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?
17. Rose and Crown
Lord Mayor Councillor Jackie Drayton with landlady Angela Burns and John Soady from Smoke Free Sheffield, with the Rose and Crown staff in 2006 | Dennis Lound Photo: Dennis Lound
18. Cock Inn
Barry and Julie Kitchen, landlord and landlady at the Cock Inn, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, in 2000 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
19. The Ship Inn
Genette Rodgers, landlady of The Ship Inn, Shalesmoor, pictured in 2006 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
20. The Howard
Trevor and Jean Taylor, landlord and landlady of The Howard pub, on Howard Street, Sheffield, in 1998 | Sheffield Newspapers