Are you in our pictures of Yates in Ipswich from 2000?

The pub, facing Tower Ramparts bus station, opened in 1997 in a unit formerly occupied by a carpet shop.

The Ipswich town centre pub has proved popular over the years (Image: Archant)

The bar was taken over by JD Wetherspoon in 2009 and saw its named changed to the Robert Ransome, but it once again became Yates in 2017.

The pub was taken over by Wetherspoon, which named it the Robert Ransome (Image: Archant)

Stonegate, which owns the Yates brand, spent £350,000 on a major revamp of the Tower Street pub - including the construction of a new bar, dancefloor and lounge area.

The Tower Ramparts bus station faces the pub (Image: Archant)

The Cricketers, a stone's throw away in Crown Street, is still managed by Wetherspoon.

The Tower Street venue underwent a major revamp after Stonegate bought it out (Image: Archant)

Pictures from our archive show punters enjoying themselves in 2000, a few years after the pub opened - do you spot any familiar faces?

Were you a regular at the pub in the early 2000s? (Image: Archant)

For copies of staff photos, visit our website or call Diane Townsend on 01603 772449.

Yates in Ipswich used to be a carpet shop (Image: Archant)