In January the Farfield pub, on Neepsend Lane, was sold at auction for a whopping £250,000, a
massive two-and-a-half times over the guide price of £95,000.
The run-down pub has laid dormant since the last bout of flooding back in 2007 and is still in a
bit of a state, leading many to think the building would be turned into flats.
VIBE has confirmed with the new owners that they intend to turn the Grade II listed building
back into a pub, but it will be early 2019 at the
The owners are responsible for a number of current developments in the city-centre and already
hold a couple of pubs and cafes in Sheffield.
The Farfield was built in 1753 and survived the Great Flood in 1864. Originally built as a
gentleman’s residence for an officer from the barracks it has been a public house since the
19th century.
The redevelopment of the historic boozer could trigger a spreading of the ‘Kelham Island’
developments, as it’s now commonly known, to include more of Neepsend and the buildings
heading toward Hillsborough on Neepsend Lane.
As a Hillsborough native, The Farfield Inn was your humble VIBE reporters first experience of
going down the pub! In the very early noughties (I was definitely old enough to be in there...
honest!) it had a bit of a reputation and was a bit like the wild-west, so we can't wait to see what
they do with the place!