Closure of the Big Gun marks the end of a once-thriving pub scene on a Sheffield street.
Regulars Colin Hewitt, left, and Steve Jilks said the loss of the Big Gun was a "travesty"When the first pints were poured in the Sheffield boozer known today as the Big Gun, George III was on the throne and France was at war with Britain.
The existing building was constructed in 1900, though there has been a public house on the site for 227 years. "It's the best pint of beer you can get anywhere in Sheffield," he says between sips of Stones bitter which he says remind him of "proper 80's Stones" before the beer's production was moved away from Sheffield.A sign on the front of the Big Gun declares it to be a "nice pub for nice people".
The couple took over the running of the pub 10 years ago, having been drinking here as punters for 40 years before that. "Since Covid it's been absolutely crap," admits Mr Turner, who remembers the Wicker once being a "buzzing place". Colin Hewitt, another regular who has lived in nearby City Wharf for 17 years, feels this "shouldn't be allowed" and the pub should be protected.
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