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Beer Matters Ies of Our New Local Guide Book BBBBBB EEREER MATMATTT ERS ERS The magazine of the Campaign for Real Ale (Sheffield & District branch) FREE Circulation 3500 monthly Issue 393 December 2009 / January 2010 www.camra.org.uk/sheffield Putting the Ale into Rail A Sheffield Station refreshment room abandoned over 30 years ago has been restored to its former glory and is opening as a real ale pub! Find out more inside. Also in this issue Pub & Brewery news - Beer with food - A T’Ale of Two Cities - Pub of the Month - Diary and more Pub news 3 New Heritage pub on railway station Sheffield’s Midland Station was built in 1870. It was given two extra platforms and a new frontage in 1905. The enlargements consisted of creating an island platform out of the old platform 1 and building a new platform 1 as well as a new entrance. The new buildings were of ’Grecian Style’ ar- chitecture and had extensive and well-fur- undertaken to improve the station. The nished facilities including the luxury first footbridge was replaced and extended across class waiting rooms that were highly re- to the Supertram stop, the canopies and garded and publicised by the local press of buildings repaired, cleaned and restored, the the time. platforms resurfaced and the concourse and station frontage completely redesigned to give a much better impression of Sheffield to visitors arriving by train, including easier access to the City Centre on foot. Following on from this work, the old Refreshment Rooms have now been restored and will operate as a pub called the Sheffield Tap. The project is the brainchild of Jamie Hawksworth and Jon Holdsworth of Pivo Cafe Bars Limited and made possible by a The old station refreshment bar on platform grant from the Railway Heritage Trust. The 1b was closed around 1976 and converted ornate tiling and plasterwork has been either into a waiting room. Due to the building’s repaired or recreated and the original bar has Grade 2 listing English Heritage insisted that been restored in the workshops of Andy the actual bar be retained and so it was Thornton in Leeds. adapted in order to sit against the wall underneath the original back bar and The Sheffield Tap promises to carry an shelving. By the end of the 1980s its use impressive range of beers, with 4 real ales had been reduced to nothing more than a from Thornbridge Brewery always on the store room. The refreshment room itself is handpumps with guest ales also to feature, listed thanks to its vaulted ceiling, tiled walls along with a range of continental beers such and bar, however many of these features as Bernard Lager on tap and a range of up have fallen into a state of disrepair due to a to 200 bottled beers from around the world. combination of lack of use and a leaking At the time of writing, a provisional opening roof. date had been announced of Saturday 5th December. For the latest news check their In 2002 a major regeneration project was website - www.pivocafebars.co.uk. Pub news 5 The Fat Cat on Alma Street, Kelham Island, Wetherspoons. It will reopen following a is holding a Christmas Ales Festival from £800k refurbishment in January. 19th to 24th December, featuring both well known and brand new festive ales. From 5th The Gardeners Rest on Neepsend Lane is December, gift packs of Kelham Island bot- expected to reopen on the 23rd November, tled beers will be available to buy at the Fat with beers from The Sheffield Brewery Cat. Company and guests, plus real Cider. Check the website - www.gardenersrest.com. The Victorian Christmas Market takes place at Kelham Island Museum on the 5th and The Hearty Oak at Dronfield Woodhouse 6th December. On both days the Kelham now has live music on the last Saturday of Island Tavern on Russell Street will be serv- the month - website www.heartyoak.com. ing food at lunchtime. The Rutland Arms in Holmesfield has reo- The Coach & Horses in Dronfield is hold- pened under new management ing a Scottish Beer Festival starting New Years Eve and running over the following The George & Dragon in Holmesfield has few days. See their advert for more info. been sold by Punch Taverns to landlady Norma Thompson and is now a freehouse. The Shepley Spitfire on Mickley Lane in Norma has taken the opportunity to improve Totley Rise has now reopened following a the real ale selection, with the popular Tetley refurbishment. Three real ales are available, Bitter and Timothy Taylors Landlord still one of which is a guest from Abbeydale available, Greene King IPA replaced by Brewery. Food is served daily 11am to 9pm. Oakwell Barnsley Bitter and an additional pump to be installed to dispense beer from The Cross Scythes on Baslow Road in Peak Ales. Totley has now re-opened under new man- agement following a high quality refurbish- The Horns Inn at Holmesfield has signed ment. The pub is now very food led and the up to the SIBA Direct Delivery Scheme interior has a feel of relaxed dining rooms. which allows Enterprise Inns tenants to or- That said, those who just want a beer are der beers from local breweries. Expect to still made to feel welcome. A choice of three see beer from Peak Ales in the pub. real ales are available on the bar, two of which are from local breweries. Bed & The Ship Inn at Shalesmoor, a Greene King Breakfast accommodation is also available, pub, now has guest beers from local brew- with 4 rooms available to book. eries on the bar. The Fleur de Lys, also on Baslow Road in Wetherspoons pubs in the City, incuding the Totley, is now opening early to serve break- Woodseats Palace, Rawson Spring, Bank- fast on weekdays, from 8:30am. ers Draft, Benjamin Huntsman, Sheffield Waterworks Company and Swim Inn, re- Aunt Sallys on Clarkehouse Road by the cently participated in their national beer fes- Hallamshire Hospital has been bought by tival which featured up to 50 different ales. 6 Pub news The Rising Sun at Nether Green celebrates after the pub company, Mitchell & Butler, its 4th year under the Abbeydale banner this has sold the freehold and given the current month with Rob and Julie Nicholls tenants their notice to quit. It is expected the celebrating 3 years at the helm. Sue Morton last day of trading will be 16th December, of Abbeydale Brewery said “Rob and Julie look out for news of the grand closing down have been amazing, they have transformed party, which may see the York no longer a the pub into a thriving community local as pub after 159 years. well as a flagship real ale pub.” The Kelham Island Tavern has been As well as serving at least 6 Abbeydale beers judged Yorkshire Pub of the Year (again!) the pub always has on 5 or 6 guest beers and CAMRA’s Yorkshire Regional Director from microbreweries. Sue Morton says “We Mick Moss attended to present Trevor, are currently compiling a list of all the guest Lewis and the team with the winner’s cer- beers served there since we opened and it is tificate. As ever it was a bit of a do, with running at around 1500 different beers. Also, buffet and all! because we are a brewery too we are sometimes able to get beers from small breweries who brew primarily for their own pub so some of the beers are quite unusual.” In the run-up to Christmas this year the pub is featuring a number of musical evenings with the emphasis on Christmas, kicked off by the Bolsterstone Male Voice Choir on the 4th December (see advert in this magazine for other dates). The pub is open 12noon - 3pm on Christmas day, just for drinks, and The Castle Inn at Bradway has extended New Year’s Eve hosts the now-traditional their range of entertainment at the pub to Fancy Dress Party (welcomed but not include the ocassional bit of family fun. Af- essential) with live music. ter a very well attended kids party at Hal- loween, a kids Christmas party has been ar- Now for a quick correction and update. Last ranged. Advance tickets are required for this month I mentioned the Conservative Club one, taking place on Sunday 20th Decem- at Totley putting on real ale. Actually it isn’t ber at 5pm. For £3 a ticket, kids get a disco, a Conservative Club these days, I was clearly meet Santa and recieve a selection box. living in the past when I wrote pub news last month! The venue is actually called the Apologies from our ‘Seats correspondent for Heatherfield Club, and the real ale is selling being slow to report this one, the Woodseats well. The choice of beer is changed Palace has been under the management of regularly. Nick Thompson since February. He has worked for Wetherspoons for 10 years now We have had word that the York in and has now worked in every Wetherspoons Broomhill is to close down in December pub in Sheffield! Pub news Artisan food 7 Champs Sports Bar on Ecclesall Road is The School of Artisan food is a new not for holding a Christmas Ales Extravaganza, with profit venture based on the Welbeck estate, a selection of 6 Christmas themed beers about 3 miles south of Worksop. available from the 7th to 13th December. It provides courses in traditional methods Oversized glasses have appeared in the Bath of making food - baking, butchery, cheese Hotel in the City Centre.
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