Sheffield History Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 THE FOUNTAIN BARLOCATION 58 Leopold Street, Sheffield, S1 2GZINFORMATION Bar downstairs from the two Leopold Street entrances. The bar had a radio style dj booth - where you could see the DJ through the glass.PICTURESLINKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheffsteel Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 This was called the Pig and Whistle before being re-named the Fountain Bar. It was very poplar and busy when it first opened. There were 2 entrances/ exits and you had to walk downstairs. I remember that there tended to be quite alot of fights in the Fountain bar (more than other pubs), then it went a bit downhill and alot of dodgy characters used to go. I tended not to go in after a while. Maybe it was my imagination but there seamt to be an uneasy atmosphere in there as though a fight was about to go off anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theimposter1979 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Does anyone know what year the pig & whistle shut? i suspect it was late 1980s as I seem to remember that there was a GT Sports (?) shop there for a few years in the late 80s/90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Wow yeah you're right! Forgot about that shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldomsmith Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 It was also a Lasky's HiFi shop, where I bought a system from around 1983/4. Lasky's was bought by Comet in 1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield History Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 37 minutes ago, eldomsmith said: It was also a Lasky's HiFi shop, where I bought a system from around 1983/4. Lasky's was bought by Comet in 1989 Crikey yeah! Forgot about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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