GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.
BLUE PUBS are open.
RACECOURSE TAVERN, The 1 Stand Road Newbold Moor. Closed 2003
So called because a sprawling race course occupied much of the Newbold Moor area until the 1920s. The pub closed in late 2003. It was to have become offices and a shop but prospective tenants pulled out, leaving a neatly refurbished, but empty, office and shop. Someone might have the bright idea to turn it into a pub! The pub’s closure saw the demise of the last boozer to carry a name associated with the local race course, thus ensuring that generations to come will have less idea about the area’s history.
RAILWAY HOTEL Station Road Whittington Moor
Disappeared under the A61 inner relief road and Whittington Moor roundabout.
RAILWAY INN, The The Brushes Sheepbridge
Became "The Two Jays" in the 1980s and "The Odd Couple" in the 1990s.
RAILWAY INN, The; Pottery Lane, Newbold Moor
On the 1891 census. May well have become The Junction Inn, in which case this should be a green one!
RAILWAY INN, The Tapton Lane. Closed in the 1960s
Stood broadly on the north-west corner of the current Tapton Lane car park, as pictured above.
RAILWAY INN, The 17 Netherthorpe Staveley
Converted into a private house, September 2002. From having five Railway Inns or hotels in the district, there are now none. A reflection of changes of outlook towards transport in the twentieth century, although no local pub has yet changed its name to “the Utterly Pointless and Expensive Cycle Lane Tavern.”
RED LION, The; Vicar Lane, Chesterfield.
Disappeared under the Vicar Lane shopping development; used to stand just east of the current Pizza Hut. Upon the closure of The Crown & Cushion much of that place’s low-life staggered along Low Pavement to set up camp in here. It thus enjoyed a bit of a reputation, but it was kept by a local ex-pro boxer, who saw to it that the locals behaved themselves.
RED LION, The; Packer's Row, Chesterfield.
A tad further south than the Old Angel, this was accessed via a yard that probably disappeared when Turner's moved to the site. It was almost certainly the same Red Lion as the "Vicar Lane" one above.
RED LION, The; 261 Chatsworth Road, Brampton.
RED LION, The; 570 Sheffield Road, Newbold Moor.
Run by The Mill Brewery, Snaith. 1881 address: 6, Albert Place.
RED LION INN, The; Church Street, Brimington.
REGAL Café & Bars, The; Cavendish Street, Chesterfield. Closed 1999.
Formed from the foyer of the Regal Cinema; became the entrance and “chill-out” area for the Zanzibar Nightclub.
REINDEER, The; Holywell Street, Chesterfield.
Became "The Buck."
RING O' BELLS, The; Church Way, Chesterfield.
Previously "The Talbot." 1881 census has 31, Church Lane (Church Way was previously known as such).
RISING SUN, The; 78 High Street, New Whittington.
RITTER'S; St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield.
Formerly "The Galleon Club". Done up to look like the set for a Howard Jones song on Top of the Pops. So why the hell was it "Ritter's?" Google is inconclusive, offering us John Ritter, the late star of "8 Simple Rules," and Tex, his horse-serenading old man. Scott Ritter was the Chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq and a firm named Ritter's makes frozen custard, something of a delicacy in the United States. Could be they wanted to call it "Spam Fritters," but ran out of coin before doing the sign. 2006 saw it close and reopen as "The Liquid Laugh," or something.
ROGLYN'S; Church Way, Chesterfield.
Opened around 1980 as the town's first trendy wine bar. Became "Inspireation" and then "Calico." The name derived from a combination of the names of the first two owners, Roger and Glynn. Or it might have been Roger and Lynn. It was quite a while ago, and I’ve had a drink since then.
ROSE & CROWN, The; 104 Old Road, Brampton.
ROSE & CROWN, The; 388 Sheffield Road, Newbold Moor.
ROYAL HOTEL, The; 1 London Street, New Whittington.
Formerly "The Royal Oak." Demolished in the early 1970s.
ROYAL OAK HOTEL, The; (Brunswick St / Shaw's Buildings), Chesterfield.
ROYAL OAK, The; No. 2 Shambles, Chesterfield.
Said to be the oldest pub in town. Endured a period of closure and uncertain future through 2001, but reopened in December 2001 and appears to be in safe hands once more.
ROYAL OAK, The; 43 Chatsworth Road, Brampton.
ROYAL OAK, The; Brookside, Brampton.
Formerly The Appletree Inn - its life as a pub ended around 1855 and it became a private house.
ROYAL OAK, The; London Street, New Whittington.
Became "The Royal Hotel."
RUTLAND ARMS, The; 23 Stephenson Place, Chesterfield.
Enlarged into an adjacent property in the 1990s, and is one of a small number of town-centre pubs well worth visiting, offering good food and a variety of proper beer.
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