Sheffield landlords and landladies past

[tenbob 10]

What about one of the best pints of Wards in Sheffield served by Harry Saul and his wife Ivi in the Brown Cow Mowberry St now the Riverside.

[Asaw 10]

Jack and Josey Whitham at the Swallownest inn. Wednesday night folk night when obviously Jack was better at football than folk singing.

 

Went on to manage the Wadsley Jack and I hear he nearly kicked out Def Leppard because they were a set of scruffs:help:

 

Then onto the Niagra Sports Club and continuing the downward spiral head scout at sheffield United.

[xenia 11]

Joan was a nurse during the war and used to tell us stories of walking home from Fir Vale hospital to Handsworth and the end of her shift. She married Fred during the war and ran some of the roughest pubs in the east end of Sheffield up to the 70s when they moved out to Derbyshire. They were instrumental in getting the Sheffield licensing hours to coincide with Rotherhams in the early 60s so that people wouldnt get killed racing in thier cars to Rotherham for "last un" (Sheff pubs closed at 10, Rothm 10.30).

 

Joan was a straight as a dye, a great landlady and is still, i understyand perfectly lucid and lively. Radio Sheffield where are you?????

 

her knowledge of the east end of sheffield SHOULD be recorded and kept for future generations.

Jade, my daughter is trying to get to see Joan this weekend if you 'pm' me your name we will pass your love on to her.

 

I agree someone should talk to Joan, you never know she may agree to this - Well see if we can persuade her

[mally350z 10]

Eileen and Tom Walsh from The Whetstone on Cumberland Street, previously managers of the Steel Inn.

 

 

they had the bay horse @ pitsmoor

 

Eileen passed away a few years ago

[Fareast 10]

What wonderful memories and comments this thread has produced. People often ask what a ' community ' is or what being ' English ' is or ' British '. The terms are difficult to define but if they read the above comments they would see !

 

I don 't know if such characters will ever be allowed to return to the Sheffield scene [sadly, probably not ! ] but they certainly added to the colour of life ! I 'll just mention one pub landlady amongst many characters I came across in a life-time of ' popping in for one '---Vera, of the Nursery Tavern, Ecclesall Road.

[alex3659 11]

My vote definitely goes for ROY (and MARGARET) MARSH at the Old Crown on London Road...Understand they've retired (abroad?) now, but they were a fantastic couple....great sense of humour, very welcoming, and kept their ales perfectly.

Margaret was heavily involved with the Licensed Victuallers and their charity functions, and regularly held whisky tastings....fantastic nights, raising hundreds/thousands for various charities.

 

they live near mojacar spain , Margaret is my friends sister ,her maiden name was margaret Cosgrove.

[andyh29 10]

they had the bay horse @ pitsmoor

 

Eileen passed away a few years ago

 

Tom can be seen most nights in the pitsmoor hotel.

[hillsbro 32]

Crooksey & CHAIRBOY, didn't Bill Hoffman have the Pheasant at Oughtibridge at one time, maybe in the early 1970s? I seem to recall seeing his genial face behind the bar there. He was indeed a real gent.

[mintar 10]

remember val and john who had the bull and oak wicker early 90s i think .also cheryl and joan who worked behind the bar then the alex think cheryl now works in tesco at longley.

[CHAIRBOY 10]

Crooksey & CHAIRBOY, didn't Bill Hoffman have the Pheasant at Oughtibridge at one time, maybe in the early 1970s? I seem to recall seeing his genial face behind the bar there. He was indeed a real gent.

 

I only remember Bill at the Stone House and Sportsman (Lodge Moor) but that isn't to say he wasn't at the Pheasant. This isn't my specialist subject, believe me!

[carlie167 10]

Crooksey & CHAIRBOY, didn't Bill Hoffman have the Pheasant at Oughtibridge at one time, maybe in the early 1970s? I seem to recall seeing his genial face behind the bar there. He was indeed a real gent.

 

Yes, thats right, me and my oh used to work behind the bar for him. It would be early 70s but I cant be any more precise.

 

He then went to the Sportsman at Lodge Moor.

 

He was a true gentleman.

[hillsbro 32]

Carlie167 - thanks for confirming that my memory isn't failing me (it happens when you reach your bus pass years, as I have discovered!) Yes - Bill Hoffman was a true gentleman of the "old school"; the sort of landlord that was hard to find then, and even harder now.