Heritage – CAMRA Sheffield & District

Sportsman, Darnall
To be converted for residential use
Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs
An ideal Christmas present!
Old Queens Head
The history
Farfield
Past, present and future
Pub heritage publications
Retailer update
Pub heritage walks
Part of Heritage Open Days
Heritage pub book
Fifth edition on sale
New Heritage Guides
Discover Sheffield pubs
Arkrights
Shakespeares’ curiosity
Sheffield pub heritage guides
Including 5th edition of Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs
Pub heritage walks
Back for Beer Week
The Real Lily the Pink
Background to a drinking song
Parkway Tavern
Former Park Hill pub
Pub Heritage Walks
Part of Heritage Open Days
Heritage walks and talks
Photos and reports
Royal Oak, Mosborough
Council allows redevelopment
Hope & Anchor Breweries
Often overlooked part of local brewery history
Sheffield Archives
Pub history research resources
Lost pubs of the Peak District
Some unusual former pubs and beerhouses
Plough latest
Historical community pub to be demolished
Sheffield’s RHP book signing
At Maison du Biere
South Yorkshire Local Heritage List
Nominations open
Pub heritage walks
Report from Heritage Open Days events
Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs
Book update
Royal Oak update
Retrospective planning permission submitted
Sheffield Real Heritage Pubs
Fourth edition arrival and book signings
Pub heritage book update
Fourth edition goes to print in September
Outstanding Conversions and Restorations
New website launched
Royal Oak demolished
Mosborough pub illegally destroyed
Flatiron pubs
A look at this architectural style
New pub history course
Learn about the social history of Sheffield pubs
A pint-sized social history
Andrew McCloy’s new book about Peak District pubs published
Plough saga continues
Demolition application goes to SCC committee
Friendship, Stocksbridge
Renovation continues as historic pub hopes to expand into B&B
1936 Referendum
When Sheffield council estates had say on pubs
Pub on the estate?
In August 1936 Sheffield citizens who, as part of the […]
Sheffield Beer Week – Pub Heritage walks
As part of Sheffield Beer Week, we are leading three […]
Carbrook Hall
Dave Pickersgill’s last ever visit to a Starbucks
The Plough, Sandygate
As previously stated, we believe that the Plough should be […]
“Heart of the City 2” and the Sportsman
Heart of the City2 is the large mixed-use development which […]
CAMRA pub heritage update
After a lengthy absence, the CAMRA national Pub Heritage website […]
Pub Heritage Walks
Thanks to everyone who joined one of the three Pub […]
Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs – new download
The third edition of Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs: Pub Interiors of […]
Plough Inn, Crosspool
A planning application was recently made to demolish The Plough […]
Heritage Open Days 2019 – Sheffield Pub Heritage Walk
As part of Heritage Open days 2019, I’m leading a […]
The Crow Inn – its history
The Crow Inn, Scotland St., Sheffield S3 7BS Originally opened […]
Carbrook Hall update
As previously reported in ‘Beer Matters,’ Carbrook Hall, the pub, […]
Heritage Pubs: Royal Standard
We were recently contacted regarding some etched windows at the […]
Eyre Arms, Hassop
The Eyre Arms at Hassop is now on the CAMRA […]
Carbrook Hall
Since the last edition of Beer Matters went to print, […]
Carbrook Hall
Carbrook Hall was purchased by a local company, West Street […]
Pub Heritage: Stones Brewery
William Stones started brewing in 1847. In 1868 he purchased […]
The Sheffield & District Public House Trust
The Sheffield & District Public House Trust Co. Ltd. held […]
Real Heritage Pubs of the North East
< Note: April 2020: when this message was originally posted […]
Heritage Pubs – Eyre Arms, Hassop
From the outside, the Eyre Arms is a handsome creeper-covered […]
Real Heritage Pubs – East Anglia
Many of our readers will by now have seen the […]
Heritage Pubs Update
It’s great to see that Chris and Debbie Askew, the […]
Heritage Pubs – Head of Steam
The Sheffield & Hallamshire Savings Bank was founded in 1819. […]
Heritage Pubs – Shakespeare’s
Built in 1821 as a multi-roomed coaching inn, Shakespeare’s has […]
Heritage Pubs – Blue Ball
The Blue Ball (Haggstones Road, Worrall, S35 0PD) is believed […]
Heritage Pubs – Queen’s Ground
The inner lobby of the Queen’s Ground has distinctive mosaic/terrazzo […]
Heritage Pubs – The Wellington
Congratulations to the Wellington – it has recently become part […]
ACV and Planning Permission update
Both Carbrook Hall and the Cherry Tree (Carterknowle Road) have […]
Heritage Pubs – Rutland Arms
The Rutland was built, in 1936, on the site of […]
ACV and Planning Permission Update
In late March, following the passing of an amendment in […]
Derelict pubs
A CAMRA member attending a recent branch meeting suggested to […]
Asset of Community Value (ACV) update
Since the last issue of Beer Matters, there have been […]
Heritage Corner – The Fat Cat
The Fat Cat is a little-altered and typically detailed example […]
Yorkshire Heritage Pub Guide – update
If you have bought a copy of the guide or […]
Pub Heritage focus – The Lescar, Sharrow Vale
The Lescar (Sharrow Vale Road, S11) is possibly unique in […]
Britain’s Best Real Heritage Pubs
CAMRA has recently released the new edition of Britain’s Best […]
Heritage pubs with Dave Pickersgill – Carbrook Hall
Carbrook Hall (537 Attercliffe Common, S9 2FJ) has an historic […]
Pub heritage feature – Cross Keys, Handsworth
The Cross Keys (Handsworth Road, S13 9BZ) is rated by […]
Pub heritage news
The Plough Inn, Sandygate Road The Plough Inn (Crosspool) was […]
Sheffield’s pub heritage – Fagan’s
Fagan’s, originally ‘The Barrel’ is documented on an 1815 map. […]
Asset of Community Value (ACV) update
On 16th May, Sheffield and District CAMRA submitted an ACV application […]
Heritage Open Days 2016 – Pub history walk
As part of Heritage Open days 2016, I’m leading a […]
Sheffield’s Pub Heritage – The Brown Bear
The Brown Bear (109 Norfolk Street, S1 2JE) is one […]
Heritage in Hackenthorpe
The Sportsman, (Main Street, Hackenthorpe, S12 4LA) has recently […]
ACV update
In mid June, the Bath Hotel and the Sheffield Tap […]
Local Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors – Princess Royal
Recently another Sheffield pub became part of the prestigious CAMRA […]
Pub Preservation Pieces – with Dave Pickersgill
Sheffield and District CAMRA have piloted a national CAMRA scheme which encourages branches to nominate pubs in their area as Assets of Community Value (ACV). We nominated eleven pubs, ten in Sheffield and one in the Derbyshire Dales. Derbyshire Dales have approved our application to list The Red Lion (Litton) as an ACV.
Sheffield ACV update
Sheffield and District CAMRA has piloted a national CAMRA scheme which encourages branches to nominate pubs in their area as Assets of Community Value (ACV). The scheme is now open to all CAMRA branches.
Local history – Worksop & Retford Brewery
Some time ago, Beer Matters published a request for information […]
Spinkhill Angel historic village victory!
A village campaign group, supported by the community of Spinkhill, has won an important and historic round in its fight to save a much-loved pub.
Sheffield Tap on National Inventory
In 2009, following years of neglect, the old First Class Refreshment Room re-opened as the Sheffield Tap.