Asaw   10 #121 Posted September 8, 2011 Worked at Samantha's at the time. The manager and two of the full time staff spent the day of Halloween walking round Sheffield carrying a coffin taking it in turn to go in the coffin (borrowed from the Co-op). They decided to take a break went into the courtyard of the Stonehouse and while they were having a drink the manager thanked them for there custom but could they take the coffin outside it was putting customers off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #122 Posted March 11, 2012 ]Hello, I`ve only just seen your comment about Vic and Muriel. working for them was probaly the greatest time of my life , sorry to hear about, so many memories I could write a book Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wallytof   10 #123 Posted March 11, 2012 I remember this pub well, even as a child. before the war my father George Sykes was the under manager there, then he went in the army for the war, whilst the war was on the manager was a dutchman called Hoffman, after the war my father returned and took up his old job. The court yard at the back used to be the old stables, and was used for storage, also the cellars was used for keeping barrels of wine, to be bottled and sold at the wine shop White Favel and Cockayne which at that time was part of the stonehouse,and the stonehouse being owned by Duncan Gilmoor, whose offices was in Dixon Lane I hope this is of interest to you Wallytof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wallytof   10 #124 Posted March 12, 2012 I remember a Dutch guy ran the place in I think the mid 70's.If my memory serves me right his name was Bill Hoffman.Don't think he ran it for long before leaving to take over The Sportsman at Lodge Moor,  Hi You might like to read my thread in page 3 Wallytof Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #125 Posted March 12, 2012 I worked there from the mid 70s to Mid 80s the stories that belong to that place during the day and night are astounding now, we had the only pub in the town centre that did a proper lunch , the meat pie was almost as much a legend as Betty's hot pot, Bill Hoffman was the first manager I worked for , we had some gorgeous birds working behind the bar as well as one or two slightly older ladies, in the seventies it was the place where a lot of famous and one or two infamous people came for a quiet drink. The roof didnt open in the court yard but we did let people beleive so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trans   10 #126 Posted March 12, 2012 Was told the roof opened in summer. Did it?  Pam Danks worked there for a while .What happened to her? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #127 Posted March 12, 2012 loads of people saw the lights move, trouble is there werent any int roof hic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #128 Posted March 12, 2012 Garth fell down them stairs more often than most people noticed ' cos he usually did it afore t'pub were oppen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sand_dollars   10 #129 Posted March 12, 2012 Garth fell down them stairs more often than most people noticed ' cos he usually did it afore t'pub were oppen  I worked in the stonehouse too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryplan   10 #130 Posted March 12, 2012 I worked in the stonehouse too  what year was that ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sand_dollars   10 #131 Posted March 12, 2012 what year was that ?  77-78 worked at the daisy too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alphlonewolf   10 #132 Posted March 17, 2012 been in there loads of times in my younger days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...