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?
29. Sicey Hotel
Pat Markham (left) celebrates having worked 30 years as a barmaid at the Sicey Hotel, in Shiregreen, Sheffield. She is pictured with the landlady, Lesley Tuckwood, in 2002 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
30. Belle Vue
Janet Davis, landlady of the Belle Vue pub, on Cricket Inn Road, Wybourn, Sheffield, in 2002 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
31. The Earl Marshall
The Earl Marshall pub, on East Bank Road, Sheffield, where a charity gala was held in aid of the Norfolk Park Special School in 2001. Pictured is the Earl Marshall pub football team with landlady Gina Whitworth | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
32. Junction Hotel
Karen Bradley, landlady of the Junction Hotel, in Woodhouse, at the Tropical Butterfly House, North Anston, in 2002 | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd