Guided walk: Little Chicago

Sunday 16 March 2025 – walk – start 11:00, finish at Kelham Island Tavern ~12:30
Following the success of previous guided walks, events during Sheffield Beer Week 2025 will include a guided historical walk in Sheffield’s Little Chicago Quarter. We will explore both the pub heritage aspects of the area plus the streets which feature in the book, ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory.’ Thenarrative will explain how Sheffield briefly became the most turbulent city in Britain due to an escalating gang war involving the Park Brigade, Mooney Gang, the Gas Tank Gang and many others.
The short walk will also explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area, examining the myths and reality of a tumultuous year in Sheffield history. Along the way, mention will be made of the 1884 ‘Sheffield Drinks Map,’ George Orwell, the establishment of a coaching inn and the Sheffield pub with the most local CAMRA awards.
The walk will be led by local historian and writer, John Stocks and ‘Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs’ editor, Dave Pickersgill. The comfortable walk of just over one mile, with one minor ascent, will last for approximately 90 minutes, including one en route stop, followed by post-walk drink and discussion.
Includes:
* Guided historical walk
* copy of the new Pub Heritage walk booklet which features Little Chicago (A5, 32 pages, rrp £2.99)
* the opportunity to purchase a copy of ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory’ (second edition) at the reduced price of £10 (cash only)
DATE: Sunday 16 March 2025
Meet: 11:00 outside the Sheffield Combined Court Centre, West Bar, S3 8BH
Finish: 12:30 Kelham Island Tavern, 62 Russell Street, S3 8RW
Cost: £4.95
Tickets available at: Eventbrite
Number of places available: 20

- Pub Heritage Talk: Little Chicago
Thursday 13 March 2025 – 20:00 – Harlequin
This event is a history/pub heritage talk which will concentrate on the Little Chicago area of Sheffield, taking you from the early part of C19th up to the current day. We will explore both the pub heritage aspects of the area plus the streets which feature in the book, ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory.’ The narrative will explain how Sheffield briefly became the most turbulent city in Britain due to an escalating gang war involving the Park Brigade, Mooney Gang, the Gas Tank Gang and many others.
The talk will also explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area, examining the myths and reality of a tumultuous year in Sheffield history. Along the way, mention will be made of the 1884 ‘Sheffield Drinks Map,’ George Orwell, the establishment of a coaching inn and the Sheffield pub with the most local CAMRA awards.
The talk will be led by local historian and writer, John Stocks and ‘Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs’ editor, Dave Pickersgill. The talk will last for approximately 60 minutes, followed by post-talk drink and discussion.
Includes:
* historical talk (one hour, including questions)
* copy of the new Pub Heritage walk booklet which features Little Chicago (A5, 32 pages, rrp £2.99)
* the opportunity to purchase a copy of ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory’ (second edition) at the reduced price of £10.00 (cash only)
DATE: Thursday 13 March 2025 – 20:00
Cost: £4.95
Tickets available at: Eventbrite
Number of places available: 30