Always at the centre of the community, our much-loved pubs are a focal point for meeting friends, sport, karaoke, competitions, events and of course, a pint, or two. These were the days when there was a pub on every corner, not far between them for a pub crawl Is your local from back in the day featured? You might recognise someone…

25. Pub Life 90s and 00s
The Wheatsheaf won a new quality award as an ' Acclaimed Purveyor' of Theakston's legendary Old Peculier: Barry Eastwood, licensee (left) and Louis Veitch, bar manager, 1996 Photo: submit

26. Pub Life 90s and 00s
As part of the build-up to the World Pool Championships held at the Stakis Hotel in 1998, Australian team captain and Australian No.1 Alex Evreniadis took on all-comers at the Lifeboat Inn Photo: Rob Lock


28. Pub Life 90s and 00s
Samantha Hammond of Heaven and Hell Club and Philip Coughlan of the Counting House, took part in a cocktail competition in 1999 Photo: Kevin McGuinness

29. Pub Life 90s and 00s
Watching the Sky coverage of crown green bowling from the warmth of the Waterloo pub Photo: Rob Lock


