a reputation. Mark and I used to go there of a Friday evening, and when we finally convinced our friends that they could go and survive, we drove past and witnessed a massive fight involving a glassing, 2 people unconscious, and four other people bashing each others heads in. Strangely, my friends decided we were insane and they refused to visit. But it has changed hands since, and I've not witnessed any trouble recently.

Is this the Travellers Rest on City Road? That's closed down now but I remember going in once. Never seen a pub in such poor condition. Shame Really if someone tok it over and turned it into a pub/restaurant type place would be alright!

Def Hen and chickens, and cannon. heard they turning h&c into wine bar lol. run by ex druggie? how ex exactly... lol

The Roman Ridge on the flower estate could be very rough at times

Id say Westways and Uniq are 2 of the roughest bars in the city centre as theres allways dodgy looking characters hanging around outside smoking and not just cigarettes!!people getting carried out horizontally by doorstaff!! cant say much for the barstaff either there miserable especially in uniq the women look like men!! :help:

Sounds like there's a gap in the market for a "Bad Pub Guide"?

I don't know where the roughest pub in Sheffield is, but if I had to guess I'd pick a rough area, like Hillsboro, Wadsley Bridge, Pitsmoor, Shiregreen, Manor, Wybourn, Wincobank etc I'd have a good chance of being right I'm sure - and some of the previous replies back this up.

Of course, it's possible for any pub, even in a nice area, to have it's rough moments. But pubs are just buildings - none of them are rough in that sense of the word - it's the people that frequent them that are the problem.

Hen & Chickens, near courts in town, only been in once the evening entertainment was watching a grown man stagger to the bar, whilst lumps of poo fell out of the bottom of his trouser leg...

The drama that unfolded was unmissable, it involved bar staff running to the door to vomit on the steps, whilst other people yelled at the man to clean up etc, which he obligingly did by picking up the lumps of his poo in his hands and placing it in various ashtrays on peoples tables.

You can't buy this type of entertainment.

This is WORSE than a Phoenic Night moment by miles ! Did someone try to get high by smoking his doings afterwards - wouldnt be surprised in there !

Maybe not roughest or hardest but for most villains under one roof at anytime, does anyone remember the grey horse on Stoke st. off Effingham rd.

the manor hotel was once one of the worst they had to close it to keep it quiet but then again the manor was once said to be one ot the worst estates in europe so take your pick from the travs or eml tree as well

the manor hotel was once one of the worst they had to close it to keep it quiet but then again the manor was once said to be one ot the worst estates in europe so take your pick from the travs or eml tree as wellBoth of which are closed....

The nearest I have seen to that was once long ago in the Roebuck Tavern a female (well known for it at the time ) staggering around and then standing stock still and peeing herself in the middle of the pub. How can anyone embarrass themselves to that extent I really can not imagine:loopy:

Didn't realise my ex-wife had ever bin to Sheffield. :hihi:

Seriously, I doubt Sheff has any pubs hard enough to rival Leeds' hardest.

well you got one (a bite i mean)

Oooooohhhh Leeds

maybe you should look at some links and 'talk' to some of your 'lads'. Everytime we went to Leeds we took the 'toughest pubs' and ran everyone in 'em. including the 'scarborough' opp train station and yates on the corner.

even been in chapletown no problems

T'Scarborough Taps is a genteel real ale drinker's pub! There's no hard pubs in the city centre in any town these days.

Get down the Cherry Tree at Lincoln Green, next time you're in Leeds. Not a long walk from the bus station.

well you got one (a bite i mean)

Oooooohhhh Leeds

maybe you should look at some links and 'talk' to some of your 'lads'. Everytime we went to Leeds we took the 'toughest pubs' and ran everyone in 'em. including the 'scarborough' opp train station and yates on the corner.

even been in chapletown no problems

Ha ha, course you did. Now go home and read one of your bedtime stories.

Tramway was inmo the roughest pub on earth

but if your after violence look in any pub tbh, totley and dore just as bad as anywhere else when somebody has had too many.

i remember the magnet they use to have the hardest pub quize in sheffield went in once first question was " what you ****ing looking at



:blush: i'll get my coat

Tramway was inmo the roughest pub on earth

but if your after violence look in any pub tbh, totley and dore just as bad as anywhere else when somebody has had too many.

Nah Not realy.

Sounds like there's a gap in the market for a "Bad Pub Guide"?

I don't know where the roughest pub in Sheffield is, but if I had to guess I'd pick a rough area, like Hillsboro, Wadsley Bridge, Pitsmoor, Shiregreen, Manor, Wybourn, Wincobank etc I'd have a good chance of being right I'm sure - and some of the previous replies back this up.

Of course, it's possible for any pub, even in a nice area, to have it's rough moments. But pubs are just buildings - none of them are rough in that sense of the word - it's the people that frequent them that are the problem.
Pitsmoor has been mentioned a few times,I wonder if anyone has ever been up there drinking or is it just the reputation of the area that frightens people,I lived up there for five years from 98 to 2003 and used all the pubs on a regular basis including Donkeymans , in all that time except for one handbags at dawn tiff there was never any trouble.Being white in a predominantly black area and hearing of the so called reputation I was understandably a wee bit apprehensive so the first pub I decided to go in was The Mill,I decided to take the bull by the horns,so to speak,No problem I was accepted straight away and the same in all the pubs,The Gower,The Grapes,Royal Oak etc. I enjoyed my 5 years up there and in some respects regret ever leaving the area.
So please dont pull the area down because of its,very often,exaggerated reputation,the main trouble up there concerns the rival drug dealer factions,dont get involved in that and you will be OK

Pitsmoor has been mentioned a few times,I wonder if anyone has ever been up there drinking or is it just the reputation of the area that frightens people,I lived up there for five years from 98 to 2003 and used all the pubs on a regular basis including Donkeymans , in all that time except for one handbags at dawn tiff there was never any trouble.Being white in a predominantly black area and hearing of the so called reputation I was understandably a wee bit apprehensive so the first pub I decided to go in was The Mill,I decided to take the bull by the horns,so to speak,No problem I was accepted straight away and the same in all the pubs,The Gower,The Grapes,Royal Oak etc. I enjoyed my 5 years up there and in some respects regret ever leaving the area.
So please dont pull the area down because of its,very often,exaggerated reputation,the main trouble up there concerns the rival drug dealer factions,dont get involved in that and you will be OK

if you go up top of Barnsley road there's a few decent real ale style pubs, on the whole they're pretty quiet and generally only frequented by people who have lived in the area all their lives, and I think the landlords and landladies keep a pretty keen eye on who drinks in their pubs as the area does have such a bad perception the licensing committee probably take a zero tolerence approach.

I would say roughest would be foundary bottom newman road, if your not known they beat you up or atleast chase you out the place. I played pool and won nearly everyone then they got cocky saying they wanted play for money I won £50 £5 a game. Then I went to ask for a pint they refused me the land lady had word with these young lads I played with they chased me up newman and then tryed to rob me. So obviously out siders arnt welcome plus they have after burner.

[ Nah not really mate it is now selling the odd bottle of wine and the ex#druggie who runs it is called Carl not 'ex druggie please'

I`ve been in a few shady pubs in sheffield but none could compete with one in portsmouth called " THE MIGHTY FINE" , used to go in when i was serving in the marines in the eighties, we would never go in less than 4 of us, also another one in manchester (gorton) amptly named "THE PIG AND BALL BEARING" , WHAT A NAME FOR A BOOZER.:banana:

the canon in pitsmoor and hen and chickens are rough i would say

Parkway Tavern has to be one of the worst i've been in.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2576989633_b03c2360c1.jpg?v=0

the police did close it, well done to the police, however they did not close the one oposite the hen & chichens, instead the owner at the time left to go to Tyland, then it was closed for a while. However its much different now i am in here typing this now, its great, they have internet sites, music, good people, good food, no hassle. well done to the new people who have taken over it new land lord and land lady are amaising.

big up to you two

cannon closed down well done, and Hen & chickens do not do drugs and is not a rough pub, me and mi mates are in there all the time now its changed hands

The Hen and Chickens is now quite a genteel place - they have canapes on the Bar...

the police did close it, well done to the police, however they did not close the one oposite the hen & chichens, instead the owner at the time left to go to Tyland, then it was closed for a while. However its much different now i am in here typing this now, its great, they have internet sites, music, good people, good food, no hassle. well done to the new people who have taken over it new land lord and land lady are amaising.

big up to you twoThe one opposite the hen and chickens ????

Nearest one to there is the cannon (see the next post)

The Hen and Chickens is now quite a genteel place - they have canapes on the Bar...

And drugs for sale......apparently (no matter WHAT the star said)

In fact, I had a very interesting conversation tonight with a member of the local plod !

Definitely Nonna's on Eccy Road. I got jostled a bit in there on Saturday night and spilt some of my spritzer on my chinos! Horrible.

Genteel and rea;l ale what more could a geezer want

the police did close it, well done to the police, however they did not close the one oposite the hen & chichens, instead the owner at the time left to go to Tyland, then it was closed for a while. However its much different now i am in here typing this now, its great, they have internet sites, music, good people, good food, no hassle. well done to the new people who have taken over it new land lord and land lady are amaising.

big up to you two

the cannon across from the chicks closed down before the chicks , John who went to thialand was the owner of the chicks .he just bailed out and left everyone in the poo.

How about the Dog and Partridge on the Cliffe. It was a Friday night in the late 60's or early70's, we had finished our afternoon shift at the Electric Melting shop, Milford Street and decided to go to the Dog for the last hour.
I was stood at the bar waiting to be served, the barmaid pulled a pint and put it on the bar about a foot to my right, then turned to serve me, as she did so a giant hand and arm that looked as if it belonged to "Bluto" reached over my right shoulder and picked up the pint. I half turned to see who it was, she was a big, big lass, about six foot and nineteen ston. She wore a loud floral dress, and facially she looked like "Les Dawson" on steroids, her voice was slightly lower than "Lee Marvin's", WHAT A WOMAN! I was that freetened of her I didn't notice how hard the bloke's were.

:shocked: :wow:

That sounds like Nosey Nelly to me sweatshopboy :hihi::hihi:




*gets coat*

Whose this nosey Nellie?

She's my mother

The Highway in Pitsmoor..........Plenty of Dick Turpins in there. :lol:
yeah and after that shut down they all took residence in the tollgate which me and my fella ran for a while til we got our tyres slashed and all the windows put thru:mad:
i believe you know him, he's presenting in the morning !

>The Katherine Arms at Pitsmoor (never went in there though). The Cannon, also Freemasons Arms in Hillsborough.<

I can't believe you think the masons is rough? have you been in there lately? I go every weekend and have never had any bother at all.

the freemasons did used to be rough about 8 to 10 years ago cos i got attacked in there once by this bloke who was built like a brick sh*thouse, and with the landlord just sitting and watching and when i said i was phoning the police the landlord's daughter attacked me.
never went in again until last year and these days its lovely. i love the karaoke in there!

I thought superheroes got xmas eve orf with good behaviour and treble time

Market Tavern , Cannon, Alexandra and Hen and Chicks . were proper dives in thier time but the Travellers on city road I went in there ten years ago asked for a pint and was told 'We dont serve f--kin cockney ******s in ere naw do one. charmed I m sure

Spoons :hihi:

ha ha image i used to dj in there about 10 yrs ago.

....is the Sheldon off Bramall Lane rough?...I hear Wednesday fans smash the windows quite regularly

I used to work at the sheldon for quite a while never were the windows smashed

But there were many fights usually between the sheffield united fans fighting each other people that drunk there every saturday night would spontaniously start scrapping :loopy:

andy j me old m8 what u up 2 these days still busy i hope???

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I know the feeling a have to stop George Bushes successor making a fool of himself this xmas eve. (such is the life of a superhero

andy j me old m8 what u up 2 these days still busy i hope???

busy isnt in dude I'm working my boobies off :D

used to go in some great pubs when I started going out drinking
barrack tavern penistone road
rose inn penistone road not there now
gate on halifax road
park hotel page hall
cannon hall firvale not there now, my uncle used to run it
magnet - sunday dinner strippers, dirty they where too
not had a bit of trouble in any of them

The Brown Cow on the Wicker was a quite rough pub, but most of the regulars were quite friendly (provided you survived your first pint in there)

Anyone remember The Denison?It could be a bit rough at times but more often than not there was never a dull moment due to the fantastic characters that went in that pub never been anywhere like it.:banana::banana: