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	Picture source: John Bradley
The Horse & Jockey was situated at 47 Main Road. This pub was present by 1924. 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 5th 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 31st January 1924 to 6th September 1957, so there is an accurate record of the licensees, between those dates (listed below). Licensees include: 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 4th October 1938 John James Gibson 13th February 1941 H M Islip 19 January 1953 D Bonsall 1985 – 2012 Kenneth Hallsworth October 2012-Jan 2013 Steve Fitzgerald January 2013 – to July 2013 Robert (Bob) Molloy
Source: John Bradley
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Date of photo: 2023	Picture source: Anthony Beaumont