RichardB Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Any idea which pub this is please? (1870's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 SH link 80 Britannia Road , Darnall. White's 1901 picturesheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Ta Steve, this paragraph would appear to push the "open" date back to 1879 or earlier : "She had been perhaps twice with Peace to the Marquis of Waterford public-house, and once to the Star Music Hall. She could not swear one way or the other whether she had charged to Peace's account drink consumed by her at an inn in Darnall called the Half-way House." SH link ...http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/3530-pubs-f-to-m-keepers-picture-links/page-6?p=17659#entry17659 80 Britannia Road , Darnall. White's 1901 Wt's 1901.jpg picturesheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Aug 15 1868 - no landlord-an advert in the Independent: To be let, A free Beerhouse with upwards of an Acre of GARDEN to it, full of all kinds of Fruit Trees in a flourishing neighbourhood. No opposition. Fruits, Vegetables and Valuation very low.- Apply Half-way House, Britannia street, Darnall. Sep 16 1869 Brewster Sessions, a Beer and Wine licence granted to Charles Coward Junior, Halfway House, Darnall June 4 1870 The licence was transferred from Charles Coward to George Norton Oct 22 1870 - George Norton held a Sparrow Shoot Leger at the Halfway House. 1871 Census - George Norton , File Grinder and Beer House Keeper at 80 Britannia road, "The Halfway House". The entry is out of sequence with the rest of the street, could be the enumerator spent some time in the Halfway House, sharpening his pencil and supping a pint. Feb 23 1872 George Norton, publican, Darnall, fined for selling beer in prohibited hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 "A free Beerhouse with upwards of an Acre of GARDEN to it, full of all kinds of Fruit Trees in a flourishing neighbourhood." Just a library, three or four houses and a Lidl now on Brittania Road. Hard to picture the pub. I am guessing where the library is now might be the site as it has land at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Link to Flash Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 SH Link - Closed Pubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 And now gone altogether. Streetview Link (although if you do a couple of clicks further up the road, it will magically re-appear courtesy of the Google Timelords) Google streetview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin72 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I didn't realise that Brittania Rd was once longer than now. I have wondered about the disused road on the other side of Greenland Rd which still stands there and is occasionally used for vehicles during work in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotownJunk Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I think my grandparents ran this pub at some stage in the 1980s the pub was demolished in 2009 and had been derelict for some time before that. Please share your memories or stories if you have any. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organgrinder Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 We used to go in there sometimes in the 70's and early 80's but I can't tell you any real detail. There was a big Hammond organ in the room on the left (the type you usually only found in the clubs) and they used to get the occasional singers up on the mic. It didn't quite pull the crowds it should have done but as organ fans, we always enjoyed going in. I can't really remember the landlord and landlady but we were not regulars as such. We were disappointed when the place closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Archer Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Doug Cufflink and his wife Doris used to run the Halfway pub at Darnall at one time but not sure actually when. It could have been in the 80’s . One of their sons was John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Brooks Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Hi, I seem to remember my Gran telling me her brother-in-law used to run this pub - probably back in the 50’s/60’s … his surname was Brooks (can’t for the life of me remember his first name tho) Just remembered it was Jim Brooks 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leksand Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Chris Brooks said: Hi, I seem to remember my Gran telling me her brother-in-law used to run this pub - probably back in the 50’s/60’s … his surname was Brooks (can’t for the life of me remember his first name tho) Just remembered it was Jim Brooks 😇 Formally Alfred James, & he ran it from 1953 to 1977! Very few of the many licensees that followed kept it for more than a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Didn't it have a bowling green at the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leksand Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 8 hours ago, RichardS said: Didn't it have a bowling green at the rear? Crown Green, according to a board it once had up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Topics merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 2 hours ago, leksand said: Crown Green, according to a board it once had up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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