The Horse & Jockey Inn (SLHS HJP 003)

Photo ID #:		2112
Description:		The Horse & Jockey Inn, Leabrooks Road, 2013
Category:		Pubs & Taverns
Location:		Pubs & Taverns - The Horse & Jockey
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Horse & Jockey: 47 Main Road, Somercotes: Built in 1870

The public house was at the boundary of Somercotes & Leabrooks and the milestone is still in the rear yard (under the outside stairs) in 2013.

Mentioned in the Alfreton & Belper Journal on the 5^th January 1894 when the inn was to be sold on Friday, Jan 19 1894 at 6 o’clock. .

Records were found, by Mr Ken Hallsworth (licensee), of the ‘accounts of spirit’ in an out building. The ledger is titled ‘An account of Spirits sent our of stock, accompanied by Certificate’ and dates from 31^st January 1924 to 6^th September 1957, so there is an accurate record of the licensees, between those dates (listed below).

Licensees

1887 John Wain

1891 John Wain

1899 John Clarke

1908 Henry A Leivers

1912 John G Allsop

From the Wines & Sprits Ledger:

31 January 1924 Mr Robert Jackson

10 September 1926 Taken over by Home Brewery Co, Daybrook

7 February 1928 H Y Varnham

16 April 1932 Arthur Trueman

4^th October 1938 John James Gibson

13^th February 1941 H M Islip

19 January 1953 D Bonsall

Lanlords from 1985

1985 – 2012 Kenneth Hallsworth

October 2012-Jan 2013 Steve Fitzgerald

January 2013 – to July 2013 Robert (Bob) Molloy