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The George Inn was situated on the High Street. This was an old coaching inn which stood on the Chesterfield to Worksop turnpike road. T. West was the first landlord, the family retaining occupation until 1862. The mews cottages opposite to the Parish Church were once part of the complex where the head coachman lived. The inn is inseparably associated with farming - the Whitwell Farmers Association used to meet there. Charles Alletson farmed 252 acres, when he lived there, followed by Joseph Ellis, a widower with two daughters and a son (Mary, Sarah and William), who farmed 180 acres. Another farmer George C. Blagg moved to there from the Dale Inn in 1909. William Futtit, who became landlord in 1896, weighed 20 stones when he died and on the day of his funeral, had to be lowered from the bedroom window. During internal alterations to the clubroom, a broken tombstone was found behind the fireplace, probably a memorial stone to his parents 'Sacred to the memory of Mary, wife of William Futtit, who died 14th May, 1865 and William Futtit, who died 2nd July, 1865'. The 'George' ceased to operate as an inn in 1994 and was converted into council flats
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Date of photo: 1950	Picture source: picturethepast.org.uk