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?
13. Admiral Rodney
Landlady Julie Lee reading in the snug at the Admiral Rodney pub, on Loxley Road, Sheffield, in February 2005 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
14. Fox and Duck
Pictured at the Fox and Duck pub, on Pye Bank Road, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, in 1997 is the landlady Pat Hague, who had her face painted for the holiday fun day, surrounded by children | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
15. Ball Inn
Trish Tabor, landlady of the Ball Inn, on Upwell Street, Sheffield, in 2007 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
16. Red Lion
The Red Lion pub, on Solly Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, where a Jubilee party was held in 2002 to raise cash for disabled children. Pictured left to right are Bob Webster, Judif Winnell, the landlady Linda Greatorex, and Martin Bragger | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd