The Blake Hotel, Sheffield
View Larger Map The Blake is in the hilliest part of a hilly city, so new owner James Birkett may be putting his neck on the block in trying to attract a drinking crowd to this old Stones house on the edge of Ruskin Park. His track record at the New Barrack Tavern and the Sheaf View suggests otherwise. If you’ve been to either of those pubs, you know the quality to expect. The Blake is a much smaller pub than the other two, with a friendly atmosphere engendered by…