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The Miners Arms -
Brimington Common After being an alehouse for 150 years, this pub was probably due a lick of paint. However, the local couple now in charge, Richard and Scilla Stevens, went a bit further, extending and totally re-furbishing the place. The oak floor and wall panelling has managed to retain the cosy, traditional village pub atmosphere and also give it a lighter, brighter look. Richard has been an area manager for Boddingtons, Bass and Carlsberg-Tetley, so he knows the trade, and has a fondness for cask mild. Scilla spent a number of years as manageress of the Royal Oak at Brampton, before the couple stepped-out on their own to take up the challenge of the Jordanthorpe in Sheffield. Burtonwood Bitter and Top Hat are offered along with an interesting selection of guests. There’s plenty going-on with quizzes, Karaoke, disco and party nights as well as traditional pub games. Home cooked meals will be available in the new year and dogs and dart players are always welcome. Geoff Carroll The Unicorn Inn -
Boythorpe Chesterfield CAMRA welcome Ian & Ellen who have recently taken over the Unicorn Inn which is on Dock Walk (off Boythorpe Road, opposite Queens Park Leisure Centre) Chesterfield. The couple were formerly at the well respected Old Dolphin in Derby, where they helped licensee Terry Holmes. The first job was to provide the previously keg-only pub with real ale. The house ale, "Uni~que Ale", is now available along with Draught Bass (but Bass may change to Black Sheep in due course). Uni~que Ale is a refreshing 3.2% ABV session beer which should suit the workers at the adjacent Royal Mail who don't want to fall asleep at their desks after lunch! It is good value at £1.20 per pint. There is talk of adding up to two guest ales as soon as possible should there be sufficient demand. The pub is to be refurbished in due course with the possibility of a mini-beer festival to take place next year. The Unicorn is a welcome addition to the Chesterfield real ale scene and we wish Ian & Ellen the best of luck for the future. Nick Wheat The day The Apollo at
Barlborough was destroyed by fire.
The Apollo has been owned or leased by
several breweries during its existence - Scarsdale (Chesterfield), Ind Coope
and Tetleys (Allied Breweries) who sold the pub to Wards in 1990. Since July
1999 it has been owned by Pubmaster following a decision by the accountants
at Swallow plc. to close two profitable breweries (Wards of Sheffield and
Vaux of Sunderland) in a move regarded as unnecessary by many observers. Priced at a very reasonable £1.50, the booklet can be obtained from the following Barlborough pubs; Apollo, Rose & Crown, Pebley Inn, De Rhodes Arms, Dusty Miller and Treble Bob. It is also available at Sheffield Scene, Surrey Street, Sheffield or for £1.75 by post (includes post & packing) from Jim McIntosh at the address given under 'Branch Contacts'. Please make cheques payable to J McIntosh. Jim McIntosh The Devonshire
Arms - Pilsley We have two villages in the Chesterfield &
District CAMRA area called Pilsley, one being between Clay Cross, North
Wingfield and Morton the other being a small village on the Chatsworth
estate near Baslow. Pilsley on the Chatsworth estate at Baslow is much smaller and is totally different. This Pilsley has stone cottages in a village which looks like you have stepped back in time. Preserved as a Chatsworth estate village with almost all the houses belonging to the estate and most of the residents working on it. Tucked off the main road and not obvious it retains a quiet village atmosphere along its two streets. It has also been able to retain some of the facilities which have been lost in much larger Peak villages. There is a school which is celebrating its 150th anniversary, a post office, general store which caters for the tourists by offering local crafts and the village pub, yes you’ve guessed it called the Devonshire Arms. The Devonshire Arms is a focal point for locals as well as visiting tourists and sits on the junction in the centre of the village making it impossible to miss. This stone built pub with its four window gables at the front has two main rooms a lobby and plenty of character. Work first started on the Devonshire Arms in 1739. With real fires, stone walls and oak beams the scene is set. However as we have said Pilsley has only one pub and similarly the pub has only one real ale and it’s a guest. The pub belongs to the Chatsworth estate and is a freehouse. On my visit it was Bateman's XB and very pleasant it was too. Unaccredited This webpage was last updated on Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
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The
current Apollo premises were severely damaged by a fire, which occurred in
the early morning of 20 March 1930. The licensee, Mrs Katie Keel, was
returning from a night out at the Bolsover Police Ball at around 3.45am when
she 'perceived a strong smell of fire' and found that the flames had reached
the roof. Whilst most parts of the pub were severely damaged it was still
possible to serve customers from the clubroom whilst reconstruction took
place. Katie Keel was later licensee of the Rose & Crown and her daughter;
Ellen ('Nellie') Bower was licensee of the Royal Oak at Barlborough.