This talk is part of the 2025 Sheffield Steel City Beer Festival (SCBF49). There is an extra charge of £3.95 per person.

You will need to enter the Beer Festival in advance of the talk. This entry will incur the normal Beer Festival admission fee.

This heritage talk which will concentrate on Sheffield's Little Chicago Quarter. We will explore both the pub heritage aspects of the area plus the streets which feature in the book, ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory,’ with a narrative explaining how Sheffield briefly became the most turbulent city in Britain because of an escalating gang war involving the Park Brigade, Mooney Gang, the Gas Tank Gang and many others. The talk will also explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area, examining the myths and reality of a tumultuous year in Sheffield history.

The talk will be led by ‘Sheffield’s Real Heritage Pubs’ editor, Dave Pickersgill and local historian and writer, John Stocks.

Included in the price of £3.95/person is:

• Copy of the 'Little Chicago' pub walk booklet (A5, 32 pages, rrp £2.99)

This event also includes the oportunity to purchase (cash only):

• The Second Edition of ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory' - A5, 272 pages - at the reduced price of £10.00 (rrp £10.99)

Bookings available from 1st August 2025.

This talk will take place in the Power Room (over the bridge from the Upper Hall, then turn left).

This talk is part of the 2025 Sheffield Steel City Beer Festival (SCBF49). There is an extra charge of £3.95 per person.

You will need to enter the Beer Festival in advance of the talk. This entry will incur the normal Beer Festival admission fee.