As part of Heritage Open Days 2022, I’m leading two Pub Heritage Walks: on Friday 9 and Thursday 15 September. These will take in some of the entries in the CAMRA Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs book.
On Friday 9 we will commence at the Fat Cat and proceed to Neepsend via a short stop in the Wellington. Along the way, we will take a circuitous route through aspects of the brewing and industrial history of Sheffield before completing the walk at the cooperatively-owned Gardeners Rest close to the long derelict, Stones Brewery.
The following week, we will commence at the University Arms and proceed to the Grapes/Dog & Partridge via a short stop at the Bath Hotel. After refreshment breaks, we will complete the walk at Fagans. En route we will pass the ex-Hendos factory, the ex-Jessop Hospital, the then home of the company whose claim to fame is that the owner was the first man to climb Nelson’s Column, Glossop Road Baths, the building with three different date stones, ‘Stanch’, and much more.
In both walks there will also be Victorian tilework, terrazzo flooring, art deco glasswork, a mention of long-gone Sheffield breweries and much more…
- The 9 September walk will start at the Fat Cat at 16:00. Places are limited and may be booked via
Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/3aavve56 - The 15 September walk will start at the University Arms at 17:00. Places may also be booked via
Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/ys3z846j - If you can’t wait until September, you could try the Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs book:
sheffield.camra.org.uk/rhp. A limited number of paper copies of the book will be available to purchase.