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Sheffield retro: working men's clubs of 70s, 80s and 90s
The Star, Sheffield
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13/10/2024
Sheffield retro: working men's clubs of 70s, 80s and 90s
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There have been contrasting fortunes for Sheffield's old Working Men's Clubs in recent weeks.
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Demolition crews moved in on the old wood seats WMC, which is being flattened to make
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way for a new block of retirement apartments. But across town, the old Shire Green Working
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Men's Club, where the Full Monty was famously filmed, is set for a new lease of life after
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standing empty for years. Working Men's Clubs were founded by a teetotaler to improve the
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working man and keep him away from the pub, but they soon became less about education
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and more about entertainment, with members lapping up the cheap booze, bingo, music and
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comedy on offer. There were some 4,000 Working Men's Clubs across Britain in the 1970s heyday,
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a number which has reportedly more than halved since then amid rising costs and growing competition
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from home entertainment. While many Working Men's Clubs across Sheffield have fallen victim
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to changing times and drinking habits, some continue to defy the odds and pull in the
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punters. Survivors include the hugely popular Crook Social Club, which was founded in 1919
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as Crook's Working Men's Club, and where Def Leppard are among the bands to have graced
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the stage. This retro photo gallery shows some of Sheffield's many Working Men's Clubs
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during the 70s, 80s and 90s, when there was still a big draw. The clubs featured include
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those in Pittsmoor, Burngreave, Chapel Town, Hansworth, High Green and Healy, among other
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places. The photos featured are taken from the Starr's archives or shared courtesy of
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Pitcher Sheffield.
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