Sheffield Water Works Company (JD Wetherspoon), Sheffield

It's increasingly hard to tell the difference between most Lloyds No 1 Bars and regular 'spoons, but the former's branding is still all over the place here. However, on a Thursday evening at least, I don't think you could otherwise tell the difference once inside this imposing city-centre building. A split-level interior has been created, but it benefits from a decent amount of window space and relatively light furniture and decor. Only six handpumps, with three duffers (Ruddles, Greene King IPA and Doom Bar) thankfully supplemented by two from Fuggle Bunny (Chapter 7 Russian Rare-Bit and Chapter 8 Jammy Dodger, £2.30) and Partners 6 Nations.

A pretty dull Wetherspoons I'm afraid. Its on 2 floors but there's nothing of interest inside. Whatever its named after doesn't seem to displayed anywhere (certainly not that I could see downstairs). 6 handpumps dispensed just 3 generic beers today.

Although this is still a Lloyds number one on Wetherspoon's web site with music in the evening, during the day it is very much a standard Spoons. It was quiet on my pre-midday Saturday visit. Despite the grand exterior of the building it is a fairly standard Spoons inside but without the claustrophobia of a shop conversion. I didn't investigate upstairs. The bar had only six handpumps which were selling GK Abbot and IPA, Doom Bore, Acorn Ella IPA, Elland Old Skool and one I didn't note. I went for the Acorn Ella IPA (£2.10) which was in reasonably good nick but with a reminder that this is Yorkshire so the Sparkler was full on. This is a reasonable sort of Spoons that could possibly have been better given the large building it occupies.