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?
41. Prince of Wales
Kath Brittain, landlady at the Prince of Wales pub in Chapeltown, Sheffield, with some of the Owls she was preparing to auction off for charity in February 2001 | SHEFFIELD NEWSPAPERS
42. The Arundel
Landlord and landlady Jack and Pauline Wright at The Arundel pub, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, in 1998 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Dennis Lound
43. Sportsman
Joint landlords Nigel Widdowson, Debbie Keogh and Barry Drabble at the Sportsman Inn, Walkley, Sheffield, in 1999 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
44. Hallamshire Hotel
Landlady Ann Saynor and landlord Paul Unwin at the Hallamshire Hotel pub, on Lydgate Lane, Crosspool, Sheffield, in 2000 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Paul Ibberson