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.
13. Peterborough pubs
Steve Griffin and Frances Hayward, landlord and landlady of The Office pub on Oundle Road, Woodston in 2006. Photo: PT
14. Peterborough pubs
Landlady Dot Paling with manager Tracy Davies at the Nags Head pub at Eastrea, in 2007 Photo: PT
15. Peterborough pubs
Sue O'Sullivan, landlady at the Volunteer pub on Padholme Road (second left) presenting £1000 to the Oncology Unit of PDH, money raised in the pub in 2007 Photo: PT