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?
37. Dog and Partridge
Ann Flynn, landlady of the Dog and Partridge on Trippett Lane, Sheffield, celebrates 30 years behind the bar in January 2001 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
38. Arbourthorne Hotel
The re-opening of the Arbouthorne Hotel, by Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday players, in December 1984, with, from left, Mel Sterland, Gary Shelton, Josie and Tery Fisher (landlord and landlady), Charlie Williamson and Russell Black | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
39. Five Arches
Diane Knell, landlady at the Five Arches pub, on Herries Road, Sheffield, in 2006 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
40. New Inn
Tracey Allen, landlady of the New Inn, on Hemsworth Road, Norton, gets pleasure from tipping beans over her 13 year old daughter Jennie Allen, all in the name of charity in aid of Weston Park, in April 2001 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd