Best Wards pubs

[raymondo1952]

Station Hotel on Attercliffe common in the 70s and 80s

[darylslinn]

" dust hole " (industry) at darnall

That was my dad favourite haunt for many a year.... and as a kid I remember spending many an hour sat on the wooden benches in the undercroft outside.

[Shogun]

That was my dad favourite haunt for many a year.... and as a kid I remember spending many an hour sat on the wooden benches in the undercroft outside.

 

Pete Flynn was the Landlord there for a few years,he was a friend of mine he past away a few years ago.

[Grappler]

I remember a letter in the Star many years ago, from the former head brewer at Wards, he said that no one else could produce Wards bitter, because the local water used in the brewing process was what gave it that slight sulpher smell, which was very apparent with a bad pint! He said that Jennings (and I think Vaux tried making it as well), could make a nice pint but it would not taste like Wards.

 

Trying to think of the name of the Wards pub that was at the bottom of Granville Road (The Queens Ground?) used to go for lunch when I was at Granville College.

 

Just thinking about what I wrote above, I am sure I am correct in saying that the former head brewer said that only the local water in Sheffield could make Wards taste like Wards. If that is true, why doesn't one of the local real ale brewers (Abbeydale, Kelham Island, etc.) buy the recipe and start making it? Anyone got any contacts at the breweries??

[banjodeano]

Just thinking about what I wrote above, I am sure I am correct in saying that the former head brewer said that only the local water in Sheffield could make Wards taste like Wards. If that is true, why doesn't one of the local real ale brewers (Abbeydale, Kelham Island, etc.) buy the recipe and start making it? Anyone got any contacts at the breweries??

Now that sounds like a mighty fine idea...

[darylslinn]

Oh god yes, Pete Flynn... on the occasions I was allowed inside during the colder days I used to sit on a stool at the end of the bar and was told that if a policeman came in to say... "i'm going upstairs now Uncle Pete" and go behind the bar and up the staircase inbetween the two bars.

[johnme]

midland at killermarsh was wards I think

[Bypassblade]

Workmate of mine used Jack as his local,never out he raved about the Wards in there,only ever went in at my Aunt Pats funeral a few years ago and Wards had gone by then.

 

Just out of interest Dobby what's his name, PM me if you don't want it broadcast.

 

Pete

[Sheffvlad]

Pete Flynn was the Landlord there for a few years,he was a friend of mine he past away a few years ago.

 

 

His son, also called Pete, was a good mate of mine and he had the Manchester on Nursery Street. His other son, I think they called him Tom, had the Monkey on Neepsend.

[Shogun]

His son, also called Pete, was a good mate of mine and he had the Manchester on Nursery Street. His other son, I think they called him Tom, had the Monkey on Neepsend.

 

 

Petes sons were, Pete Mick Tom and Jimmy, Tom's a friend see him every now and then he runs the bar at the British legion club chapeltown,his brother Mick was killed on a motorbike a few years ago.. about his other brother Pete the last time I heard he was running a bar in Florida America..