Fagan's PH
Location/Address
69 Broad Lane, S1 4BS
Type
Description
On the front right is a tiny snug originally called the dram shop – a pub room name rarely seen outside the Sheffield area (the wording also appears in the ceramic exterior of the Ship, Shalesmoor).
The snug has a very old counter and the walls are covered with ply panelling from 1953. It has a Fagan's etched and frosted exterior window and retains its door with the figure 1. The main bar counter has ply panelled front from 1953 and the bar back is mostly from 1953 with some glass shelves. One fridge has replaced some of the lower shelving. The row of small leaded glazed panels above the bar counter were added in c.1986. The rear room was a private parlour brought into use by Fagan and has a hatch to the side of the servery.
There have only been three licensees in the past 100 years. Ex-Bomber Command, Joe Fagan ran the pub from 1947 to 1985 becoming Tetley’s longest serving landlord. A new sign was erected in 1985. After this sign rotted, it was replaced in 2008 with a sign which shows a photo of Joe against a bomber. Joe died only a few weeks after passing on the tenancy to the current Landlord, Tom Boulding.
The Barrel is documented on an 1815 map, Barrel Public House, Broad Lane, measured for Rawson & Co. This indicates that the current left-hand room was, at that time, a neighbouring tenement, the pub and the tenement sharing a yard at
the rear of the property. In the C19th., the pub was owned by local brewer, Rawsons. In turn ownership passed to Gilmours, Tetleys, Allied Breweries and, currently, Punch Taverns.
The last major change to the interior was in 1953 (architect, John Foster). A plan of the Proposed Alterations indicates that the only
structural changes are:
1. an extension which includes the current inside toilets. This necessitated the blocking
of a window in the Public Lounge.
2. removal of an internal wall opposite the bar, thus opening up the tap room into the current
larger, Lounge Hall.
It is little changed since then, apart from the adding of a small room at the back that was previously private quarters.
In April 2013 Sheffield artist Pete McKee, famous for his comic cartoon paintings, took to the streets to find a bigger canvas: the gable end of Fagans is the home of one of Pete's projects, The Snog. At the time, this was the largest mural painted by Pete.
references:
Sheffield Archives: plan referenced: FC/P/SheS/146S
Sheffield Archives: MC/DC/223
Notes from: Pickersgill,D .(ed.) (2021) Sheffield's Real Heritage Pubs (4th edition) - used with permisssion
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Public HouseAge
The Barrel is documented on an 1815 map, Barrel Public House, Broad Lane, measured for Rawson & Co. (Sheffield Archives). It is believed that the pub originated from the late 18th Century.Rarity
The pub is little-changed since 1953: almost 70 years. Pubs that have survived unchanged for such a long period are very few.Architectural and Artistic Interest
The last major change to the interior was in 1953 (architect, John Foster). A plan of the Proposed Alterations indicates that the only structural changes are: 1. an extension which includes the current inside toilets. 2. removal of an internal wall opposite the bar, thus opening up the tap room into the current larger, Lounge Hall.Historic Interest
The Barrel is documented on an 1815 map, Barrel Public House, Broad Lane, measured for Rawson & Co.Archaeological Interest
The Barrel is documented on an 1815 map, Barrel Public House, Broad Lane, measured for Rawson & Co.Images and Documents
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Date Listed
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Last Updated
23 Aug 2022
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