tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115054502011-11-27T22:26:24.761Z"In this town is the best ale in the Kingdom generally esteemed." Celia Fiennes, "Northern Journey of 1697."Stuartnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11505450.post-1111043216410811102005-03-19T07:04:00.002Z2011-04-07T17:57:36.404+01:00

A blog for stuff about the pubs & clubs of Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, in England. First up: some of the stuff on here is well out of date. I bunged it up, thought "Done that;" and lost the will to update it. But some folk have said nice things about it so now - as of August 2010 - I'm back to fiddle about with it. A lot has changed in town in the years since I first put this up, but it's a

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CHESTERFIELD PUB STUFFThese pages will contain information on several hundred current and former pubs in the modern borough of Chesterfield. Looking through the list, I seem to have been in most of them at one time or another. Most of these pubs are lost forever, but new “licensed premises” (I shy away from calling them pubs – you’d know what I mean if you’ve been in them) are opening in the town

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RED PUBS are closed GREEN PUBS have had their names changed BLUE PUBS are still open ALBERT INN, The; Sheffield Road, Stonegravels. Closed just before World War Two. Later reopened as "the Albert Social Club, " but now long gone. Albert Street has since disappeared under Newland Dale. ALBERT INN, The; 6 Woodthorpe Road, Mastin Moor. ALBION INN, The; 50/52 Eyre Street, Chesterfield. ALMA INN, The;

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RED PUBS are closedGREEN PUBS are open but have had their names changedBLUE PUBS are still openBADGER, The; 81 Brockwell Lane, Chesterfield. Opened in the mid-1960s to service the growing estates around Loundsley Green and Brockwell. With its large lounge and functional Tap Room it has a traditional “estate pub” feel, with a good crowd of regulars and its own football team which plays on a pitch

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RED PUBS are closed GREEN PUBS are open but have had their names changed BLUE PUBS are still open CALICO; 8 Church Way, Chesterfield. Formerly "Inspireation" and "Roglyn's" Now "Inspirations," or something very similar, again. CANAL TAVERN, The; Frog Row, Brimington. Situated on the northern bank of the Chesterfield Canal and adjacent to Staveley Works, this place was pretty run-down by the

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RED PUBS are closedGREEN PUBS are open but have had their names changedBLUE PUBS are still openDANIEL O'CONNELL; South Place, Chesterfield.Named after an MP, lawyer and tireless campaigner for Catholic rights who was active in the first half of the nineteenth century. The name thus reflects the Irish roots of many of the inhabitants of the “Dog Kennels” area in which it stood. Became "The Old

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RED PUBS are closedGREEN PUBS are open but have had their names changedBLUE PUBS are still open EAGLE BAR, The; South Street, Chesterfield. 1980s conversion of Britt's ironmongers. Also known as Chester's in its short time, and was The Green Room before closure around 2008. EARL GREY, The; Glumangate, Chesterfield. ELM TREE INN; High Street, Staveley. EVOLUTION; Saltergate, Chesterfield. The

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RED PUBS are closed.GREEN PUBS remain open after a change of nameBLUE PUBS are openGARDENER'S ARMS, The; 27 Glumangate, Chesterfield. Previously "The Grapes Tavern." Once kept by Sam Hardy, the Chesterfield Town, Liverpool, Aston Villa & England goalkeeper. Rebuilt around 1925 after being declared insanitary. Trendified itself by dropping the "Arms" around 1996.GARIBALDI INN, The; 41 Albert

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RED PUBS are closed.GREEN PUBS are still open but have changed their names.BLUE PUBS are open.HALF MOON, The; Chatsworth Road, Brampton. HARE & GREYHOUND, The; St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield. Previously "Hare & Hounds," "Greyhound" and. Lastly, "The Saints" It retains its name as a coffee shop & resource centre for St Mary's Church, nearby. At the time of my arrival in the area The H&G, as it was

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open.JOPLIN'S; 51 Low Pavement, Chesterfield.Formerly The Crown & Cushion. Substantially refurbished and reopened as "Joplins" as part of the Pavements redevolment of the early 1980s. Around 2002 it became The Barrow Boy, in a satisfying nod to its Market Place position. A 2005 do-up saw it close

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open. MADISON'S BAR; Holywell Street, ChesterfieldOne of two places formed from the bones of the Pink Panther in 2007, "Champagnes" being the other.MALLET & TOOL, The; Knifesmithgate, Chesterfield. Demolished to make way for the Victoria Picture House redevelopment of the 1920s. On the photo above,

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open.NAG'S HEAD, The; 261 Derby Road, Birdholme.Formerly "The Bugle Horn"NAG'S HEAD, The; Newbold Road, Newbold Village.NAG'S HEAD INN, The; Chesterfield Road, Staveley.NEPTUNE, The; 46 St Helen's Street, Chesterfield.A pleasant “local” pub not that far off the beaten track.NEW INN, The; 2 Meakin

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open.ODD COUPLE, The; The Brushes, Sheepbridge.A 1990s refurb and re-name of the old Railway Inn.OLD ANGEL INN, The; Packer's Row, Chesterfield.Closed during World War Two on the grounds of proliferation, as well as the place's general dereliction. It was accessed via a yard just north of Turner's

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open.PACKERS ROW VAULTS, The; Packer's Row, Chesterfield.PAINTED WAGON, The; Cavendish Street, Chesterfield.Built in 1971 from part of the ABC cinema auditorium. In its heyday, it was comfortably the most ghastly pub in town. Offered abysmal Webster’s keg beer that was so weak as to offer a

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RED PUBS are now closed.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 2003So 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,

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RED PUBS are now closed. GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open. BLUE PUBS are open. SAINTS, The; St Mary's Gate, Chesterfield. Before its current life as a coffee shop for the nearby church, the Hare and Greyhound's last licensed apparition was as "The Saints," selling atrocious beer at 10p a pint and attracting rockers, mainly, to its by then rather tatty interior.

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RED PUBS are now closed. GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open. BLUE PUBS are open. Why does this wanky editor always bunch my posts up into a big chunk of text??TALBOT, The; Church Way Chesterfield. Became "Ring o' Bells". TANNER'S ARMS, The; Hollis Lane Chesterfield. Closed 1924. Also known as "The Tanner's & Skinner's Arms", and given a Lordsmill St address in Bestall's

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RED PUBS are now closed.GREEN PUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE PUBS are open.UNICORN TAVERN, The; 1 Furnace Hill, Chesterfield.Previously "The Furnace".UNION, The; Saltergate, Chesterfield.VICAR LANE VAULTS; Vicar Lane, Chesterfield.As listed in the 1921 Chesterfield Yearbook. The 1881 census has a "Vicar Lane Wine & Spirit Vaults."VICTORIA, The; 14 Shaw Street,

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RED CLUBS are now closed.GREEN CLUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open.BLUE CLUBS are open. ADAM & EVE; Lordsmill Street, Chesterfield.One of the town’s old favourites. I lasted twenty minutes in it once, before deciding that enough was enough. Even in its heyday the carpet had the lush consistency of Louisiana swamp, with all the ale (and God knows what else) that was tipped on

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This is an incomplete list of the Working Mens’ Clubs, privately-owned clubs (that were clearly not nightclubs, obviously) and clubs under the CIU banner in the borough. Let me know if you know of any missing ones. As before, RED CLUBS are now closed. GREEN CLUBS have undergone a change of name but are still open. BLUE CLUBS are open. BARROW HILL MEMORIAL CLUB; Station Road, Barrow Hill.

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