These nostalgic photos celebrate the Peggy Mitchells and Bet Lynches of Sheffield’s much-loved hostelries.
They show landladies at pubs across the city from the 1980s to the noughties, pulling pints, chatting with regulars and doing their bit for the community.
As this retro photo gallery proves, being a good landlady is about much more than preventing the pumps from running dry.
These inspirational women all proved they have what it takes to keep their punters in order while creating a welcoming atmosphere where the conversation flows as freely as the pints.
Some of the landladies pictured spent decades pouring their heart and soul into the job, organising open mic nights, fundraisers and other events that brought the community together.
Most have moved on, and, in some cases, the pubs they ran have sadly closed, but they have all left their mark and will be long remembered by their old regulars.
Running a pub is never an easy task, as the number of closures in recent times has proved, so we salute these landladies who have done such a sterling job over the years.
Does your local, past or present, feature in this trip down memory lane, and who do you think is Sheffield’s best ever pub landlady?
1. Old Queen's Head
Christine Smith, landlady of the Old Queen's Head pub, Pond Hill, Sheffield, in December 1988 | Sheffield Newspapers
2. The Rising Sun
Landlady Nicole Wolstenholme at The Rising Sun pub on Fulwood Road, Sheffield, in 2004 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
3. The Penguin
Pictured at the Penguin pub, on Mason Lathes Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield, where a charity event was held to raise money for the Harvey Phillips Trust. Landlady Lesley Tuckwood is seen with six of her locals who were performing a Full Monty at the event in 2006. Included in the line-up were Mark Bell, Lance Wood, Andrew Woods, Dennis Kelk, Neil Cooper, and Steve Rimmington. | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
4. Cock Inn
Len Rhodes and landlady Angela Ford at the Cock Inn, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, with their new recipe book for Weston Park Cancer Charity in November 2010 | sheffield newspapers