Located on New Street. Originally named the Green Dragon (and in a couple of directories misnamed as the George & Dragon). In 1852, the sign portraying the Green Dragon was blown down during a hurricane. The then Landlord, Mr S Willey, bought the sign 'Devonshire Arms Inn' from Nottingham to replace the original sign, thereby renaming it.
It was aquired by Mansfield Brewery in 1894, at a cost of £3,250. In the 1896/7 directory, the occupant was recorded as 'Mansfield Brewery Co.' and the tenant was not mentioned by name.
 Portion of O.S. Map of 1917 |
 Map from 1935 showing shape of new building |
It was rebuilt by the brewery before 1935, at which time it changed from being a rectangular shaped building, to the more distinctive shape seen today. It is still trading.
Known occupants were:
Chappell Samuell |
1815 |
Chappell Saml |
1828-9 |
| Chappell Samuel | 1830 |
Chapell Samuel |
1832 |
Mappell Samuel (sic) |
1835 |
| Chappell Sam | 1841 |
Chappel Saml |
1844 |
Willey Samuel |
1848 |
Willey Samuel |
1851 |
Willey Samuel |
1852 |
| Willey Samuel | 1853 |
| Heath Charles | 1855 |
Heath Charles |
1861 |
Taylor George |
1864 |
Taylor George |
1869 |
Taylor George |
1871 |
Taylor George |
1872 |
Taylor Geo |
1874 |
Taylor Harriett (Mrs) |
1876 |
Taylor Harriett (Mrs) |
1877 |
Robinson George |
1881 |
Robinson George |
1883 |
Robinson George |
1885-6 |
Robinson George |
1886 |
| Robinson Geo | 1888 |
Robinson George |
1891 |
Pitt John George |
1894 |
| Brown William | 1896 |
Mansfield Brewery Co |
1896-7 |
Dove Samuel |
1897 |
Dove Samuel |
1900 |
Taylor Edward |
1904 |
| Taylor Edward | 1912 |
| Slack William Henry | 1916 |
| Slack William Henry | 1922 |
| Slack William Henry | 1928 |
Randall Fred |
1932 |
| Callaghan Saml | 1941 |
Page updated 8th February
2005
Photograph by Heather Faulkes, October 2003