The Raven Inn, Walkley, Sheffield

Official site of The Raven Inn - theraveninn.uk

Official site of The Raven Inn - theraveninn.uk

This is a community pub which is unusually half-way down the street that shares its name, rather than on a corner. It's an old Tetleys house, no bigger than the other houses in the street. The central doorway admits to what amounts to a single room, though the pool table in the back room doesn't come into view until reaching the tiny bar in the corner because of the single wall that has been retained. There's only one hand pump on the bar, which still serves Tetleys Bitter. The landlord gave me a friendly greeting and it was quite pleasant in here, with a group of locals chatting around the bar. There are some interesting local pictures on the walls, and a collection of plates on a dado rail. The pub was slightly spoiled for me by having some very loud pop music playing - doubtless to someone's taste but not mine.