A big part of the attraction of the ‘local’ was the people behind the bar, not just your drinking partners.
Maybe you were greeted with a friendly smile and a “what you having” by one or more of these landladies and landlords uncovered in the PT archives?
Back in the 2000s they were running the likes of The Volunteer, Old John Clare, Elm Tree Tavern, The Triangle, Goodbarns Yard, Wheatsheaf and The Oxcart.
And while you are feeling nostalgic, here’s some old pubs we have lost.
9. Peterborough pubs
Steve Burge, landlord of the Elm Tree Tavern, in Garton End Road, in 2008 Photo: PT
10. Peterborough pubs
In 2008, Landlord Janek Skutela (centre) put on a Christmas dinner for OAPs at the Dragon in Werrington. Photo: PT
11. Peterborough pubs
Landlady Rowena Auld, and deputy manager Matt Wallace at Bogarts in North Street in 2004. Photo: PT
12. Peterborough pubs
Simon King, landlord of the Old John Clare pub in Paston in 2009 Photo: PT