The Museum is built on the site of the mortuary of the Sheffield Hospitals, with its vaulted ceilings still existing in the beer cellar today. The pub has gone through many name changes since its opening in 1897 when it first opened as The Museum. As the Orchard Square development was built around it, the pub changed its name to The Orchard, The Brewing Trough and The Hogshead, finally reverting to its original name in February 2005.The Museum is built on the site of the mortuary of the Sheffield Hospitals, with its vaulted ceilings still existing in the beer cellar today. The pub has gone through many name changes since its opening in 1897 when it first opened as The Museum. As the Orchard Square development was built around it, the pub changed its name to The Orchard, The Brewing Trough and The Hogshead, finally reverting to its original name in February 2005.
The Museum is built on the site of the mortuary of the Sheffield Hospitals, with its vaulted ceilings still existing in the beer cellar today. The pub has gone through many name changes since its opening in 1897 when it first opened as The Museum. As the Orchard Square development was built around it, the pub changed its name to The Orchard, The Brewing Trough and The Hogshead, finally reverting to its original name in February 2005.

Do you know the fascinating history behind these 10 Sheffield city centre pubs?

Hopes are high that some of our favourite pubs may be allowed to open next month, although probably only those which can provide sufficient outdoor space to allow for social distancing.
By Andy Done-Johnson
Published 12th Jun 2020, 13:59 GMT
Updated 17th Jun 2020, 09:48 GMT

But do you know the fascinating history behind these ten iconic city centre boozers?

Do you know the history behind these 10 city centre pubs?

1. Do you know the history behind these 10 city centre pubs?

Do you know the history behind these 10 city centre pubs? Photo: JPI Media

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The Old Queen's Head opened in the mid-19th century, and is run from one of the oldest Grade II* listed buildings in Sheffield, dating from around 1475.

2. The Old Queen's Head

The Old Queen's Head opened in the mid-19th century, and is run from one of the oldest Grade II* listed buildings in Sheffield, dating from around 1475. Photo: JPI Media

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The Brown Bear is one of the oldest pubs in the city centre and is a traditional two-roomed pub. It is housed in a Grade II listed building that dates from the late 18th century—predating most of the buildings in the surrounding area.

3. The Brown Bear

The Brown Bear is one of the oldest pubs in the city centre and is a traditional two-roomed pub. It is housed in a Grade II listed building that dates from the late 18th century—predating most of the buildings in the surrounding area. Photo: JPI Media

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The Adelphi Hotel was a pub in central Sheffield on the corner of Arundel Street and Sycamore Street, where the Crucible Theatre now stands. It is there that the Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club was founded on Wednesday 4 September 1867 as well as the Yorkshire Cricket Club on 8 January 1863.

4. The Adelphi Hotel

The Adelphi Hotel was a pub in central Sheffield on the corner of Arundel Street and Sycamore Street, where the Crucible Theatre now stands. It is there that the Sheffield Wednesday Cricket Club was founded on Wednesday 4 September 1867 as well as the Yorkshire Cricket Club on 8 January 1863. Photo: JPI Media

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