can anyone remember the brunswick in city centre

Yes...wasn't it at the end of King St....just below C&A's.....think I popped in once or twice for a lunch time celebratory drink when it was someones birthday. No alcohol then, I was only a junior working in C&A's.:hihi:

thanks joanl ithink they used to have a piano in bar

I remember Connor always had the prettiest Irish girls serving behind the bar.

He ran a good pub and wouldn't stand any messing.


Happy Days!

THE brunswick was more or less across from the top of Dixon Lane the landlord was Cornelius Ahearne if i remember correctly ,he went to keep the Millhouses Hotel when the Brunswick closed.My uncles friend Ivo Ineson played the violin there for quite a while

You remember correctly Kingfisher, and I too remember the Brunswick, and of course the pretty Irish barmaids too!, and me and my mates were regulars there, a looooong time ago and often when we were there a round of drinks would appear with "The compliments of Mr Ahearne",I believe he owned and ran a string of greyhounds, because when asked where he was when he was not in the bar we would be told he had a greyhound running here or there.Sunday evenings were the best because it was quiet then and we could chat the barmaids up.As you say popT,Happy Days,very Happy Days.

Hi terryh, I remember going in the Brunswick with my stepdad in the seventies it was a bit rough in those days. I think a lot builders went as my stepdad worked on building sites as a labourer. I remember one saturday dinnertime we went in, it was about five past twelve and two blokes walked in and one had a nice red handkerchief stuck to his nose. Mind you it wasn't half as bad as the Cannon round the corner.

I used to go in the Brunwick about 2 or 3 times a week during the early 60's because my mate used to play the drums there.

The pianist / singer was the late great Billy Malkin who sang all the Ray Charles numbers but better than him. Surely somebody else remembers him - once heard, never forgotten.

hi , I rember the brunswick when a friend of my father had it he was called denis ( cant remember his surname ) I think he had it for awhile after con took the millhouses , con was also a friend he used to go to brid seafishing with myself and my father ( who was also a landlord ) on the boat con used to have for his lunch a pint of milk with about half a pint of scotch in it drinking it while scoffing a banana no wonder we all felt sea sick

thanks all for replies hope you all still drink around town

someone told me in town on saturday there was another pub just up from the brunswick anyone remember

Hi terryh

I've tried to check up on the surrounding pubs to 'The Brunswick' on the Haymarket.

I hope this info is of some interest.

Cannon Hotel-Castle Street

Bull & Mouth -Waingate

Hen & Chickens- Castle Green

Bridge Inn-Bridge Street
Wheatsheaf Bridge Street
Lady's Bridge Hotel- Bridge Street

Rock Tavern - Dixon Lane
Norfolk Arms- Dixon Lane

King's Arms- Commercial Street

Bell Hotel- Fitzalan Square
Elephant Inn - Fitzalan Square
Marples Hotel- Fitzalan Square

Black Swan Hotel- Snig Hill

Three Cranes - Queen Street

I don't think I have missed any in this small area but I have limited the list to the ones nearest to 'The Brunswick', hoping the names will bring back a few memories.

Just as a matter of interest the oldest pub I can find in Sheffield was the 'Cock Inn' 1593.

It stood on High Street opposite side to Mulberry Street.

Happy Days!

thnks a lot popt

Afraid you missed out on the pub closest to the Brunswick The Old No12 which was known as the Double Six and was very popular with the Dixon lane traders there also was the Royal Oak in King St a Richdales house kept by George Brown who later took the Manor Hotel and sadly met his death when he fell out of the train when returning from London.it was believed he mistook the carraige door for the toilet door

hi terryh

found a few more old pubs that were on the Haymarket near 'The Brunswick'

On the same side of the road was the Fitzalan Vaults on the Fitzalan side of King street.

Then came The Brunswick on the other side of King Street.

Then lower down near Castle Street was the 'Sun' The original 'Old No. 12'.

Opposite to the Sun was the ' Tontine Hotel' nearer to Dixon Lane was the 'Tontine Tap'.

At the top of Dixon Lane at number 6 was 'The Board Inn' with the 'Rock Inn further down Dixon Lane.

The next pub was the 'Star Inn" situated roughly opposite King Street and finally the 'Yellow Lion' oppsite side of the road to the 'Fitzalan Vaults'.

Sheffield had more than its fair share of pubs, it just depends whether we are talking about within living memory or in Sheffield's history.

Whatever, I hope this posting creates further interest.

Happy Days!

it gets better and better thanks all

Originally posted by kingfisher
Afraid you missed out on the pub closest to the Brunswick The Old No12 which was known as the Double Six and was very popular with the Dixon lane traders there also was the Royal Oak in King St a Richdales house kept by George Brown who later took the Manor Hotel and sadly met his death when he fell out of the train when returning from London.it was believed he mistook the carraige door for the toilet door

The original name of the OLD No 12 was THE ROTHERHAM HOUSE.

wich is now the market tavern

Kingfisher

I did slip up on not mentioning the Royal Oak at number 29 and the 'Wharncliffe Hotel at number 13.

The problem is the time lapse, over the years there has been so many pubs that have changed their names or been changed into clubs, houses etc.

Also the decline in the renewal of licences in more modern times has reduced the number of old pubs.

It is interesting to know that Sheffield always had more beerhouses and pubs than Burton on Trent ever had and yet we were the steel town and Burton was the beer town.

Just for a bit of fun can anyone tell us where the 'Hero and His Horse' pub stood'?

Happy Days and Better Nights Everyone!

Originally posted by PopT

I don't think I have missed any in this small area but I have limited the list to the ones nearest to 'The Brunswick', hoping the names will bring back a few memories.


Happy Days!

What about the ADELPHI which was across from the Lyceum.

Also, does anyone remember the Postmens Club. This was on Milk Street, which ran behind the Odeon Cinema on Flat Street.

The Adelphi was on the corner of Sycamore Street and Arundel Street.

There were some other pubs on Sycamore Street:-
Garrick Tavern
Shakespeare
The Balloon
Sycamore Tree
Prince Of Wales.

On Arundel Street was :-
Tudor Tavern
Adelphi
Turf Tavern
Birmingham Arms
The White Horse (On Matilda Street)
Sportsman Inn
Lord Nelson (On corner of Arundel Street and Earl Street)
Gas Tavern (On the beginning of Sylvester Street)

I think you will find that 'The Postman's Club' was a club not a public house.

On Flat Street there was The Falcon but on the Fitzalan Square area was :-
The Eliphant
Old Star
The Cup
Marples
Old London Market
The Bell
Palace Inn
The Bell (Near bottom of Norfolk Street)
Norfork Arms (Near bottom of Norfolk Street)
Bricklayers Arms (on Jew Lane)

Hope this is of interest.
I do hope someone can add any I've missed

Cheers Everybody!

Kingfisher, I also played violin at the Brunswick from time to time and knew Ivo very well, the Inesons' were a large family of well known musicians in Sheffield, Ivo also played at the Athol with the Norman Howe-a long time ago. It is most interesting to hear all these comments about the old pubs and people in Sheffield.

THE brunswick was more or less across from the top of Dixon Lane the landlord was Cornelius Ahearne if i remember correctly ,he went to keep the Millhouses Hotel when the Brunswick closed.My uncles friend Ivo Ineson played the violin there for quite a while

Hi Kingfisher and vilink, came across your messages re Ivo Ineson - he was my grandfather. More details about how you knew him, please?

Many thanks,

Hi 'Tweedy', I knew Ivo and the family since about 1941! had my first violin lessons from him when they lived on Hill Street.

Years later I would dep for him at the Brunswick and the Athol pubs, this would always be midweek when the crowds were extremely well behaved and would come in to listen to the music.

As you may know Ivo married later in life, his wife was called Kathleen I think, and I went to the wedding, Kathleen had a daughter called Stephanie

He also had a brother who was quite a good cellist and another brother who worked for the post office and was also a violinist, I just remember Ivo's father who had been a string bass player.

Hope you find this info useful, I have lots more to say, if you care to PM me your e-mail address, I do not think you have been on this site long enough to receive PM's

Best wishes, vililnk

We lived at the Brunswick for a while in 1944 after my mother [Mary] left the old man for playing up, she was a barmaid there at the time [not Irish] & Con offered her rooms upstairs for the family.
Later my mother worked at a Stones pub opposite the courthouse, Con was a real gentleman & so was his brother, I think his name was Michael, after getting our own place, there were always Irish women that my mother worked with popping in, they were fantastic people from what I remember.

vilink, Ivo's daughter, Stephanie, is my mum. She remembers the Brunswick and the Athol well. I haven't been on the site long enough to PM.

Cheers!

I used to go in the Brunwick about 2 or 3 times a week during the early 60's because my mate used to play the drums there.

The pianist / singer was the late great Billy Malkin who sang all the Ray Charles numbers but better than him. Surely somebody else remembers him - once heard, never forgotten.
Hi As you say the great Billy, I never heard better in a pub or club , we used to listen to him in the Bell in thesquare he once played [When you hear a baby cry] idont know if thats the right title, but he said he had composed that tune and asked to have it published but was rejected ,he sang it to his own words, no reason to doubt him hey! Cheers Arthur.

The original name of the OLD No 12 was THE ROTHERHAM HOUSE.
I think you will find the Rotherham House was on Exchange st pardon me if i am wrong Arthur.

hi terryh

found a few more old pubs that were on the Haymarket near 'The Brunswick'

On the same side of the road was the Fitzalan Vaults on the Fitzalan side of King street.

Then came The Brunswick on the other side of King Street.

Then lower down near Castle Street was the 'Sun' The original 'Old No. 12'.

Opposite to the Sun was the ' Tontine Hotel' nearer to Dixon Lane was the 'Tontine Tap'.

At the top of Dixon Lane at number 6 was 'The Board Inn' with the 'Rock Inn further down Dixon Lane.

The next pub was the 'Star Inn" situated roughly opposite King Street and finally the 'Yellow Lion' oppsite side of the road to the 'Fitzalan Vaults'.

Sheffield had more than its fair share of pubs, it just depends whether we are talking about within living memory or in Sheffield's history.

Whatever, I hope this posting creates further interest.

Happy Days!


PopT
Do you remember The Swan with two Necks, somewhere in the Arundel Gate/Street area. We have searched for a photograph of it but without success. Thanks Nigel

Hi Tweedy.
My memories of Ivo are from the early 1930,s he was a friend of my uncle Frank Boden and i often saw him at my gran,s home in Cannon Hall Rd,I could be wrong on this but seem to remember him as being a lifeguard at Longley baths and also being in the orchestra at the Empire Theatre all this is a long time ago and memories fade over the years

Kingfisher, you are quite correct about him being a lifeguard and playing at the Empire - your memory serves you well!

With thanks, Tweedy

good old days brunswick,ladysbridge,blackswan,big gun

Hi terryh

I've tried to check up on the surrounding pubs to 'The Brunswick' on the Haymarket.

I hope this info is of some interest.

Cannon Hotel-Castle Street

Bull & Mouth -Waingate

Hen & Chickens- Castle Green

Bridge Inn-Bridge Street
Wheatsheaf Bridge Street
Lady's Bridge Hotel- Bridge Street

Rock Tavern - Dixon Lane
Norfolk Arms- Dixon Lane

King's Arms- Commercial Street

Bell Hotel- Fitzalan Square
Elephant Inn - Fitzalan Square
Marples Hotel- Fitzalan Square

Black Swan Hotel- Snig Hill

Three Cranes - Queen Street

I don't think I have missed any in this small area but I have limited the list to the ones nearest to 'The Brunswick', hoping the names will bring back a few memories.

Just as a matter of interest the oldest pub I can find in Sheffield was the 'Cock Inn' 1593.

It stood on High Street opposite side to Mulberry Street.

Happy Days!Somebody asked what ex-pats missed about Sheffield, well THATS what I miss.

does any one rember the gravestone behind the door at the wheatsheaf pub on bridge st.

does any one rember the gravestone behind the door at the wheatsheaf pub on bridge st.

Yes I remember it .Wasn`t it for a local man who who was a regular there.I will find out later from my brother who he was.

Yes I remember it .Wasn`t it for a local man who who was a regular there.I will find out later from my brother who he was.

Apparently he was a bookies runner type of man who ran from the Owlerton dog track with all the results.If anyone knows different let us know.

Hi As you say the great Billy, I never heard better in a pub or club , we used to listen to him in the Bell in thesquare he once played [When you hear a baby cry] idont know if thats the right title, but he said he had composed that tune and asked to have it published but was rejected ,he sang it to his own words, no reason to doubt him hey! Cheers Arthur.

It seems a bit co-incidental but I knew a guy in the 60's, who played piano & sang Ray Charles nos. and actually played in The Bell, Brunswick & many other places around town. My friends name was Bill Hogan - wouldn't be the same guy under a different name would it?

Bill was a big pal of Bobby Warner & Ron Delta who often turned up when he was playing and they all created mayhem between them.
Fantastic days!

It seems a bit co-incidental but I knew a guy in the 60's, who played piano & sang Ray Charles nos. and actually played in The Bell, Brunswick & many other places around town. My friends name was Bill Hogan - wouldn't be the same guy under a different name would it?

Bill was a big pal of Bobby Warner & Ron Delta who often turned up when he was playing and they all created mayhem between them.
Fantastic days!i remember little bobby warner from when he lived on kelvin,last saw him in the cuthbert pub langsett road, a good laugh was always to be had if bob was in your company

The Mulberry tavern on Mulberry Street must have been one of the oldest pubs, it was demolished about 1974 last landlord was Mick Nolan. It reopened with an entrance on Arundel Gate in late 1976 Manager was Mick Lee, Herol (Bomber) Graham behind the bar, as well as many good lookibng barmaids. Mick left in 1981 downhill ever since to closure.

My uncle, who's now 81, used to be landlord of both the Old No.12 and the Rotherham House pubs in the 1950-60's
The Old No.12 had two seperate rooms, the cocktail bar which was frequented by the solicitors from the Court House and the other bar which was used by the market traders including big Ada. After he'd done a good job at the Old No.12 the brewery moved him to the Rotherham House which had 3 floors which, I believe housed the Old No.12 restaurant.
At the Rotherham House there was a stage and "turns" were excellent, I remember staying at the pub and being allowed to listen to the acts whilst I was sitting on the stairs.
Duffems.

My wife's Aunt and Uncle once ran the Brunswick, they were Ada and George Tummon, my wife's parents ran the Wharncliffe at Firth Park.

can anyone remember the brunswick in city centre

If anyone has a photo of the place it would be good for the history

http://www.sheffieldpubs.fsnet.co.uk

CHEERS:thumbsup:

terryh,brunswick was the best job centra for the building trade,well used by
all trades.the last landlord in there was a george@ross saxon.he went on to
wards brewary.