This has really been bothering me. When I was young, I used to go to many birthday parties at the now "Prince of wales" pub - the one at Ecclesall, from Bannercross towards Whirlow. It's on the corner of a road - I can't remember the name.

Anyway, does anyone know what the pub used to be called in the 80s, I'm sure the work 'Rock' appeared in the name somewhere.

The Prince of Wales is its real name. It was, for a time, first The Woodstock then The Baltimore Diner.

Yes, but I don't remember it being any of those names. Do you know what it was called around 1985? Or maybe, I am totally wrong about it.

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Joanna ,

'Fraid I can't help you , but you're probably right and your memory is probably not deceiving you.
I'm sure the P.of W. went through a stage of changing its name pretty frequently, so much so , in fact , you might have a problem finding anyone who can remember them !
Good luck , though !

Thanks for all your help, I'll let you know if I find out!

I don't know if anyone lived on the premises at that time, but if so, their entry in the electoral registers might be a good clue.

This is a , "stab in the dark " but if it was once called by a couple of American names , could the ,"rock" bit that you remember be connected to ,"Rock Island " ?
" Rock Island Diner " , maybe ?

Was it the Wheatsheaf or am I in the wrong place altogether :confused: :loopy:

Mo ,

There is [ Or was ! ] a Wheatsheaf further along Ecclesall Rd. South but that's at the junction , or nearly , of Abbey Lane and Ecc. Rd. Sth. , next to Parkhead Cricket ground.

I'm still baffled, becuase nobody seems to know - yet it was so popular back then. I have tried to e-mail the Sheffield pubs website but have had no reply yet!

Woodstock Diner,Baltimore,Real Macaw then Woodstock Exchange,then back to POW( aka Tuppeny Millionaires Bar.):loopy: :help:

Hmmm, maybe it was the Woodstock then?

Could it have been "The Three Feathers?" Late seventies the landlady.Bless her had lapses of memory and mislaid lots of money which friends recovered for her. It did have numerous names, refurishments but went down hill IMHO.. Old Pomona.:cool: :cool: :cool:

rockyblades right.....POW before woodstock diner.....thats the set....
love the 2 bob millionaires bar.....

Hi,

I worked at the Woodstock Diner / Exchange from 84 to 87. When I started the place was called The Woodstock Diner, this was under the control of Tetley's brewery, which was part of Allied Lyons. Allied Lyons took the decision to form a company called 'The Parasol Corporation' which was under the control of Taylor Walker breweries (I think I remember correctly), as a result all the Diners which included Rhode Island Diner in Derby, The Baltimore Diner in Nottingham, the Boston Diner in Leeds to name a few merged with the 'Exchange' brand which was mostly based in the south.

To be honest I do not recall the Woodstock ever being called the Baltimore and I would be surprised if it ever was but I wouldn't put my mortgage on it. Anyway as a result the Woodstock Diner became The Woodstock Exchange, shortly after I moved south to further my career at the Madison Exchange and onwards throughout the brand.

Many people at the time thought the Woodstock was called something else, this was due to the neon's in the windows, and one girl I got chatting with actually thought the place was called Schlitz!

Anyway I moved on and the Woodstock became the Real Macaw or something, I've often driven past the place but never gone in. perhaps next time I may just call in for a Schlitz.

Forkhandles

Is it the Hammer and Pincers.