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?
25. Masons Arms
George and Alison Micalles, landlord and landlady of the Masons Arms, on Carson Road, Crookes, Sheffield, in 1997 | Sheffield Newspapers
26. Penguin
Landlady Leslie Carey, right, and daughter Nicola Carey at The Penguin pub, on Mason Laithe Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield, in 2000 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Andrew Partridge
27. Dog and Partridge
Ann Flynn, landlady of the Dog and Partridge pub, on Trippet Lane, Sheffield, in 1998 | Sheffield Newspapers
28. The Royal
'The Royal' Pool team, Woodhouse, who raised £1,000 for guide dogs in 1997. Pictured left to right are Graham Allsop, Darren Allsop, landlord Dennis Boswell, Robert Ashdown, landlady Pauline Boswell, Gary Marsh, David Rhodes, Vinny Faulkner and Captain Darren Fidler | Sheffield Newspapers