Raven pub off West Street?

[mikeG 16]

On 15/10/2020 at 10:42, Rockers rule said:

Strange times the 80's if the fighting wasn't up on West Street the fighting was on London road and it wasn't unusual to find those who drank on London Rd drinking on West street when the trouble was kicking off on London Rd.

Happy Daze in't Hermitage suppin proper beer.

Was the Hermitage opposite Barclays Bank and near to the Locarno? When I worked in the Bank, I used to nip in for a swift half of  Sam Smiths Tadcaster ales. Proper beer.

[MICK BADGER 21]

1 hour ago, mikeG said:

Was the Hermitage opposite Barclays Bank and near to the Locarno? When I worked in the Bank, I used to nip in for a swift half of  Sam Smiths Tadcaster ales. Proper beer.

what year would this be?

as I have always known it to be Wards best bitter

[Baron99 790]

7 hours ago, mikeG said:

Was the Hermitage opposite Barclays Bank and near to the Locarno? When I worked in the Bank, I used to nip in for a swift half of  Sam Smiths Tadcaster ales. Proper beer.

Yes.  'The Hermitage' is now 'The Clubhouse' & if memory serves me right, Barclays Bank was across the other side of London Rd & is mainly the 'Chinese Firework' shop on the ground floor with one of those 'escape room' companies on the upper floor? 

 

https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s21463&pos=2&action=zoom

 

Note it says 'Wards' on the pub sign. 

 

And for those not in Sheffield?  The Clubhouse. 

 

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsheffield.camra.org.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2Fclubhouse-now.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsheffield.camra.org.uk%2F2018%2F04%2Fcider-pub-of-the-year-2018%2F&tbnid=37iFT_q5a33KMM&vet=1&docid=Trltowyku66VEM&w=2438&h=1613&itg=1&hl=en-GB&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim

Edited October 16, 2020 by Baron99

[mikeG 16]

21 hours ago, MICK BADGER said:

what year would this be?

as I have always known it to be Wards best bitter

Wards it was, of course Excellent ale.  Although I did sample Sam Smiths in a pub in Tadcaster, just over the road from the brewery. That, too, was very good.

[heavenmbmaa 10]

My Nan; worked at The Raven in Sheffield in the 60’s when Lawrence (Lol) was the landlord. My Dad says he was landlord for a good while. My Nan was called Mary Wood, Does anyone remember my Nan. Apparently my 

Mum’s Dad is Italian and I’m thinking my Nan met him at The Raven. I have no idea who he may have been.  Any ideas at all? Any help would be so much appreciated. My personal email is [email protected]