So let’s raise a glass to these publicans pictured at boozers across the city during the 80s, 90s and noughties for keeping us watered and in many cases fed over the years, and providing the setting for countless great nights out.
We’ve trawled the archives to bring you these photos from across the decades of pub landlords and landladies in Sheffield. How many of the watering holes and the people pictured do you recognise?
![Pam Mellor landlady of the Nag's Head pub, in Shalesmoor, Sheffield, shortly before it was due to be demolished to make way for ring road improvements](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1ZWMxOGMyLTRiNmYtNGRiYS04NTUzLWJiM2U5MGQwYzViZjplYjI4MDY2Ni0xYmViLTQ2ZTAtYjYwNS02MTk2YjkxY2MyNzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. The Nag's Head
Pam Mellor landlady of the Nag's Head pub, in Shalesmoor, Sheffield, shortly before it was due to be demolished to make way for ring road improvements Photo: Andrew Partridge
![Bill Stanaway, landlord of The Barrel Inn, on London Road, Sheffield, pictured in August 1986](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlMTM2ZGE1LTU0MDQtNGZhYi04ZGI0LWFiMzlmMWU3ZTliZDo4MjNlZGRjNS01NWUzLTQxZGItYTk5Ny0wYTJiOGQ5NmY0ZWQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. The Barrel Inn
Bill Stanaway, landlord of The Barrel Inn, on London Road, Sheffield, pictured in August 1986 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
![The Sportsman pub landlord MIck Kilner pictured with Ben Naylor (right), Rivelin school headteacher David Markham and pupil Molly Anderson with a collection made by locals towards the Give Ben a Lift campaign](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE2NTczNjcyLWZjNDYtNGEyYS1iNmM3LWM4OTM0MGRhNjcwNDphZDNiODI1MS1hNjk1LTQyYTItYTY0Mi0yY2U3OTZjYWNiNGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. The Sportsman
The Sportsman pub landlord MIck Kilner pictured with Ben Naylor (right), Rivelin school headteacher David Markham and pupil Molly Anderson with a collection made by locals towards the Give Ben a Lift campaign Photo: Barry Richardson
![Landlord James Brown and regulars Lynn Green, Katie Birch, Terry Schofield, and Adrian Crutcher prepare to celebrate St George's Day at the Devonshire Arms, on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIyNDU5MjlkLTE3MzAtNDc5Ny1hNDMxLThiZjY0MTRiZDVlYjoxNGEzYWQyMC01Yjc1LTQyYTQtYjYzMy1mZDVmMTQ1MmNiYTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. The Devonshire Arms
Landlord James Brown and regulars Lynn Green, Katie Birch, Terry Schofield, and Adrian Crutcher prepare to celebrate St George's Day at the Devonshire Arms, on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield Photo: Mike Waistell