All these pictures – including Sean Bean supping a pint at Bramall Lane, a beer-swilling pig whose drinking habit got out of hand, and a worker bidding a sad farewell to Sheffield’s famous Wards brewery, were taken in and around the city during the 90s and noughties. Some of the pubs featured have sadly been lost to time, while others have barely changed in the years since, other than their prices.
Hopefully this retro photo gallery will get the memories flowing for those of you who were around back then, even if they do leave you yearning for the days at the dawn of the 1990s when the average price of a pint of lager in the UK was just £1.12.
21. Dogbolter Ale
Pictured in 1999 are Dave Humphries (left), head brewer, and Andy Phelan, assistant brewer, both holding a pint of Dogbolter Ale at the Foundry & Firkin Brewery on West Street, Sheffield, which had been chosed to feature in Britain's biggest beer festival in London. Photo: Steve Ellis
22. Sicey Hotel
Michael Liversedge takes time out at the Sicey Hotel with a pint to read his new book, Sheffield Public Houses, chronicling 2,000 Sheffield pubs, past and present. Photo: Dean Atkins
23. Sean Bean
Sean Bean is pictured here on July 29, 1994, at the launch of the Pint Of Bitter film Photo: Steve Ellis