Chesterfield Crawl 15th January 1988

This was a Friday dinner time crawl that would be a regular time to do a Pub Crawl as i was put on shifts in my factory job and only did four afternoon shifts leaving me a free Friday.
It was a bus to Derby and then a quick train journey to Chesterfield.
Having already done a large all day Crawl with the wife round the middle of Chesterfield,i had to do some of the pubs in the outer areas of the town,so it was to be a crawl to the North of the town centre.

1: Travellers Rest

(c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A decent sized John Smiths tied house that was situated on the main road through Whittington.
The pub had a couple of rooms inside and the bar where i had a drink was pretty basic.
There were no real ales on the bar so it was a drink of fizzy John Smiths bitter.

2: The Devonshire

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A nice looking bare brick built pub that was situated on a side street.
The pub was a Wards tied house when i did it,so i was well pleased in doing this pub,the pub was decent enough inside with a few different rooms,i had a drink of Wards Bitter which went down very well.
Such a shame that this is now a long forgotten brewery.

After a bit of a walk through estates i found a proper looking estate pub.

3: Goldminers Arms

(c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield 29 March 2014

This had the typical estate pub layout of a large and basic bar and a more comfortable lounge,i had a drink in the bar.
The pub was a John Smiths tied house when i did it,i had a very nice drink of John Smiths handpumped bitter.
This pub was still up and running,on a visit a couple of years  ago the pub is now a Marstons house but there were no real ales on the bar just two unclipped pumps.
The Goldminers is now sadly closed to be converted into yet another supermarket.

4: Cricketers Inn

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A decent looking pub that was a Wards tied house when i did it.
The pub was quite smart inside with a couple of rooms,i had a drink of Wards bitter which went down well.
Another Wards tied house done so well pleased.

After a short walk i was in my next pub.

5: Steelmelters Arms

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A pretty standard looking pub but it was a Wards tied house so i was well pleased in doing this pub.
The pub had two rooms that i noticed,i had  a drink in a decent and comfortable lounge,the Wards bitter went down very well as usual.
The pubs name was done incorrectly many years ago by a sign writer who missed out the S from its name as it was originally called The Steelsmelters Arms,this then stayed as it is when  i did the pub.

I was now heading back to the main road after the walk through estates and other side streets.

6: Red Lion

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A smart pub at the top end of whittington road,the pub was a Tetley house when i did it.
The pub was quite nice inside with a decent bar and a more comfortable lounge.
I had a drink of Tetley bitter which was a very nice drink.

7: The Star

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A proper old looking small corner pub,the sort that are now harder to find when pub crawling.
The pub was a Tetley tied house when i did it,i had a dink of Tetley Bitter which was on top form.

8: Derby Tup

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A Free House so i am not bothered about doing these type of pubs,give me a tied house any day.
The pub was pretty basic inside and empty on my Friday dinner visit,there was a lot of pumps on the bar,i opted for a drink of Wards bitter which was not up to form,the other beers noted were Tetley Bitter,Theakstons XB,Taylor Landlord,Batemans XXXB,Websters Yorkshire Bitter,Pedigree and Ruddles County.
If they had a few less beers on the bar my Wards bitter may have been better.

9: Racecourse Tavern

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A corner pub set off the main road,the pub was decent enough inside.
This was a Stones tied house when i did it,i had a drink of Stones bitter which was a nice drink.

10: The Junction

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This was a decent enough looking pub that was off the main road.
The pub was a Wards tied house when i did it,so i was well pleased,i had a drink of Wards bitter which was a decent drink.

I was now heading back towards the middle of Chesterfield.

11: Rose and Crown 

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

This looked like a well kept pub from the outside.
Once inside it was a decent enough pub that was a Whitbread tied house when i did it,there were no real ales on the bar,i had a drink of keg Whitbread Tankard which was a pretty poor drink.


12: Miners Arms

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

A pretty basic pub that is situated on a side street.
The pub was a John Smiths tied house but there were no real ales on the bar,i had a drink of keg John Smiths bitter which was very fizzy.
My notes say poor pub with very poor beer.

13: Hare and Hounds

 (c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

An estate type looking pub but situated on a main road.
I liked the look of this pub from the outside,once inside there was a decent sized bar where i had a drink and a smarter lounge.
The pub was a Stones tied house,i had a nice drink of Stones bitter.

14: Crown and Anchor

 
(c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield

(c)Photo taken by Alan Winfield 29 March 2014

A stand alone pub and a John Smiths tied house when i first visited it.
The pub had a couple of decent sized rooms and a decent drink of handpumped John Smiths bitter to end my pub crawl on.
I revisited this pub in 2014 and it had been renamed to The Stonegravels,the pub has now been opened out and was very busy on a Saturday afternoon visit,one real ale on which was Black Sheep bitter.

A decent Friday dinner crawl which netted me four Wards tied houses.

Next up a crawl of Nottingham's closed city centre pubs.